THE
AMERICAN PHILATELIST
VOLUME XXIX.
October 1915~September 1916.
Published by and in the interests of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY.
1916.
INDEX.
(Note: — Pages 264 to 278 are num-
bered incorrectly, the numbers as print-
ed being 564 to 578. In the following
references the correct number is fol-
lowed by the printed number in paren-
thesis, as, 264 (564).
Antigua, Postage Stamps of. 142, 169,
179
Argentine Republic, Chronicle 139
Australia, Chronicle 139
Azores, Chronicle 139
Bahamas, Chronicle 14
Bavaria, Types of 3 Pfg. No. 62. . .288
Belgium, Chronicle 93
Bosnia, Chronicle 14
Bosserman, Chas., oMtuary 70
Brazil, Chronicle 93
Stamps demonitized 120
Bushire, 120
Cameroons, Chronicle ; .... 14
Bogus Stamps 70
Expeditionary Force. ...276 (576)
Canada, Chronicle 139
Catalogue Errors 120
Chile, Chronicle 139
China, Chronicle 93
Congo, Chronicle 139
Convention, 31st, Call for 192
Program 287
Account of 296
Costa Rica, Chronicle 15
Cuba, Chronicle 15, 93
Surcharged Issue of 1883 267
(567)
Cubangui^Chari-Tchad, Chronicle.. . .93
Denmark Notes 49
Chronicle I39
Dominican Republic, Chronicle 15, 93,
139
Ecuador, Chronicle 139
Egypt,, Chronicle 93
French Colonies, Red Cross stamps. 284
French Morocco Chronicle 93
Honduras, Chronicle 15, 93
First Issue of 'Stamps 85
Hungary, Chronicle 139
Japan, Chronicle 94
Coronation Issue 70
Index, A.P.S. Philatelic —
(Note: — Page numbers 203 to
2 0 6. were repeated and these
numbers will be found in two
issues).
Pages 179-182. .. .with No. 2
Pages 183-186. .. .with No. 4
Pages 187-190. .. .with No. 6
Pages 191-19 4. . . .with No. 8
Pages 195-198. . .with No. 10
Pages 199-202. . .with No. 12
Pages 203-206. . .with No. 14
Pages 203-206. . .with No. 16
Pages 207-210. . .with No. 18
Pages 211-214. . .with No. 20
Pages 215-218. . .with No. 22
Pages 219-222. . .with No. 2
Kishengarh, Chronicle 15
Lessons from Postage Stamps 109
Lourenzo Marques, Chronicle 139
Macao, Chronicle 139
Macri, Alfred, oMtuary 178
Malta, Chronicle 9 4
Mauritius, Chronicle 139
Medal, Membership 57
Mexico, Chronicle , . . 94, 139
Notes on Recent Issues 230
Philatelic History of Revolu-
tion 291
The 1872 Issue 5, 11, 63, 91
Nauru, Chronicle 140
New Zealand, Chronicle. . . .15, 94, 140
Nicaragua, Chronicle 15, 140
Nyassaland, Chronicle 94
Panama, Chronicle 94
Perforations, Future of 40
Persia, Chronicle 15
Peru, Chronicle 140
Poland, Chronicle 140
Portugal, Chronicle 140
Reports of Branch Societies —
No. 3, San Francisco 231, 242
No. 18, Philadelphia 183,
220, 276 (576)
No. 23, Omaha 58
No. 25, Detroit 58, 76,
110, 182
No. 27, Berkeley 25 8
No. 30, Cleveland 3, 35,
58, 87, 181, 220
No. 35, Los Angeles 35,
59, 99, 130, 181,
207, 242
No. 43, Passaic 110
(No. 44, New York.. 131, 183
No. 45, Indianapolis 182,
207, 232, 258, 277
(577)
Report of Officers —
Sales Superintendent 33,
111, 206
Secretary 1, 18, 30, 46,
54, 71, 82, 95, 106,
117, 126, 143, 150,
166, 174, 190, 202,
214, 226, 245, 254,
273, (57.3), 282, 301.
Treasurer 32, 55, 86, 109,
128, 156, 176. 204,
231, 258, 285.
.Roumania, Forgeries of 5 Bani
Blue 244
Russell, J. W., obituary 108
Russia, Chronicle 140
Currency Stamps 33
Salvador, Chronicle 16
Saxony, Remainders of . , 77
Siam, 5 Satang on 6 s 260
Somali Coast, Chronicle 16
Spanish Offices in Morocco, Chronicle
140
Switzerland, Chronicle 140
Tobago, Postage Stamps of 135,
196, 211, 239, 269 (569), 302
Toppan, Geo. L., obituary 300
Turkey, Chronicle 16
Uganda, First Issue 304
United States —
Aerial Postal Service 44, 74,
115, 187, 219
An Interesting Cover 39
Coil Stamps, History of. 158, 235
Coil Stamps, Notes on 237,
275 (575)
Double Transfer of 12 c. 1914. .84
Double Transfer of 2 c. 1903. .221
Envelope Oddities 138, 188
Official Check List, Issue of
1904 263
Issue of 1907 264 (564)
Issues of 1909.... 264 (564)
Stamp Shades 87
The Pony Express 266, (566)
Venezuela, Chronicle 16, 140
A. p. S. PHILATELIC INDEX. 207
CATALOGUE (S), Annual, Evil, [Jenney, C. E.] ClbnP III('97)80, [T , J. B.]
108.
British Colonial [Ewen], See "British Colonial."
Collectors' Question, See "Philatelic Literature Bibliography Index."
Countries of the World, [Nankivell, Barnsdall, Poole], see ditto.
Doubtful Stamps in, [Lamb, F. F.] PJGB XX('IO) 43-48.
Everybody's, PJAm XXI ('10)198.
Inaccuracies, Inconsistencies, [Hyde, A. P. S.] MWSN XXV('10)189,
[Freelance, A. B.]335; — [Freelance, A. B.] PJGB XXI('11)153; — [Poole, B.
W. H.] WEP V('08-9)l, PJI XII('08)156, AusP XIV('07-8)108.
Inconsistency, MWSN XXIII ('09) 150.
Names, SCF XIII('07-8) 148, PJI XII('08)23.
Numbers, [Poole, B. W. H.] MWSN XXV ('11) 199.
Omissions & Corrections, See "Uncatalogued Varieties."
Philatelic, [Evans, Maj. E. B.], See "Philatelic Catalogue."
Postage Due Stamps of the World, [Crouch, L. W.], See "Postage Due
Stamps."
Prices, See "Prices."
Rarity, As a Guide to, [Hagen, Fred] AusP XVIII('ll-2) 93.
Reviews, Mount Brown's 2nd Edition, [Q & Crown] PtOf V( '95-6) 86.
Stanley Gibbons Part I (1909), PS(L) IV('09) 40-51-69.
Stanley Gibbons 21st Edition, 1910, PS(L) VI('10)261.
Scott Stamp & Coin Co., About, PJAm XXI('IO) 177-224.
Simple Way to Reform the, [Ireland, J.] GSW XII('10)86.
Simplified, [Quackenbush, L. G.] RedSW II(Mar.l4'08)4.
Supplementary (A), (Addenda to Scott's Catalogue, 57th Ed., 1897),
[Smiley, E. L.] BSB III('97-8) 21-52-78-106-134, (58th Ed., 1898) 184-203-
221-243-266-284, IV('98) 16-82-95-112.
Telegraph Stamps, [Stone, W. C], See "Telegraph Stamps."
Values, See "Catalogue Prices."
Varieties, [Mekeel, C. H.] MekSC XIX('05)15.
See also "Catalogues, Philatelic Literature Bibliography Index."
CATALOGUING Commemoratives, [Nankivell, E. J.] PR(L) XXII('00)39.
Postage Stamps, PR(L) IX('87-8)73.
CATAMARCA, See "Argentine Republic Province Stamps."
See "Peru Province Stamps."
CATANE, See "Italy Revenue Stamps."
CATANIA, Revenue Stamps, AmJP(l) VII ('74) 82.
CATANZARO, See "Italy Revenue Stamps."
CATERSON, BROTZ & CO., PLAYING CARD STAMP, See "U. S. Revenue Stamps,
Playing Cards."
CATHEDRAL STAMPS, See "Great Britain."
CAUCA, See "Colombian Republic Province Stamps."
CAVA DEI TIRRENI, See "Italy Revenue Stamps."
CAVALLE, See "Levant, French."
CAYEY, See "Porto Rico Telegraph Stamps."
CAYMAN ISLANDS, (Gen.), GSW I('05)302, VIII('08) 384, X( '09 ) 427 ;— MWSN
XXIII('09)236-320; — NESMy I ('11-2) 73;— PJAm XX('09-10) 202;— PJGB
XVIII('08)17; — PS(L) II('08) 11-23-85-93-119-141-142-177-178-199-205-
215-251-289, III('08-9) 25-26-49-142-144-216.
Beginners, For, [Wrinkle, C] GSW I('05)302.
Bibliography, [Melville, F. J.] Cayman Islands, MSB No. 17, page 62.
CAYMAN ISLANDS, Chronicle, AmJP(2), XIII('OO) 441, XV('02) 52-312, XVIII('05)
1808
A. P. S. PHILATELIC INDEX.
135.417;_AS&S-MC XXVI('00)271, XXVII('01)43-83, XXVIII('02) 19-27-82,
XXIX('03)31, XXXI('05) 34-90, XXXIII('07) 11-67-83, XXXIV('08) 3-51-67; —
LP IX('00)302, X('01)46-132, XI('02) 45-72-247, XII('03)40, XIV('05)106-
293, XVI('07) 95-235-298;— PR(L) XXII('00)255, XXIII('Ol) 86-181, XXIV
('02)67-237, XXV('03)76, XXVII('05) 81-261, XXVIII ('06) 80-202, XXX('08)
10-36-61-95-114-131-151-234, XXXI('09) 58-120, XXXIV('12) 109, XXXV('13)
35, XXXVI('14)14-34-120;— SGMJ XII('01-2) 179-204, XIII('02-3) 64-212, XV
('04-5)184, XVI('05-6)109, XVII('06-7) 200, XVIII('07-8) 75-125-152-176-196-
214-216-237-260.
C. of W., GSW V('07)l.
Collection, Adutt, A. L., MR-HPS IV('lO-l) 107;— SJ(F) III ('10) 393.
Sale of, LPXXI('12)268.
Bostwick, C. B., Notes on, [Bostwick, C. B.] PGaz(NY) II('11-2)178.
Decrees, MWSN XXVI ('12) 85; — PS(L) III('08-9) 10-292.
Envelope Stamps, [Huber, H. E.] 3IWSN XXVI ('12) 85.
Errors, PS(L) IV('09)127.
Essays, Jamaica Stamps Surcharged, SL(L) III ('10-1) 10, PJAm XXI ('10)
24-185-223-278.
St. Vincent Stamps Surcharged, SCF XV('09-10) 195, PS(L) V('09-10)
129.
Farthing Stamp, PS (L) VI ('10) 248.
Forgeries, PR(L) XXX('08)64; — ^PS(L) V('09-10)68.
Postmarks, SJ(F) IV ('11) 400.
Happenings in, [Bostwick, C. B.] IVTW^SN XXIII('09)3.
Jamaica Stamps used in, LP XX('11)31, MWSN XXVI('12) 257.
Minor Varieties, PS(L) VI ('10) 25.
Numbers Issued, King's Head, PR(L) XXX('08)84.
Postal Fiscals, PS(L) III('08-9) 291, V('09-10)61.
Postal History, LP XVII ('08) 241.
Postal Revenue, LP XIX('10)37, PR(L) XXXII ('10) 60.
Postal Statistics, PS(L) V('09-10) 291, RedSW VI(Apr. 23'10)1.
Post Cards, [Huber, H. E.] MWSN XXVI('12)85.
Postmarks, [Bostwick, C. B.] PJAm XXI('10)273.
Post Office, [Croom-Johnson, R. P.] SCF XVI('lO-l) 199.
Prices, Auction, PS(L) VII ('10-1) 222.
Provisional Stamps, BrtGPJ (Dec'09)4; — EwnWSN ('07)1455; — GSW VI
(.'07)317, [Power, E. B.] VII('08)381, VIII('08) 31-92-206, X('09) 427-476-
547; — LP XX('ll) 35-64-65, MWSN XXVI('12) 259-271-275; — [Adutt, A. L.]
MR-HPS IV('10-1)107-134; — MWSN XXII('08) 429, XXIII('09) 65-89 ; — PJI
XII('08)119-258; — ^PR(L) XXX('08)118, LP XVIK'OS) 178; — PS(L)I('07-8)
194-230-310-337, II('08) 26-70-74-87-191; — PWor(L) II('09-10)9; — RedSW
II(Mar.21'08)2;— SC(B) XII ('08) 62-102-114.
Colonial Postage Stamp Scandal, An Exposure, AusP XIV ('07-8) 106;
— GSW VII('08)116, [Ward, W.] IX('09)88, [Evans, E. B.] 225-282, [Phil-
lips, F.] 307; — MAVSN XXIII ('09) 166-302; — NthAmC I(Jun'08)6; — PJI XII
('08)122-200; — [Nankivell, E. J.] PS(L) I('07-8) 275-285, II('08) 123-170-173-
182-199-231-289-291, III('08-9) 58-110-222-232-235, IV('09)23.
i/gd on 5s, LP XX('11)35, MWSN XXVI('12) 259-271.
Id on 4d, LP XX('11)65, MWSN XXVI('12) 271.
21/2 on 4d, M\VSN XXIV('IO) 331; — LP XX('11)64, MWSN XXVI
('12) 271.
Remainders, Sale of, GSW VII('08)356; — PS(L) II('08) 58-130-167; —
RedSW III(Jun.27'08)3;— SC(B) XII('08)90.
A. P. S. PHILATELIC INDEX. ^09
Stamped Stationery, [Huber, H. E.] MWSN XXVI('12)85.
Stamps of, [Adutt, A. L.] LP XX('ll) 30-64, MWSN XXVI('12) 257-259-
271-275; — [Nankivell, E. J.] PS(L) I('07-8)127, III('08-9) 111; — [Heginbot-
tom, E.] SC(B) VIII('04)226; — [Poole, B. W. H.] WEP III('06-7)175, PJI XI
('07)127.
Stamps of and Post Office, [Armstrong, D. B.] SL(L) II('09-10) 155-185-
215-233, III('lO-l) 9-17-30.
Stamps of, Notes on, GSW X( '09) 39; — [Adutt, A. L.] LP XX('ll) 30-64; —
MWSN XXIII('09)3, [Huber, H. E.] XXVI('12) 159;— PJGB XIX('09)126, XXI
('11)113-188;— SCB' XV('09-10) 2-37, [Phillips, C. J.] 54, MWSN XXin('09)
277.
Stamps of. Notes on, and their values, MWSN XXV('ll) 246-319-396; —
PR(L) XXXIV('12)24; — [Croom-Johnson, R. P.] SCF XVI('08-9) 131, [Judex]
143, [Maxwell, A.] 156, RedSW IV(Jan.23'09) 6.
Wrappers, MWSN XXVI ('12) 85.
1900 Issue, LPXX('11)31, MWSN XXVI('12) 257.
1901-2 Issue, LP XX('11)33, MAVSN XXVI('12) 257.
1905 Issue, LPXX('11)34, MWSN XXVI('12) 257.
1908 Issue, LP XX('11)66, MWSN XXVI('12)275; — [Bostwick, C. B.]
MWSN XXII('08)405; — PWor(L) II('09-10)7.
CEARA, See "Brazil Province Stamps."
CECIMA, See "Italy Revenue Stamps."
CELANO, See "Italy Revenue Stamps."
CELAYA, See "Mexico Postage Due Stamps."
CENESELLI, See "Italy Revenue Stamps."
CENTAUR CO. MEDICINE STAMPS, See "U. S. Revenue Stamps, Medicine."
CENTENARY OF INDEPENDENCE, Central Board of Stamps, See "Mexico."
CENTENARY STAMPS, See "Argentine Republic, Commemorative Stamps."
CENTENNIAL (Philadelphia, 1876), See "Exhibitions."
CENTENNIAL CANCELLATIONS, See "U. S. 1851-56 Issues."
CENTENNIAL ENVELOPE STAMPS, See "U. S. Envelope Stamps, 1876 Issue."
CENTENNIAL POST CARDS, See "New South Wales Post Cards."
CENTENNIAL STAMPS, See "New South Wales Commemorative Stamps."
CENTENNIAL STATE PHILATELIC SOCIETY (Colorado), CComp(C) I ('85) 83-89-
102-113.
CENTERS, INVERTED, See "Errors."
CENTO, See "Italy Revenue Stamps."
CENTRAL AMERICA, See "America," "Costa Rica," "Guatemala," "Honduras,"
"Nicaragua," "Panama," "Salvador."
CENTRAL AMERICAN STEAMSHIP CO., [Dunning, A. W.] MWSN II(May 25'92) 2,
IIKApr. 13'93)1, [Poole, B. W. H.] XXV('11)263; — SCF XVI('lO-l) 65.
CENTRAL CANADA EXHIBITION, See "Exhibitions."
CENTRAL NEW JERSEY PHILATELIC SOCIETY, Cromp(C) I('85) 44.
CENTRAL OVERLAND CALIFORNIA & PIKES PEAK EXPRESS, See "U. S. Lo-
cals."
CENTRAL PHILATELIC CLUB, Ltd., (London), Proposed, GSW IX ('09) 32;— LP
XVIII ('09)42;— MR-HPS II('08-9) 67-87; — PAdv&SMJ I('08) 261-262, II('09)
10;— PJGB XIX('09)2;— PR(L) XXXI('09)iv;— PS(L) III('08-9) 22-62-86-
98-148-207;— SCF XIV('08-9) 165-217-233.
CENTRAL PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION (Omaha), Reports, DomP(B&P) III (Sep
'01)8.
CENTRAL STAMP EXCHANGE, Reports, PAdv(B) IV('98) 37-48-87, V('98)9-23.
CENTS, DOLLARS & PESOS, [Heygate] Stps(R) III('99)19.
21G A. P. S. PHILATELIC INDEX.
CENTURY, PHILATELY IN THE 20TH, See "Philately."
CENTURY, POSTAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE, [Reno] RedWPP II ('00-1) 205.
CEPRANO, See "Italy Revenue Stamps."
CERNAWODA, See "Turkey Locals."
CERRETO GUIDI, See "Italy Revenue Stamps."
CERRETO DI SPOLETO, See "Italy Revenue Stamps."
CERTALDO, See "Italy Revenue Stamps."
CERVIA, See "Italy Revenue Stamps."
CESANO, See "Italy Revenue Stamps."
CESANO MADERNO, See "Italy Revenue Stamps."
CE]TONA, See "Italy Revenue Stamps."
CEYLON, (Gen.) AmSMer III('69-70) 76; — CumC I('86-7)25; — GSW IX('09)266,
402,X('09)8; — MWSN VII('96) 24-208; — PAdv&SMJ I('08)88; — P(B) I('67)
23-178, IV('70)33; — PJI II('98)401, XII('08) 226;— SC(B) XIII('09) 55; —
SCM V('67)171, VII('69)188; — Sli(Ii) I('08-9)303.
Br. C. C, [Ewen] EavhWSN I(Nov.25'99) 3, (Dec.2)7.
C. for A. C, [Collin & Caiman] AmJP(2) III('90) 170-201.
Chronicle, AmJP(l) II('69)9-71, III('70)48, IV('71)108, V('72) 21-35-46
70-105, XI('77)73-186; — AniJP(2) II('89) 94-226-457, III('90) 35-156-284, IV
('91)34-278, V ('92) 381-432-477-524-584, VI ('9 3) 29-103-154-243-379-485-585,
VII('94)99-303-569, VIII('95) 365-559, IX('96) 36-321-366-531, X('97)130, XI
('98)168-516, XII('99)149-310-383-511, XIII('OO) 38-271-382-415-441, XIV
('01)22-148, XVI ('03) 59-167-198-357, XVII ('04) 78-113-146-190-276-312-415-
470, XVIII('05)92-135-239-300-378, XIX('06)63; — AmP I('87)3-21, II('87-8)
42-93-148-170-252-287, III ('88-9) 45-177-246-271, IV ('89-90) 76-123-165-189-
211-285, V('91)38-108, VI('92) 163-179-202, VII('93)49; — AS&C-MC III('77)
67-83-178, IV('78)3, V('79)162, VI('80) 3-26-42-59, VII('81) 11-44, IX('83)1-
41. X('84)91, XI('85)l-18-25-33-50-58-65-74-82, XII('86) 2-9-34-41-82, XIII
('87)9-41-50-58-82, XIV('88) 19-27-49-75, XV('89) 3-26-58-82, XVI('90) 18-43-
59-67, XVII('91)10-30-46, XVIII('92) 67-74-99, XIX('93) 3-34-50-114-123,
AS&S-MC XX('94)66, XXII('96)18, XXIV('98)35, XXV('99) 10-94-111-142,
XXVI COO) 171-179-187-195-219-227-271-278, XXVII ('01) 26-58-107, XXVIII
('02)43, XXIX('03)19-39-46-54-71, XXXI('05) 19-34-58-83, XXXII('06) 87,
XXXIV('08)ll-26-34; — LP I('92) 220-244, IV('95) 21-110-171-193-269-297, V
('96)52-83-155-208-328, VI('97)51, VII('98) 91-174-323, VIII('99) 22-108-134-
194-305-335, IX ('00) 22-52-149-177-228-275-302, X ('01) 46-76-102-158-185-231-
251-304, XI('02)45, XII('03) 64-118-153-202-224-246-272, XIII('04) 19-45-76-
101-131-186-230-282, XIV ('05) 19-53-106-131-156-176-218-263, XV ('06) 93-156-
187; — P(B) I('67)41-58-73-136-153-185, II('68) 42-163, III('69) 6-19-31-140, IV
('70)40-50-76, V('71)115, VI('72) 19-35-49-63-95; — ^PR(Ii) I('79-80)4-92, II
('80-1)26-87, IV('82-3)174-192-213, V('83-4) 13-67-87-103-157, VI('84-5)14-
88-164-18 5, VII ('85-6) 3-19-31-53-70-85-104-140-158-212, VIII ('86-7) 4-1 1-44-52-
65-80-154-173-205, IX ('87-8) 5-45-60-76-92-108-125-164, X('88) 34-53-113-165,
XI ('89) 6-44-63-108-148-152-200-218-222, XI ('89 ) 52-104-120-154-167-172-192-
206, XIII('91)24-98-150, XIV('92) 12-114-185-208-245-260-284-293, XV('93)33-
61-86-109-133-181-204-205-229-254, XVI ('94) 4-88-140-209, XVII ('95) 109-114-
133-178-245, XVIII('96) 17-189-221, XIX('97)80, XXII('OO) 19-46-71-150-209-
282, XXIIK'ODlll, XXV('03)151-168-221, XXVI('04) 14-38-64-108-149-176-
248, XXVII('05)14-34-81-103-149-168-236, XXVIII('06) 15, XXX('08)131,
XXXII('10)144, XXXIII('11)37-127-163, XXXIV('12) 144-185-200, XXXV('13)
179, XXXVI('14)34-186; — SGMJ I('90-l) 13-31-53-73-120-172-211-256-277, II
('91-2)7-353-382, III('92-3) 19-40-64-84-98-122-170-187-210-227, IV('93 -4)3-
44-63-115-138-191-235, V ('94-5) 18-31-60-115-110, VI ('95-6) 84-123-39-155-203-
THE
AMERICAN PHILATELIST
VOLUME XXIX.
October 1915— September 1916.
Published by and in the interests of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY.
1916.
DUPUCAlLi
INDEX.
(Note: — Pages 264 to 278 are num-
bered incorrectly, the numbers as print-
ed being 5 64 to 578. In the following
references the correct number is fol-
lowed by the printed number in paren-
thesis, as, 264 (564).
Antigua, Postage Stamps of. 142, 169,
179
Argentine Republic, Chronicle 139
Australia, Chronicle 139
Azores, Chronicle 139
Bahamas, Chronicle . . . . '. 14
Bavaria, Types of 3 Pfg. No. 6 2... 2 88
Belgium, Chronicle 93
Bosnia, Chronicle 14
Bosserman, Chas., obituary 70
Brazil, Chronicle 93
Stamps demonitized 120
Bushire, 120
Cameroons, Chronicle 14
Bogus Stamps 70
Expeditionary Force. ...276 (576)
Canada, Chronicle 139
Catalogue Errors 120
Chile, Chronicle 139
China, Chronicle 93
Congo, Chronicle 139
Convention, 31st, Call for .192
Program 287
Account of 296
Costa Rica, Chronicle 15
Cuba, Chronicle 15, 93
Surcharged Issue of 1883 267
(567)
Cubangui-'Chari-Tchad, Chronicle.. . .93
Denmark Notes 49
Chronicle I39
Dominican Republic, Chronicle 15, 93,
139
Ecuador, Chronicle 139
Egypt, Chronicle 93
French Colonies, Red Cross stamps. 284
French ^Morocco Chronicle 93
Honduras, Chronicle 15, 93
First Issue of Stamps 85
Hungary, Chronicle 139
Japan, Chronicle 94
Coronation Issue 70
Index, A.P.S. Philatelic —
(Note: — Page numbers 203 to
206 were repeated and these
numbers will be found in two
issues).
Pages 179-182. .. .with No. 2
Pages 183-186. .. .with No. 4
Pages 187-190. .. .with No. 6
Pages 191-19 4. . . .with No. 8
Pages 195-198. . .with No. 10
Pages 199-202. . .with No. 12
Pages 203-206. . .with No. 14
Pages 203-206. . .with No. 16
Pages 207-210. . .with No. IS
Pages 211-214. . .with No. 20
Pages 215-218. . .with No. 22
Pages 219-222. . .with No. 2
Kishengarh, Chronicle 15
Lessons from Postage Stamps 109
Lourenzo Marques, Chronicle 139
Macao, Chronicle 139
Macri, Alfred, obituary 178
Malta, Chronicle 94
Mauritius, Chronicle 139
Medal, Membership 57
Mexico, Chronicle 94, 139
Notes on Recent Issues 230
Philatelic History of Revolu-
tion 291
The 1872 Issue 5, 11, 63, 91
Nauru, Chronicle 140
New Zealand, Chronicle. . . .15, 94, 140
Nicaragua, Chronicle 15, 140
Nyassaland, Chronicle 94
14\<,T. C^i.,})
Panama, Chronicle 94
Perforations, Future of 40
Persia, Chronicle 15
Peru, Chronicle 140
Poland, Chronicle 140
Portugal, Chronicle 140
Reports of Branch Societies —
No. 3, San Francisco 231, 242
No. 18, Philadelphia 183,
220, 276 (576)
No. 23, Omaha 58
No. 25, Detroit 58, 76,
110, 182
No. 27, Berkeley 258
No. 3.0, Cleveland 3, 35,
58, 87, 181, 220
No. 35, Los Angeles 35,
59, 99, 130, 181,
207, 242
No. 43, Passaic 110
No. 44, New York.. 131, 183
No. 45, Indianapolis 182,
207, 232, 258, 277
(577)
Report of OflScers —
Sales Superintendent 33,
111, 206
Secretary 1, 18, 30, 46,
54, 71, 82, 95, 106,
117, 126, 143, 150,
166, 174, 190, 202,
214, 226, 245, 254,
273, (57/3), 282, 301.
Treasurer 32, 55, 86, 109,
128, 156, 176, 204,
231, 258, 285.
Roumania, Forgeries of 5 Bani
Blue 244
Russell, J. W., obituary 108
Russia, Chronicle 140
Currency Stamps 33
Salvador, Chronicle 16
Saxony, Remainders of 77
Siam, 5 Satang on 6 s 260
Somali Coast, Chronicle 16
Spanish Offices in Morocco, Chronicle
140
Switzerland, Chronicle 140
Tobago, Postage Stamps of 135,
196, 211, 239, 269 (569), 302
Toppan, Geo. L., obituary 300
Turkey, Chronicle 16
Uganda, First Issue. 304
United States —
Aerial Postal Service 44, 74,
115, 187, 219
An Interesting Cover 39
Coil Stamps, History of, 158, 235
Coil Stamps, Notes on 237,
275 (575)
Double Transfer of 12 c. 1914. .84
Double Transfer of 2 c. 1903. .221
Envelope Oddities 138, 188
Official Check List, Issue of
1904 263
Issue of 1907 264 (564)
Issues of 1909.... 264 (564)
Stamp Shades 87
The Pony Express 266, (566)
Venezuela, Chronicle 16, 140
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
President — C. A. Howes, 55 Kilby St., Boston, Mass.
Board of Vice-Presidentis — H. H. Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder, 54 William
St.. New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase, 1050 Park Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary — Wm. E. Ault, 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville, Ind.
Treasurer — C. F. Heyerman, 19 McGraw Bldg-., Detroit, Mich.
International Secretary — L. Harald Kjellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Ave., Scranton, Pa.
Directors-at-L,arge — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W. H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS,
Sales Supt. — P. M. Wolsieffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Examiner of Sales Books — Eugene Klein, Philadelphia, Pa.
Editor of American Philatelist — Wm. E. Ault, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Librarian — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librarian — Adam E. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Pa
Attorney — Fred. R. Schmalzreidt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 142 S. 15th St., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
Philatelic Literature — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles
A. Nast.
Pliilatelic Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
Obituary- — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, A. F. Henkels.
RecruitinsT — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee, 636 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City, N. Y.
Hand Book — Tver R. Johnson, Chairman; H. L. Lindquist, Walter
H. McDonald.
CafaloR-ue — F. R. Cornwall, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. Worthing-
ton, John '^^ I>u IT, H. E. Deats, B. M. Carpenter, C. A. Howes,
J. M. Bartels, C. K. B. Nevin, Wm. L. Stevenson, Dr. Car-
roll Cliase, Wm. B. Sprague, A. B. Owen.
Vol. XXTX
Oct. 1, 1915
No. 1
H
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX
OCTOBER.!, 1915
No. 1
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets will kindly inform the Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that the
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 3. Sept. 20th, 1915.
Applications Pending.
Bittencourt, Braulic
Reynolds, John Samuel
Resten, Gregorie
Jacobs, E. R.
Tuholske, Dr. Lister
Woodhouse, Dr. S. W., Jr.
Stillman, Geo. H.
Palley, Will
Holliday, Clyde W.
Bates, Henry L.
Burrell, B. H.
Applications Posted.
Bloch, Benjamin I., 1603 Clay St., San
Francisco, Calif.; Age, 37; Attorney-
at-Law, Assistant District Attorney,
San Francisco; Refs. Pacific Produce
Co., 525 Front St., San Francisco, Cal.
Proposed by Ross O'Shaughnessy, No.
1576.
Stanbrough, B. J. 1944 Shelby St., In-
dianapolis, Ind.; Age, 36; Painter;
Firm, Davis & Stanbrough; Refs. Star
Store, 370 W. Washington St., Indian-
apolis, Ind.; Builders Supply Co., 342
B. Washington St., Indianapolis, Ind.;
Proposed by H. S. Ackerman, No. 2147.
Curtis, Fred A., 3240 Kenwood Ave., In-
dianapolis, Ind.; Age,' 42; 'Musician;
Refs., Prudential Insurance Co., In-
dianapolis, Ind. ; Indiana National
Bank, Indianapolis, Ind.; Proposed by
H. S. Ackerman, No. 2147.
Casper, M., 1884 7th Avenue, New York
City, N. Y.; Age, 34; Travelling Sales-
man; Firm, With Max G. Cohen & Co.,
New York City, N. Y.; Ref. James A.
Flamerfalt & Co., New York City, N.
Y.; Memtoer S. P. A. 1638, N. P. S.
367, M. P. A. 1031, N. Y. E. P. S. 84;
Proposed by Russell L. Stultz, No.
4444.
Morpurgo, Charles, Cheikh Abou Sobac
Street 25, Cairo, Egypt; Age, 52; Ad-
vocate; Proposed by E. L. Angeloglous,
No. 2911.
Application for Kelnstateraent Posted.
Close, Jackson J., Jacksonwald, Pa.';
Age, 40; Ref. Gutely & Brenner; Pro-
posed by C. W. Kissinger, No. 343.
New Stockholders.
4615 — Gibson, Henry C, Jenkintown,
Pa.
4616 — Chitraro, H., 500 W. 123rd St.,
New York City, N. Y.
4617 — Spray, Ralph W., Mantua, Ohio.
4618 — Higgs, Dr. Charles J., 44 Ter-
race St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Resignations Received.
4054 — Buttermore, Howard C, Roch-
ester, Pa.
3 67 3 — Moore, L. Ernest, Searcy, Ark.
2302 — Janson, Carl, Jankoping, Swe-
den.
Resignations Accepted.
3 7 82 — Herrmann, Arnold, New York
City, N. Y.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
237 6 — Niemann, Geo., Chicago, 111.
2082 — Trumbull, L. G., Hartford, Conn.
Changes of Address.
2304 — Dennett, J. E., from 32 Orkney
Road, Brookline, Mass., to 55
Sacramento St., Cambridge,
Mass.
1233 — Gleason, G. G. from 78 Clifton
St., to 15 Grove Place, Roches-
ter, N. Y.
4272 — Grimes, J. Gordon B., from
Havre de Grace, Md., to Glyn-
don, Md.
66 — Kilbon, Rev. John Luther, from
323 St. James Ave., to 188 Mar-
ion St., Springfield, Mass.
437 6 — Otsuka, J., from 203 S. Main
St., Rockford, 111., to 1500 As-
tor St., Chicago, 111.
343 5 — Quesnel, O. A., to read, care
State Lumber Co., R. P. D. 2,
Columbia Falls, Mont.
2466 — Wherry, Dr. W. P., from 471
Brandies Bldg., to 603 Brandies
Theatre Bldg., Omaha, Neb.
Membership Summary.
Total membership Sept 7th,
1915 1440
New stockholders admitted
Sept. 20th, 1915 i. 1444
Resignations accepted Sept.
20th, 1915 3
Total membership Sept. 20th,
1915 1441
WM. E. AULT, Sec'y.
ANNUAL DUES.
Attention of the members is called to
the beginning of the new Society year,
September 1st, Avhen all dues for the
year ending August 31st, 1916, become
payable. It is hoped that the response
to this and the notices to be sent out by
our Treasurer will be unusually prompt
and that the amount, $1.80, will be
speedily remitted to the Treasurer, Mr.
C. P. Heyerman, 19 McGraw Bldg., De-
troit, Mich. The members can material-
ly assist the officers by giving this no-
tice proper attention. At the same
time we urge each member to advise his
correct address in order that when pub-
lication of the membership list is made
it may reflect correct data concerning
our members.
BRANCH SOCIETIES.
We are always glad to publish reports of minutes of Branch Societies and the
Secretari.es are requested to furnish the Editor loith copy for this purpose.
BRANCH No. 30.
Gai'fleld-Perry Stamp Club.
Minutes of meeting of Garfield-Perry
Stamp Club, Branch No. 30, A. P. S.,
held September 16th, Room 202, The
Arcade.
Dr. Tubman called meeting to order
at 8.40 P. M. in absence of Pres. Rust.
Following members present: — Becker,
Tubman, MacLaren, Good, Lewis, Gen-
der, Hanford, Roby, Ritchie, Moses,
Whittaker, E. C. Murray, R. E. Murray,
and Chamberlin (14). Visitors: — Fitz-
gerald and Waltz (2).
Board of Directors reported receipt
of application for membership of Mr. A.
Hawley (proposed by Chamberlin and
seconded by Whittaker), ordered post-
ed.
No reports from any committee.
Treasurer requested all in arrears for
dues to pay up promptly.
For our next entertainment Mr. Ritch-
ie suggested that members bring any
copies of U. S. 3 cent 1851-56 and 1857-
60. Adopted.
An auction of 24 lots was held, fair
prices being obtained.
Meeting adjourned at lu.05 P. M.
W. A. CHAMBERLIN, Sec'y.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCOH PORATED
Vol. XXIX
Oct. 1, 1915.
No. 1
Published at
FEDERALSBURG, MD.
VVM. E. AULT, Editor, Jeffkrson villk, Ind.
Associate Ehitors
HENRY A. KIDDER, - Arlington, Mass.
L. H. KJELLSTEDT, Scranton.Pa,
L.C.ERNST Scranton, Pa.
SUBSCRIPTIONS—
Frek to Ai.I- Membi-rs in Gooij Standing.
To Non-Mkmbkrs— $1.00 per year for Monthly
issues.
Supplements —
Membership List - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, - - - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTISEMEN rs-
One page, per insertion, - - , - $8.00
Half page, per insertion, . - - - 4.00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, (2 inches) per insertion, ■ - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, - - - - .75
Five per cent {5%) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices- Wants or Exohanges-From members only —
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 1254 cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, ------ 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
issue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Address all commiaiicattons In the Rdttot .
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased toexchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlyaend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITORIAL.
STAMP TIME. With the advent of
the long winter even-
ings and the ending of the vacation
season, we naturally turn to our albums
for recreation and rest from our daily
labors. The summer months are not
conducive to work among our stamps,
as the call of the great out-of-doors
takes the collector from his hobby.
With the gradual return of better busi-
ness conditions we can expect a corres-
ponding increase in the interest in
philately, and this coming as it does
coincident with the winter weather, we
liope will be reflected in the affairs of
the Society. We sincerely trust many
of our members will show the old-time
spirit which has done so much to make
the A. P. S. stand out as a great Society
among the many philatelic organizations
which have come, flourished for a time
and then passed away, leaving behind
traces, more or less marked, of their
passing. Through many trials and trib-
ulations, some strife and much success,
the A. P. S. has passed into its thirtieth
year of unbroken existence, with every
prospect of achieving still greater suc-
cess.
The Society has never lacked ready
and willing workers in its cause, men
of affairs who have given liberally of
their time and talents to the uplift of
the A. P. S. and the hobby, and this is
just as true today as it was at any time
during the past twenty-nine years. It
is not given to every one of us to con-
tribute in the same measure to our So-
ciety, but there is work for all to do
and every one who belongs to the So-
ciety should feel that his co-operation
is needed and desired that the Society
may attain the position which is more
and more every day expected of things
American, and when once attained,
maintain that place. This is possible
only through devoted allegiance to its
ideals and a willingness to promote the
welfare of the Society at every oppor-
tunity.
A glance at the records of the Secre-
tary for any year at this time, when the
payment of dues is being made, will
show many resignations, but this does
not necessarily indicate that such mem-
bers are severing their connection with
the Society through any lack of inter-
est in its organization; the majority
come from those who have for various
causes, physicial or business, been oblig-
ed to discontinue collecting. Those who
resign from other causes are compara-
tively few.
There are hundreds of collectors
scattered throughout this country who
would gladly join the Society if only
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
some member would point out to them
just what the objects of the A. P. S.
are, and not hold up to the prospective
member that the benefits would be
found on a dollar and cents basis. While
such do accrue to members, yet the So-
ciety is not for the purpose of the gain
of its individual members simply
through affiliation with the Society, but
should be viewed in the nature in which
we are accustomed to regard any organ-
ization for the promotion of a cause
which will in the end reflect to the
credit of every one who belongs to it.
The Society can point to many things
which it has accomplished and projects
to which it has lent its support which
have been of decided benefit to stamp
collecting. Everything done to aid
philately's cause is an aid to every per-
son collecting stamps, and whenever we
increase the number of collectors and
render more substantial the foundations
of our hobby, we add to the material
value of our holdings.
We want every member to feel that
he has some measure of responsibility
in the Society and that his co-operation
may be the means of contributing just
the needed thing to bring others to an
appreciation of what the A. P. S. stands
for, what it hopes to do for its mem-
bers and for stamp collecting in general.
The AMERICAN PHILATELIST is the
mouth-piece of the Society and more
than any other one item connected with
our A. P. S. it stands out to the public
as a production by which to judge of
the Society's worth and the work it is
doing. That it is not all that could be
desired is readily apparent, but the rem-
edy lies within the membership and it
remains with the individual to register
improvement where needed and to bring
our journal to occupy a place among
philatelic publications in exact value as
the standing of the Society would war-
rant and the philatelic public would ex-
pect.
MEXICO. That many of our mem-
bers are interested in the
stamps of our unhappy neighbor to the
South is quickly realized by looking
through our last published membership
list. These stamps are capable of being-
specialized to an almost unlimited ex-
tent and a collector who can fully show
the stamps of any one of the early is-
sues has performed a philatelic under-
taking of no mean dimensions. We are
beginning the reprint of an article on
the issue of 1872 of Mexico which we
hope will strike a responsive chord in
those of our members interested in that
country.
MEXICO.
The 1872 Issue.
By J. H. BARRON.
(Reprinted from the Philatelic Journal of Great Britain).
Not even the most enthusiastic of Mex-
ican collectors would venture to say that
the stamps of the 1872 issue are remark-
able for their beauty of design and execu-
tion. Faultily drawn, the portrait of Mi-
guel Hidalgo stands up uncertainly from
a muddy background surrounded by a
miscellany of conventional ornaments
which are crowded into every available
space. Hasty methods of production ren-
der the details almost invariably rough
and vague, so that the stamps convey a
curious suggestion of being carelessly got
up forgeries of some genuine issue, which
is unknown to us. It is quite conceivable
that this other issue was originally in-
tended by the postal authorities, but that
owing to circumstances, to be mentioned
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
later, the necessity for turning out some-
thing that would "do well enough" re-
sulted in the shabby, but by no means
uninteresting, series with which we are
familiar. For such imperfections those
who delve into philately 'below the cata-
logue surface may be thankful; if a uni-
form engraved set had been accomplished,
some of the most curious and puzzling
questions among all the riddles presented
by the early Mexican stamps would never
have offered themselves for solution by
pure guesswork, however shrewd, or by
patient study, neither of which processes
has as yet yielded a final answer.
The series of 1868-72, having come to
be retailed at a discount for several rea-
sons,* had fallen into disfavour with the
Post OfBce in 1871, and a new series was
contemplated towards the end of that
year. Official regulations were made,
dated 12th August, 1871, in which it was
stated that "the Post Office will forth-
with proceed to make a new issue of post-
age stamps differing in design and colour
from those in present use," and it was in-
timated that a month would be allowed
for the exchange of stocks of the old is-
sue in private hands. This decision was
not announced to the provincial postmas-
ters until September 4th, and the new
stamps apparently were not put into cir-
culation before the following April.
There is some evidence to show that
that month was the period in which the
obsolete issue was exchangeable; a circu-
lar of May 3rd, refers to the time as hav-
ing elapsed and declares that the former
series is no longer available for postage,
and the important centre of Vera Cruz,
within a short distance of the capital,
was in difficulties for stamps during the
last week of March, indicating that the
new type had not then come to hand. In
the absence of official data, these indica-
tions do not amount to proof. It is cer-
tain that some distri'jts possessed the new
issue in April; on the other hand the
demonetisation of t ,.3 1868 issue was not
rendered absolute \j the circular of May
3rd, as they are found used from Merida,
for example, as late as June, while Vera
♦See Mexican stamps of the 1868-72 Is-
sue, by Barron and Chapman, M. J., March,
April, 1914,
Cruz which must have received the new
series as early as anywhere else, was us-
ing adapted stamps of the 1868 type in
May. (These stamps, the consideration
of which falls outside matter dealing with
the 1872 series, were issues numbered and
overprinted for other districts and regu-
larised for use from Vera Cruz by that
name being additionally overprinted.
The exact origin of the procedure, apart
from the lack of a normal Vera Cruz
stock, is doubtful). In any case the prom-
ised new varieties seem to have suffered
an unexpected delay, which possibly arose
in the course of their production from
several causes, e.g., difficulties in connec-
tion with the moire pattern, a mistake
or a change of plan in making up the
sheet, or a shortage of suitable paper. So
unforeseen was this hitch that the output
of the 1868 type appears to have ceased
before the new stamps were ready. It
would be dangerous to argue this from
the fact that half the districts received
no supply of the prior type in the year
1872, because the surplus of the preced-
ing year may have sufficed to carry them
over the first twelve or fourteen weeks,
but the use of the "Anotado" stamps in
the capital during March, shows that hand
to mouth methods had to be resorted to
even at headquarters to provision a per-
iod of waiting.
In the case of all the early Mexican is-
sues which are of home production, com-
plete ignorance still prevails, and seems
likely to prevail, as to the persons re-
sponsible for designing the stamps, and
even their means of manufacture are open
to doubt. iFrom the close similarity of
the main features in all values of the
1872 issue, I think it probable that a
single die was first made from which five
copper cliches were reproduced corres-
ponding to the several values. The orig-
inal die was blank in the four panels in
which the words of value, currency and
"Correos Mexico" first appeared on the
copper cliches. (These cliches are still,
or were lately, in existence, and will be
dealth with hereafter under the head of
reproductions). In the 6 centavos, the
word of value appears on the left side,
whereas in the others it is on the right.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
The lettering also differs, teing notice-
ably small, with narrow 0 in "Correos"
and "Mexico," in the 6c., larger and more
rounded in the 12c., while the 100c. shows
the letters of "Mexico" taller and more
substantial. From the five cliches, litho-
graphic transfers were taken to make up
finally sheets of 100 stamps. During the
process of manufacture, however, there
was a stage at which the stones bore
only nine vertical rows of ten stamps
each, and this introduces a remarkable
feature in the make-up of the "plates,"
which, curiously enough, has been over-
looked by those who have previously
written on this issue.
Side by side with the composition of the
plates, a lithographic design of wavy and
broken lines was prepared to be printed
on the back of the sheets, prior to their
receiving the impression of the stamps.
The design was first arranged to "back"
nine vertical rows, but was subsequently
extended to fit ten rows. (This question
will be treated fully when the plates
come to be dealt with). The fact that
it was decided to use the moire pattern
may have caused some delay, but the
change in size proves that its prepara-
tion went on step by step with that of
the stamp-printing stones. There can be
no doubt that this device was adopted
by the postal authorities in consequence
of the discovery of forgeries of the 1868
issue, which had done duty for franking
purposes. The circular of May 3rd, an-
nouncing the termination of exchange
facilities, refers to stamps forged "in the
design" as well as others fitted with
bogus overprints to serve in parti-
cular districts. Specimens of these
frauds cancelled on the originals would
be very welcome, as they have proved un-
traceable hitherto, and it is difficult to
conjecture what type of the known for-
geries, if any, is meant. A very poor at-
tempt was almost contemporaneous with
the genuine issue, but it seems to have
been made in Europe, as were examples
of all the early issues, for sale to collec-
tors. A much better imitation of wliich
I have seen none except the 50c. value
exists, and is found with cancellations
closely resembling the genuine, but it ap-
pears to be comparatively recent, having
been chronicled only a few years ago,
and, as it is of the variety catalogued as
the first type (without stop) which went
out of circulation in 1869, its subsequent
use would have provoked suspicion and
discovery earlier than 1872. In any case
there were forgeries of some sort, and
when planning the new issue, the author-
ities resolved to prevent them.
It is to be noted that in printing the
stamps the sheets were fed into the ma-
chine as they came to hand, without re-
gard to the position of the moire which
frequently occurs inverted; conclusions
as to the place occupied by any particular
piece are therefore apt to be falsified by
this want of system. Copies without
moire may be trial printings, and where
they are offered as obliterated, they
should be carefully examined, as many
bear a mark never employed in Mexico.
Shades. — The values, 6c. (green), 12c.
(blue), 25c. (red), 50c. (yellow), and
100c. (lilac), printed in colour on white
paper, differ to some extent in shade and
it would be easy to construct an impos-
ing scheme of varieties. A green stamp
generally presents the greatest range;
the 2rs. green, of the 1856 issue, is cata-
logued under six heads, which might be
increased to a dozen if any two persons
could agree upon the names, but in this
issue, the 50c. seems to vary most, though
the 100c. changes markedly during the
period of currency, thus enabling the dat-
ing of dubious copies to be tested. Rough-
ly speaking, if the districts are collected
under the years, the various shades will
occur; even in a limited collection, how-
ever, there are tints worth looking for
which are not at all common.
Error. — A very few sheets, but certain-
ly more than one, of the 50c. value were
printed in the colour of the 12c., and a
small quantity got into circulation. The
mistake seems to have been discoveerd
in time to prevent part of the errors get-
ting out either from headquarters or the
district to which they were remitted.
These came on the market at a time when
the Post Office appears to have disposed
of its "lumber," and when, unfortunately,
lie present knowledge of Mexican issues
s
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
was not available to preserve unique ma-
terial for study. It is only fair to say
that though three errors are found in the
earlier stamps (two in the 1868 issue
and one in the 1872), and the differences
of watermark and perforation are num-
erous up to 1899, for more than 50 years
of regular Mexican issues no trace can
be discovered of speculation, unnecessary
series, or other signs of philatelic dis-
ease.
The Mexican Government was never
rich; on the contrary it was frequently
impoverished, 'but every stamp was sent
out with absolute bona fides for postal
purposes, and continued in use until pru-
dence dictated a change. On this ground
Mexican issues, despite the many varie-
ties due to a limited exchequer and back-
ward workmanship — collectors' varieties,
arising out of a system meant to check
abuse and fraud, need not be regarded in
this connection — take rank with the
purely home issues of the most orthodox
European States, and on a strict inquiry
would be placed high among these. This
rare honesty corresponds to a similar
degree of public financial morality, now
obscured by political troubles largely of
external origin, which is attained only
by a country in which severe principles
of integrity prevail as habits among those
who constitute the Government.
Paper. — The paper on which this issue
was printed varies considerably. As re-
gards thickness there are as marked dis-
tinctions as in the stamps of 1868, rang-
ing from a very thick paper, which is
found watermarked and is no less sub-
stantial than the thickest copies of the
12c. and 25c. in the preceding issue, to
a comparatively thin paper, which ap-
proximates to that of the 6c. of 1868, and
cannot really be called "almost pelure."
It appears evident that at the outset the
Post Office had difficulties in procuring
a sufficient stock of ordinary white
paper and the last issue, being on colour,
left no supply. A very small quantity of
vertically laid paper was first employed
which is decidedly scarce, though the 12c.
and 25c. may be met with. Following
on this, fiscal paper was resorted to,
watermarked "Papel Sellado" in script
characters rather less in height than the
width of a stamp. The watermark runs
vertically, covering six stamps, and there
is an interval of about three between each
impression. (Collin and Caiman erron-
eously say that it covers eight stamps,
though they give the correct measure-
ment, 157mm). It does not correspond
in position with the printed sheet so that
parts of two watermarks may be found
on the same sheet. Normally it occurs
on the second and third stamps in the
row, but as the paper was handled with-
out regard to which end was placed first
into the machine, it may occur on the
eighth and ninth. Simultaneously or
nearly so, the ordinary paper of the series
became available, though at a later date
some of French make watermarked LA
4-F (Lacroix Frj^res) appears. This
was not extensive and was probably
bought at a stationer's to fill a tempor-
ary shortage. Letter-sheets of this firm's
manufacture were in common use in Mex-
ico at the time.
Perforation. — Apart from Mexico City,
where stamps were regularly issued per-
forated, though they are found imper-
forate, it seems that this method of fa"',;ii-
tating division was not popular in the
districts. Evidently with the issue oJ
the 1868 series, it was intended to intro-
duce perforation for all stamps wherever
remitted, but the practice fell off con-
siderably in the following year and grew
more exceptional. The decline is marked
in the 1872 set in which perforated copies
unless from the capital are not common,
and for some reason are mostly unused.
This is not to be wondered at as the
workmanship was very crude. Perfora-
tion would never have been introduced
had the choice been left to stamp col-
lectors, as even now countries which
pride themselves on technique, apparent-
ly find it troublesome to obtain four
margins of fairly equal size, but in the
case of these Mexican issues perforation
was quite without excuse, because the
pin-holes afforded no assistance whatever
(To be continued.)
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OP DIRECTORS.
President — C. A. Howes, 55 Kilby St., Boston, Mass.
Board of Vice-Presidents — H. H. Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder, 54 William
St., New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase, 1050 Tark Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary — Wm. E. Ault, 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville, Ind.
Treasurer — C. F. Heyerman, 19 McGraw Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
International Secretary — L. Harald Kjellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Ave., Scranton, Pa.
Directors-at-Large — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W. H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
Sales Supt, — P. M. Wolsieffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Fiaminer of Sales Books — A. F. Henkels, Philadelphia, Pa.
Editor of American Pliilatelist — Wm. B. Ault, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Librarian — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librarian — Adam B. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Pa
AttorncT — Fred. R. Schmalzreidt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 142 S. 15th St., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
Philatelic Literature — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles
A. Nast.
Pliilatelic Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
Obituary — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, A. P. Henkels.
RecruitiiiR- — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee, 636 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City, N. Y.
Hand Book — Iver R. Johnson, Chairman; H. L. Lindquist, Walter
H. McDonald.
Catalogue — F. R. Cornwall, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. Worthing-
ton, John N. Luff, H. B. Deats, E. M. Carpenter, C. A. Howes,
J. M. Bartels, C. K. B. Nevin, Wm. L. Stevenson, Dr. Car-
roll Chase, Wm. B. Sprague, A. B. Owen.
1"^
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
French Colonial Red
Cross Stamps
France I f^
France II r„
Dahomey e^
Morocco I ?'X
Morocco II g°
Morocco III B'x
Alexandria 2^
Port Said •• .^^
India, local overprint J-oc
Guadeloupe • • X" • • ; i c2
Indo China, I Local Surcharge 15c
Indo China, II Local Surcharge ... 5c
Ivory Coast - ^^
Madagascar ^^
Martinique • ^^
Mauretania • ^ ^^
New Caledonia ^°°
Reunion, red surcharge * •»« nn
Reunion, black surcharge $b.uu
St. Pierre Miguelon 5°
Senegal •• |^
Somali Coast °^
Tunis • °^
Upper Senegal . . . • "^
Important selections of New Republic,
Papua, Orange and Straits Settlements
ready to send on approval.
Ferris Auction Review, a few copies
left, reduced to 35 cents post free.
EUGENE KLEIN,
" ~ 142 S. 15th St.
iPhiladelphia, Pa.
Attention A. P. S. Members
THE SALES DEPARTMENT
Of the A. P. S. sends out no circuits or
books of stamps unless requested. The
society is on record as opposing the
practice of sending "Unsolicited Ap-
proval Selections," therefore if you are
entitled to receive them you must make
a written application to be placed on
circuit direct to the Superintendent.
Only members In good standing can be
plflced on circuit.
There are now 2000 books in the De-
partment priced by 1910 and 1911 cata-
logues. Blank sales books furnished to
members at 5 cents each.
Every member should pratronize the
Sales Department. It is one of the most
Important benefits of membership.
P. M. WOLSIEFFER Sales Supt.
ai S. 17th St., PhUadelphia, Pa.
Just Published.
"Tfce Commemorative Stamps of the
' ^ "World" by James H. Lyons.
= One of the most interesting stanip
books ever written, profusely illustrat-
led^ Should be in every philatelic libra-
ry; Excellent gift for your friends to
show them how much fascination there
is in stamt) collecti-ng. , ^.^ _, „
Price briund in clotb, gilt lettering,
;i»nly »1. Send your order today and we
iwlll send the -book by return mail. _
The Nevt' England Stamp Monthly is
now running a second series of articles
iby Mr Ltons on Natural History as
^'Shown by Postage Stamps. The Month-
ly 4s now in its fourth volume and will
be sent ane year-for only 12c, the cost
of postage. ■'-- - '-■ .
Largest Business in Rare Stamps In
lAmS-ica. Send 12_ cents for one year s
subscription'^o
The New England Stamp Monthly
(Edited bx C. A. Howes)
Latest and interesting news of stamps,
market prices, etc. Sample copy with
Large Illustrated Pricelist of Packets,
Sets, Bargains, etc., free.
^ew England Stamp Co.
12 Bromfield St.
Boston,
Mass.
Auction Sales
when conducted by responsible high
class dealers, are admitted to be the
most remunerative channels through
which to dispose of large stamp col-
lections or single rare specimens. I
hold auction sales of stamps practi-
cally every month. If you have any-
thing choice to dispose of, write me
— it will be to your advantage.
If you do not receive my catalogues
write for them.
Edward Michael
119 North Dearborn St., Chicago
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX
OCTOBER 15, 1915
No. 2
MEXICO.
The 1872 Issue.
By J. H. BARRON.
(Reprinted from the Philatelic Journal of Great Britain).
(Continued from Oct. 1 Issue.)
in dividing the stamps, and tliey were
generally cut apart when required. Col-
lin and Caiman's catalogue lists the va-
rieties of perforation as 13, 14 and 15
(with a square perforation) and adds a
variety 13, perforated in points, all* ex-
amples of which it refers to Mexico City
in 1874. As a rule the authors so far err
on the side of over-elaboration, that they
enumerate stamps which theoretically
might exist but which in fact do not,
the most notable instance being their in-
clusion of the 3 centavos. Eagle type, with
large figures. Here, however, they un-
derstate the complication as probably
every measurement occurs from 12 iv
15%, with compound examples. These
may not be all found in any particular
year, but in 1872, for instance, 12, 13, 14
and 15 are discoverable, produced by a
rudimentary pin-machine, which made
very small holes in the paper. At some
time (possibly late) in the next year a
more effective instrument was employed,
which gauged about 15— or more closely
14^x151^ — with rather square holes, and
is found in several districts other than
Mexico City. The type referred to by the
catalogue as "13 perforated in points" is
quite distinctive, though the description
seems erroneous. It is marked by wide
holes, as if the loose paper had been
pulled out, and from single copies the
exact method of perforation cannot be
ascertained. It is not confined to Mex-
ico City. These many different varieties
sound baffling, but their range is almost
entirely among stamps used at the capi-
tal, which are quite abundant. As re-
gards perforated stamps from other dis-
tricts, they may be taken as they come
to hand, and the number will not prove
large. It may be noted that as the work-
ing of the pin-machines was erratic,
double and triple perforations occur, and,
as they depend on no fixed principle, may
be ranked as curiosities.
District Numbers and Names. — Though
it is extremely hard to obtain every value
which may exist under the different dis-
tricts in each year, an interesting col-
lection might be made by following the
names only, irrespective of the year, and
taking one value of each district. If col-
lecting is understood to be something
more than automatic accumulation, of
which the typical example is the harvest
of the new issue service, and if it implies
an element of hunting, there will al-
ways be a few collectors who will choose
rather to go after certain stamps, which,
in the absence of large means, require
considerable study, unremitting watch-
fulness, long time and great luck, before
they are brought to book. The 1872 is-
sue is not so complex as the Eagle or
Maximilian types, but a display even re-
motely approaching completeness could
12
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
possibly only be put together from sever-
al of the principal collections. Neverthe-
less, scarce "names" come to hand now
and then, creating the . illusion that all
will occur with patience, and of the &2
given below, perhaps not more than eight
(excluding No. 43) are very hard to find.
The number and district system is a
survival from the stamps of 1864, when
each consignment was marked with a sep-
arate number (and the year) before be-
ing sent to the provincial post office,
where it was further marked with the
district name. In this case, the use of
a number, corresponding with the invoice
of remittance, acted as a check in the
event of stamps going astray between
Mexico and the local offices, or between
the latter and their branches, and it was
easy to put out of circulation any particu-
lar lot which, as occasionally happened,
had been acquired in transit by bando-
leros or other unorthodox collectors.
In the 1872 issue, however, following
that of 1868, a definite number was as-
signed to each district throughout the
currency of the series, and the primary
object of the distinctive marks was thus
largely abandoned. It deserves mention
that as in the 1868 arrangement, Guada-
lajara began with the No. 3 and moved
to 41 during 1869, so in the 1872 notation
Guanajuato was originally No. 18, and
was altered to 52 during the following
year. The reason of these changes, which
must have been due to some substantial
cause, is presumed to be now unknown.
I Mexico (Gothic type) in straight line,
15x2
(ordinary type) in curve,
101/2x1%
2'Acapulco, 15y2xl%
3 Aguascalientes, 25x3
4 Apam, 91/2x2
(between two dashes, not included)
5 Campeche, 17x2
I. del Carmen, 191/2x173
(between two dots, not included)
6 Chalco, 10x1 Ys
7 Chiapas (in blue), 13x2
(in black), 14x2
8 Chihuahua, 16x2 1/2
17x3
9 Colima, 121/2x1%
10 Cordova, 14x1%
II Tixtla, 11x1%
C. Bravos, 16x1%
12 C. Victoria, 17xli4- -
13 Cuautitlan, ■ 19jcli4 ^
14 Cuernavaca, 18%xl%
15 Durango, 14x1%
1.6 Guadalajara, 21%x3
22x2%
22x2%
17 Guaymas
18 Guanajuato, 17i/>x2
(with mark at end, not included)
201/2x1% (ditto)
19 Huejutla, 16xiy8
20 Jalapa, 11x2
21 Jilotepec
22 Lagos, 111/2x2
23 La Paz, 11x2
24 Maravatio, 161/2x1%
25 Matamoros, 18x1%
(in bluish-grey)
" (in black)
26 Mazatlan, 171/2x2
27 Merida, 13x2
28 Monterey, 18x1%
29 Morelia, 15x2
30 Oaxaca, ll%x2
" 13x3 (in frame)
31 Orizava, 16%x2i/8
13x2
32 Otumba, 11x1 1/2
33 Pachuca, 14%x2
34 Puebla, 13x2
35 Queretaro, 131/2x1%
141/2x1%
36 Saltillo, 141/2x1%
(between two dots, not included)
37 S. L. Potosi, 15x1%
38 Tabasco, 14x1%
39 Tacubaya, 14x1%
40 Tampico, 15x1%
41 Tepeji, 91/2x114
42 Texcoco
43 Unknown
44 Tlalpam
45 Tlaxcala, 16i/.x2
46 Toluca, 111/2x2
47 Tula, 8x1%
48 Tulancingo, 18x2
49 Ures, 7x2 i/s
50 Vera Cruz, ' 15x1 Va
131/2x2
14x1%
17x1 1/2
51 Zacatecas, 16x1%
52 Guanajuato, 21x1%
These measurements vary in many re-
spects from Collin & Caiman's list, which
has been more than once mechanically
reprinted. They follow the principle on
which the overprints of the 1856 and 1861
issues have already been re-measure4,*
i.e., all varieties have been excluded
*See Mexico, 1856 and 1861, by Barron
and Hellmrich. — ^Stamp Lover, February,
1913.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
13
which do not appear to have been caused
by separate original cachets. The va-
rieties are arranged, so far as possible,
in the order of their use. Guadalajara
shows differences of type which are not
distinguishable by measurement. Nos.
17 and 43 occur in the Tapling collection,
the Mexican part of which is especially
noteworthy, but are without overprint.
I have No. 44 in the same incomplete
state.
Errors. — Instances of the mechanical
error occur in which the figures forming
the number or year are transposed, e.g.,
Zacatecas is found in 1873 with 15 in-
stead of 51, and Toluca with 47 instead
of the year '74. A more interesting fault
arises in 1872, owing to a consignment in-
tended for Morelia, with the number 29,
being sent to Orizava, which had 31 for
its number, while the Orizava consign-
ment was sent to Morelia. The provin-
cial postmasters in both cases overprinted
the district names regardless of the in-
appropriate numerals and examples are
fairly often met with. A similar inter-
change seems to have taken place be-
tween Merida and Campeche in 1874. In
addition to these, copies may be seen
with numbers which are merely incor-
rect, e.g.. Aguascalientes with 1 for 3 in
1873. Mexico in the same year frequent-
ly shows the number and date on the left
side reading upwards, which no doubt
was caused by the sheet being inverted,
and there are a few similar mistakes. Ex-
amples bearing no district overprint are
not common and used copies mainly come
from Colima, where the oversight is a
marked feature. Owing to the method of
handstamping the district name is found
overprinted twice on some stamps, but it
may be questioned whether, so far as this
issue is concerned, these are ever due to
two distinct operations. The precise posi-
tion of the overprint is not of the slight-
est consequence.
Plates. Before dealing at some length
with the plates* of this issue, I wish to
*It is convenient to call these plates,
though tliese stamps were printed litlio-
Rraphically, as the words "plates" and
"plating" are commonly used to express
"settings" and tlieir "reconstruction."
take the opportunity of acknowledging
the very generous help which has been
given me by several other collectors dur-
ing the six years in which I have been
studying the subject. It became evident
quite early in the examination of mater-
ial accessible to me that there were cer-
tain traps, especially in connection with
what are referred to as the twin plates,
which could only be avoided by assemb-
ling a very considerable quantity of the
stamps in as large pieces as could be ob-
tained. Whole sheets are scarce in any
value; in fact, apart from the 12 cen-
tavos, I know of only three or four of
the 6 centavos and 25 centavos combined.
Prom the outset Mr. Chapman, whose
knowledge of Mexican issues is unrivalled,
placed at my disposal any stamps that
might be useful and the result of the in-
quiry confirms theories which he arrived
at independently. Mr. T. W. Hall's col-
lection of this issue in unused condition
is very extensive, including partial re-
constructions which have been attempted
by others, and he was good enough to
leave it with me for some time. Mr.
Hausburg sent me all the stamps in his
possession bearing on the arrangement of
the plates which was of great value for
the 6 centavos. Mr. Hellmrich, of Ham-
burg, and Mr. Schwabe, of Berlin, wil-
lingly made a search to find missing
pieces and succeeded in filling some gaps,
advertisements in more than one language
having proved fruitless, the Editor of the
S.C.F. very obligingly inserted a "call"
on a leader page which brought assist-
ance, otherwise unsolicited, from Mr. Tay-
lor, of Pasadena, the owner of the Mexi-
can collection specially honoured at the
New York exhibition. Mr. Fulcher, in
whose much-regretted journal these pa-
pers were intended to appear, worked
out a side-line by plating the "reprints",
and it may be added with regard to these
that first-hand information was readily
supplied by a trustworthy authority on
their method of production. For various
reasons it is scarcely possible that the
volume of material thus contributed, if
it could be reassembled, which is very
doubtful, would be substantially increas-
ed from other sources, and the evidence
14
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
that the supply, so far as I could draw
upon it, was exhausted has led mc to
publish results which are not so com-
plete as might be wished, but which
would have been quite unattainable with-
out this kind co-operation in the best
spirit of philately.
No doubt more material exists, and it
may be hoped that the full description of
the types under numbers which make
some claim to permanence will enable
other collectors to abolish vacant spaces
in the charts. I shall be happy to plate
pieces not smaller than four stamps
which may be sent to me, and the in-
spection of larger pieces, not wholly
covered by the charts, would be extreme-
ly welcome.
Settings of the 6c., 12c. and 25c., which,
from their regularity, indicate an early
stage, manifest a common distinctive
feature in that the types run from the
second stamps on the left side, not from
the first, that is to say, while the first
vertical row is a mixture of several
transfers, the succeeding rows, with one
exception in the 6c., are uniform. This
will be clear from the examination of
what I take to be the first settings of
each value. It is only by numbering
from the second stamp that this pecu-
liarity appears at all clearly; indeed, in
some previous essays* in charting the
plates the authors, by beginning with the
first stamp, were led to misread the
types, through the preconceived notion
that the top row, for example, ought to
show ten different transfer-types, as of
course it ought had it been all laid down
at the same time, and had it extended to
ten stamps.
*See, for the 6 centavos, Mr. C. J. Phil-
lips, in G.S.W., Nov. 6th, 1909; for the 12
centavos, Mr. H. Griebert in "Notes and
Offers," June, 1912; and for the 25 centa-
vos, Mr. C. J. Phillips, in M. J., Dec. 1912.
(To be continued).
NEW ISSUE CHRONICLE
Edited by Henry A. Kidder, Arlington. Mass., to whom all information concerning
new issues or discoveries should be addressed.
BAHAMAS. — According to the Metro-
politan Philatelist, the Ish value has
been issued in the regulation colors.
Ish black on green.
BOSNIA. — The 1912 series has been
reissued as war stamps, with "K. u. K.
Feld Post" instead of "K. u. K. Mili-
tar" in the top line. The denomina-
tions and colors are the same as the
1912 set.
Ih olive green.
2h bright blue.
3h claret.
oh green.
6h dark gray.
lOh rose carmine.
12h deep olive green.
2 Oh orange brown.
25h ultramarine.
30h orange red.
35h myrtle green.
4 Oh dark violet.
4.5h olive brown.
5 Oh slate blue.
60h brown violet.
72h dark blue.
Ik brown violet on straw.
2k dark gray on blue.
3k carmine on green.
ok dark violet on gray.
CAMEROONS. — Ewen's Weekly re-
ports a provisional issue made by over-
printing the German stamps "C. E. P."
and value in English currency.
i/^d on 3pf brown.
Vzd on 5pf green.
Id on lOpf carmine.
2d on 20pf blue.
21/^d on 2 5pf black and red on yel-
low.
3d on 30pf black and orange on
buff.
4d on 40pf black and carmine.
6d on 50pf black and purple on
buff.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
15
8d on 80pf black and carmine on
rose.
Ish on Im carmine.
2sh on 2m blue.
3sh on 3m violet-black.
.5sh on 5m carmine and black.
COSTA RICA. — Mekeel's Weekly
notes the issue of a new postage due
series, the design showing large color-
less figures of value in a recessed circle,
with a broad band as a border. "Mul-
ta — Republica de — Costa Rica" is print-
ed in an oblong tablet at the top, the
value in words in a small curved line
across the lower part of the central cir-
cle, and "Centimos" across the bottom
of the stamp. Printed on white unwat-
(rmarked paper and perforated 12. The
stamps are of the same size as the cur-
rent postage set.
2c orange.
4c blue.
8c green.
10c violet.
20c brown.
CUBA. — According to Champion's
BuTetin, a blue Officially Sealed stamp
has been issued in the Island. Mekeel's
Weekly notes that the current Map
Ktamp is coming in orange vermilion in-
stead of carmine.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. — Mekeel's
Weel Iv reports another value in the new
set overprinted "1915" in red.
Vzc purple, black and red.
HONDURAS. — A new lithographed
set has been issued, evidently of local
manufacture. The stamps are small
horizontal oblong in shape, according to
Mekeel's Weekly, with "Correos de Hon-
duras" above and "Centavos" below the
vignette in curved lines, with the figures
of value in small tablets at the sides.
"UPU" and "1915" are printed small in
the upper corners. White unwater-
marked paper is used and the stamps
are perforated ll^/^. Only two values
have thus far been seen, the Ic show-
ing "Puenta Ulua" and the 5c the "Te-
atro Bonilla." Both have been over-
rrinted as usual for official use.
Ic brown.
5c light blue.
Overprinted "Oficial".
Ic brown; black overprint.
5c light blue; red overprint.
KISHENGARH. — Two rupee values
have been issued in the design of the
current 2a stamp.
Ir lilac red.
5r brown.
NEW ZEALAND. — At last the long-
promised series of stamps has been is-
sued for the Dominion, a full set having
been shown us by Frank P. Brown &
Co. The design has been illustrated,
and suggests the early line-engraved
Queen's head stamps of Great Britain.
The "Universal Postage" design is re-
tained for the Id value, without change.
%d green.
1 % d blue gray.
2d purple.
2 %d slate blue.
3d brown violet.
4d orange.
4%d myrtle green.
6d carmine.
7 i/^d red brown.
9d olive.
Ish vermilion.
NICARAGUA. — A. W. Dunning has
shown a new provisional, the 6c value
of the picture set. Scott's type A25, be-
ing overprinted "VALE — octs. — de Cor-
doba— 1915." in black, in four lines.
.^c on 6c olive brown.
PERSIA. — We have not hitherto
chronicled the series of stamps issued to
commemorate the Coronation of the Sul-
tan Ahmed Shah. There are three de-
signs, the chahi values showing the im-
perial crown, the kran values, "Darius
on his Throne", and the toman values
the Gate of the Palace of Persepolis.
The borders are highly Oriental in de-
sign, the l\ran values being in silver and
the toman values in gilt. The chahi
values are perforated 1 1 and the others
] 1x1 1 Vz. Full sets have been overprint-
ed "Service" and "Colis Postaux."
Ic carmine and blue.
2c blue and carmine.
3c green.
16
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
5c red.
6c green and carmine.
9 c brown and violet.
10c green and brown.
12c ultramarine.
24c brown red and brown.
Ik brown and gray.
2k blue and carmine.
3k violet and brown.
5k brown and green.
It violet and black.
2t green and brown.
3t claret and red brown.
5t blue and blue gray.
SALVADOR. — Mekeel's Weekly re-
ports the issue of several values of a
new series of stamps for this Republic
of the type of the 1907 issue, Scott's
type A66, printed in a single color but
with "1915" in black in the space just
above the Government Building. AH
values are on the tinted paper like the
two stamps issued in 1914, Scott's Nos.
415 and 416. As the Anchor and Shield
are missing on these new stamps, pos-
sibly it may be considered that this is an
extension of the 1911 issue, Nos. 397 to
401, with the new date added. The
stamps are printed on white unwater-
roarked paper and perforated 11 1/2.
Ic olive and black.
2c vermilion and black.
5c blue and black.
6c pale ultramarine and black.
10c orange yellow and black.
12c chocolate brown and black.
50c purple and black.
100c brown and black.
SOMALI COAST. — Translating liber-
ally from Maury's Collectioneur, we are
now able to give full particulars of the
new series of postage and postage due
stamps, the first of which was noted as
a Red Cross issue in No. 15. The val-
ues from 10c to 7 5c inclusive are of
the same design as the Red Cross stamp
previously described. The lower cen-
timie values show a male native stand-
ing outside the door of a building and
beating a drum, with a herd of goats in
the distance at the left. The figure of
value appears above the native's left
shoulder. "R" and "F," "Postes," and
the name of the Colony are arranged as
in the other upright design. The franc
values are a horizontal oblong, showing
a railway viaduct, with a similar ar-
rangement of the inscriptions as in the
lower values, an ornamental border of
weapons and foliage, and the value in a
shield at the bottom. There is also a
Postage Due set, the main feature of
the design being the figure of value in a
colorless circle mounted on a trophy of
native weapons. The border shows "R.
F." at the top and "Cote Francaise" at
the left and "Des Somalis" at the right.
Ic brown and lilac.
2c black and yellow.
4c rose and red brown.
5c green.
10c rose.
20c black and yellow.
25c blue and dark blue.
30c green and black.
35c rose and green.
45c brown and blue.
50c rose and black.
75c brown and dark violet.
Ifr rose and light brown.
2fr black and dark violet.
ofr black and rose.
Postage Due Adhesives.
5c blue.
10c rose.
15c black.
20c violet.
30c light brown.
50c carmine.
60c green.
Ifr blue.
TURKEY. — The Metropolitan Phila-
telist notes that the two highest values
of the current set have been surcharged
with new values. The 200pi has an
additional overprint in Arabic.
lOpi on lOOpi deep blue.
2 5 pi on 200pi green and black.
VENEZUELA. — Several new values
have been issued in the design of the
5 0c chronicled in No. 17.
15c olive.
75c greenish blue.
lb black.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
17
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vol. XXIX Oct. 15, 1915. No. 2.
Published at
FEDERALSBURG, MD.
WM. E. AULT, Editor, Jeffkrson vii.le, Ind.
Associate Editors
HENRY A. KIDDER, - Arlington, Mass.
L. H. K.JELLSTEDT, Scranton.Pa,
L. C. ERNST Scranton, Pa.
•SUBSCRIPTIONS—
Fk kk to Ail Mkmbkks in Good Standing.
T'> NoN-Mh.MBKKS— $l.f)0 per jpar for Monthly
issues.
SUPPLKM KN TS —
Membership List - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, . - - . 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTISEME.N' TS—
One page, per insertion, - - , - 88.00
Half page, per insert'on, - - . . 4.0O
Quarter page, (4 inches) per iiifeitioii ■ 2.00
Eighth page, 2 inches ppr in.sertion, ■ - 1.2,')
One inch, per insertion, - - . . _7,5
Five per cent (Sjt) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices- Wants or Exchaiiges-From members only —
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12}^ cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices. 60 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
issue.
Typewritcn or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Addtess all comtniinicalions to the Editor.
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased to exchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITORIAL.
THE Looking back at the
QUESTION Conventions of the years
OF 1913, 1914 and 1915, we
PROXIES. should realize that it is
none too early to launch
' a movement to the end that in Boston
next year we are not again confronted
with the possibility of a lack of suflR-
cient representation, a total of both per-
sonal and by proxy, to pass such legis-
lation as may at that time be deemed
necessary to the welfare of the Society.
At the recent Convention in San Fran-
cisco there was a totals of less than: 400
members who took the trouble to fill
out a proxy that some other member
might vote in his stead on such matters
as might have been brought up for leg-
islation, and as a consequence the So-
ciety was unable to amend or pass a
new By-Law. Fortunately, there was
nothing requiring a vote of this -kind,
but the lack of it in event of the neces-
sity arising would have placed the Socie-
ty in an embarrassing position.
Undoubtedly many members look on
the giving of a proxy as a matter which
can well be left to others, and it is this
readiness to let others do those things
which are necessary for the interests
of the Society that contributes in many
ways to the retarding of growth or in-
terest in the organization. Every mem-
ber should feel that his interests and
those of the A. P. S. are best served by
his active participation in the workings
of the Society.
The By-Laws are very clear in the
number of affirmative votes required for
the adoption of an amendment to the
By-Laws, stating that such vote- shall
constitute not less than one-third' of the
total number of members entitled to
vote, and with every member present
in a like frame of mind upon the sub-
ject offered for consideration, it is abso-
lutely necessary that such one-third of
the membership be present in person or
by proxy; but when there is a differ-
ence of opinion as to the advisability of
the proffered legislation, it would re-
quire a representation of a number in
excess of the By-Laws requirement. To
avoid the possibility of such matters be-
ing blocked at the 1916 Convention, we
feel that we cannot urge too strongly
that some means be devised to bring out
a stronger proxy representation at that
time, and as one of several methods of
overcoming this lack of interest, the
suggestion has been made that some
member in each of the cities having a
Branch Society and even in other places
where there is a number of A. P. S.
members solicit proxies prior to each
Convention and thus endeavor to se-
18
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST,
cure the maximum vote on matters off-
ered for consideration.
We feel that this is ^ question which
should earnestly engage the attention
of those who have the welfare of the
Society at heart.
MEMBERSHIP The San Francisco
NUMBERS. Convention goes on
record as desiring
the restoration of old numbers to mem-
bers, i. e., in the case of members who
have been reinstated and given new
stock numbers. Our By-Laws state that
a member applying for reinstatement
can have assigned to him upon his ad-
mission his former certificate of stock,
thus carrying with it the original num-
ber, but in the past there have been
many members who have been reinstat-
ed, at the time of applying for rein-
statement failing to so state, and to
these have been issued new stock cer-
tificates, thus taking a number in some
instances hundreds and even thousands
greater than their former certificate.
At different times in the past several of
the Secretaries have restored the old
numbers to members, but during the
I'ast several years there has been a sen-
timent against this procedure, the Board
of Directors holding that the lapse of
membership should operate to prevent
such reinstated member from regaining
his old place in the numerical list, yet
at the same time the By-Laws were not
changed, and these distinctly state that
the old numbers can be given to such
members upon their readmission to the
Society.
It has been your present Secretary's
duty to refuse the restoration of old
numbers to several members during the
past several years, but under the action
of the past Convention these members
can now have their desires fulfilled.
ANNUAL DUES.
Attention of the members is called to
the beginning of the new Society year,
September 1st, when all' dues for the
year ending August 31st, 1916, become
payable. It is hoped that the response
to this and the notices to be sent out by
our Treasurer will be unusually prompt
and that the amount, $1.80, will be
speedily remitted to the Treasurer, Mr.
C. F. Heyerman, 19 McGraw Bldg., De-
troit, Mich. The members can mate-
rially assist the officers by giving this
notice proper attention. At the same
time we urge each members to advise his
correct address in order that when pub-
lication of the membership list is made
it may reflect correct data concerning
our members.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets will kindly inform the Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that the
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 4. Oct. 4th, 1915,
Ai)plications Pending.
Holliday, Clyde W.
Bates, Prof. Henry L.
Burrell, B. H.
Bloch, Benjamin I.
Stanbrough, E. J.
Curtis, Fred A.
Casper, M.
Morpurgo, Charles.
Application for Reinstatement Pending.
2579 — Close, Jackson J.
Applications Posted.
Hayden, E. W., 1459 E. 116th St., Cleve-
land, Ohio; Age 38; Traveling Sales-
man; Refs., Mergenthaler Linoytpe
Co., Chicago, 111. H. C. Crowell,
Cleveland, Ohio; Proposed by W. G.
Whittaker, #3549.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
19
Rex, R. W., 155 Stillman St., San Fran-
cisco,Calif. ; Age 38; Receiving Clerk;
Firm, With Nathan Dohrmann Co.,
San Francisco, Calif.; Ref., Nathan
Dohrmann Co., San Francisco, Calif.;
Proposed by Ed. W. Smith, #1657.
Hollers, Victor D., 45 Henry St., Pas-
saic, N. J.; Age 39; Clerk; Firm,
Bank of the Manhattan Co., 40 Wall
St., New York City, N. Y.; Ref., Eu-
gene M. Camp, Prop. Church News
Asso., 4 9 E. 25th St., New York City,
N. Y.; Proposed by VanDyk Mac-
Bride, #3126.
Garcia y Garcia, Fed., 12 Colon, Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic; Age,
Legal; Merchant; Firm, Fed. Garcia
y Garcia; Ref., Vicini Estate Corpo-
ration, Santo Domingo, D. R. The
Royal Bank of Canada, Santo Domin-
go, D. R.; Proposed by A. W. Dun-
ning, #251.
Guenther, Carlos M., 32 V. C. P. Ave.,
Yonkers, N. Y.; Age 35; Accountant;
Ref., Eugene Klein, Philadelphia, Pa. ;
Proposed by J.C.Morgenthau, #1784.
Applications for Reinstatement Posted.
2743 — Marvin, J. W., 5222 Virginia
Place, Los Angeles, Calif.; Age, 50;
Refs., A. C. Stewart, Toledo Stamp
Co., Toledo, Ohio. W. F. Greany, 890
Guerrero St., San Francisco, Calif.;
Proposed by B. W. H. Poole, #4169.
2882 — Egan, Benj. F., 2216 Pleasant
St., Indianapolis, Ind.; Age 40; Groc-
er; Firm, Benj. F. Egan; Ref., Geo.
C. Brinkmeyer, N. Maryland St., In-
dianapolis, Ind.; Proposed by H. S.
Ackerman, #2147.
New Stockholders.
4619 — Reynolds, John Samuel, 118 N.
George St., York, Pa.
4 620 — Bittencourt, Braulio, Avenida Pe-
dro Montt 499, Valparaiso, Chile.
4621 — Resten, Gregoire, 21 Rue Bar-
reau, Asnieres, Paris, France.
4622 — Jacobs, E. R., 15 S. Desplaines
St., Chicago, 111.
4 62 3 — Tuholske, Dr. Lister, 4450 Mc-
Ph'erson Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
4624 — Woodhouse, Dr. S. W., Jr., 3904
Locust St., Philadelphia, Pa.
4 62 5 — Stillman, Geo. H., Carrington,
N. D.
4 62 6 — Falley, Will, Mill Valley, Calif.
lleplaced on Membership Roll.
The following, dropped March 20th,
1915, and having paid dues to August
31st, 1915, are hereby replaced on the
membership roll —
3442 — Gilson, E. W., 84 Mt. Vernon St.,
Fitchburg, Mass.
2714 — Whitaker, L. C, 3506 Seminary
Ave., Chicago, 111.
Deceased.
588 — Miller, Arthur E., Meriden.Conn.
(Dec. 31st, 1914).
RcfeigTiations Accepted.
2627 — Blake, Allen H., M.D., West Som-
erville, Mass.
4181 — Hofmann, Rev. S., Dubois, Ind.
1851 — Pratt, LeRoy, Tacoma, Wash.
4 39 0 — Whiteman, Horace C, Clearfield,
Pa.
Resignations Received.
4273 — Bertling, Dr. A. E., Chicago, 111.
4435 — Blunt, Harry H., Nashua, N. H.
2 035 — Delano, Maurice P., Vineyard
Haven, Mass.
1811 — Gile, S. A., Minneapolis, Minn.
422 8 — Hunziker, Julius, Paterson, N. J.
43 9 7 — Jones, Harry B., Pittsfield, Mass.
39 24 — Jackson, R. L., Watertown, N. Y.
2955 — Matthes, Wm. H., Milwaukee,
Wis.
3553 — Osborn, C. F., New Haven, Conn.
4184 — Putney, L. H., Dallas, Texas.
4459 — Riedell, Paul W., Schenectady,
N. Y.
2648 — Staub, C, Chicago, 111.
2921- -Washburn, H. L., Houston, Tex-
as.
359 8 — Watkins, Mrs. Ellen S., Colum-
bia, S. C.
2499 — Wood, Geo., Los Angeles, Calif.
4135 — Brook, Harry J., Simcoe, Canada.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Changes of Address.
3842_Atherton, H. P., from 514 Yar-
mouth St., Norfolk, Va., to 5 Yale
St., Holyoke, Mass.
2.91.5— Bain, Walter, from 4045 Botan-
ical Ave., to 3516 Wyoming St.. t^t.
Louis, Mo.
1568 — Beck, Howard C, from 718 Riggs
V;.Bldg., to 622 Riggs Bldg., Washing-
.:,;ton, D. C.
1498_-Begg, Geo. O., from 67 Daven-
port St., to 516 Dime Bank Bldg.. De-
troit, Mich.
167 2 — Chambers, Robt. F., from 19 '>
'-'l^hayer St., to 27 President Ave.,
Providence, R. I.
2192— Charlat, L. W., from P. O. Box
1340, to Holland House, 5th Ave. and
■'■■'30th' St., New York City, N. Y.
3104 — Cook, Miss Elizabeth, from 2 5 N.
2nd St., to 520 Catell St., Easton, Pa.
4514 — Emerson, Robert S., from 1030
Grosvehor Bldg., to 402 Industrial
Trust Bldg., ProTidence, R. I.
4272-^Grimes, J. Gordon B., from Glyn-
don, Md., to 114 Sterling St., Fair-
ihoiit, W. Va.
3786 — Grombacher, L. L., from Illinois
Athletic Club, to 4116 N. Kilbourn
. Ave., Chicago, 111.
4488 — Hamilton, Geo. S., from 47 St.
John's Place, Buffalo, N. Y., to care
Prof. E. S. Burgess, Ridge Road, Park
Hill South, Yonkers, N. Y.
19 62^ — Hand, Forrest P., from 555 5 Lo-
. cust St., to 59 4 3 Washington Ave.,
.Philadelphia, Pa.
1867 — Heineman, Sol. E., from 428
Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mch., to Box
'47, R. R. 6, Pontiac, Mich.
2181 — Hollender, Predk., from 4183
:ii Belmont Ave., to 4183 Kimball Ave.,
Ozone Park,, Long Island, N. Y.
3356— Howe, James, L., Jr., from 14
University Place, to 8 University
Place, Lexington, Va.
45 51 — Janus, C. Otto, from 924 Hume
- Mansur Bldg., to 25 East Ohio St.,
Indianapolis, Ind.
444 §_-j ones, A. A., from 413 N. 17th
St., to 109 S. 19th St., Herrin, 111.
4321^ — Kelleher, Daniel F., from 693
... Main St., to 440 Mass. Ave., Cam-
bridge, Mass.
343 — Kissinger, Clifford W., from 206
N. 4th St., to 335 Walnut St., Read-
ing, Pa.
3 316 — Lighthipe, Wm. I., from 11 Nas-
sau St., New York City, N. Y., to 176
Walnut St., Montclair, N. J.
4507 — M'Coy, W. R., from 30 W. 44th
St., to Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Ave.,
New York City, N. Y.
1838 — Nast, Chas. A., from Box 14, to
1009 16th St., Denver, Colo.
370 4 — Parke, Hervey C, from 4 5 Park
Ave., Athol, Mass., to 31 Amity St.,
Amherst, Mass.
3776 — Runyon, Ernest F., from 714 N.
Co. Line St., to 1008 N. Main St.,
Fostoria, Ohio.
242 — Schurmann, Edward, from 329
Lemcke Bldg., to 522 Lemcke Bldg.,
Indianapolis, Ind.
65 — Severn, C. E., from 714 Oxford
Bldg., to 713 Oxford Bldg., Chicago,
111.
4429 — Soper, E. K., from University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., to
Box 287, Moscow, Idaho.
4154. — Storey, Richard C, from 5 3 State
St., to 735 Exchange Bldg., Boston,
Mass.
4540 — Thompson, John William, from
1616 S St., to 15 23 New Hampshire
Ave., Washington, D. C.
2367 — Voltz, Henry, from 4005 Syosset
St., Woodhaven, L. I., N. Y., to 81
Nassau St., New York City, N. Y.
3 7 32 — Peldhaus, Wm., from Dornacher
Strasse 29 9, Basel, Switzerland, to
Bolley Str. 44, Zurich, Switzerland.
Membership Summary.
Total membership Sept. 20th, 1915 1441
New stockholders admitted
Oct. 4th, 1915 8
Replaced on membership
Oct. 4th, 1915 2
1451
Death reported Oct. 4th,
1915 1
Resignations accepted Oct.
4th, 1915 4 5
Total memhership Oct. 4th, 1915 1446
WM. E. AULT, Secy.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
21
PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.
By the International Secretary.
THE .JOURNAL OP THE PHILATELIC
LITERATURE SOCIETY, Vol. VIII
No. 3, .July, 191.5. Published at Lon-
don, England.
GERMANIA BBRICHTB, 19th year, No.
7/8, August 15, 1915. Published at
Leipsic by the Union of German Stamp
Collectors' Societies.
VERTRAULICHES KORRESPONDENZ-
BLATT, Vol. XXV No. 6-8, June-Au-
gust, 1915. Published at Hamburg
by participating Societies.
By the Editor.
THE STAMP JOURNAL, Vol. 8 No. 8,
. Sept. 1915.
EVERYBODY'S PHILATELIST, Vol. VI
: No. 8, August 1915.
NATIONAL PHILATELIC SOCIETY
; BULLETIN, No. 6, Sept. 15th, 1915.
NEW ENGLAND STAMP MONTHLY,
; Vol. IV No. 11, Sept. 20, 1915.
THE STAMP TRADE, Vol. 1 No. 6, Oct.
. 1915.
I^HE PHILATELIC GAZETTE, Vol. V
:'. No. 9, Sept. 1915.
MANN'S STAMP MAGAZINE, Vol. I No.
1, Sept. 30th, 1915.
THE ALBEMARLE STAMP COLLEC-
TOR, Vol. I No. 10, Oct. 1915.
STAMP COLLECTING, Vol. IV Nos. 20,
21, 22 and 23, Aug. 2 8th, Sept. 4th,
11th and 18th, 1915.
THE POSTAGE STAMP, Vol. XVI Nos.
22, 23, 24 and 25, Aug. 28th, Sept.
4th, 11th and 18th, 1915.
THE PHILATELIC CIRCULAR, No. 5 5,
Sept. 1st, 1915.
EL COLECCIONISTA, No. 5, Sept.-Oct.
1915.
THE STAMP LOVER, Vol. VIII No. 3/4,
Aug. -Sept. 1915.
FREEMAN'S MONTHLY JOURNAL,
Vol. II No. 21, Sept. 1915.
THE WEST-END PHILATELIST, Vol.
XII No. 139, Sept. 1915.
INTERNATIONALES BRIEFMARK-
EN-OFPERTENBLATT, Vol. 24, Nos.
792 and 793, Aug. 25th and Sept.
10th, 1915.
22
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
«
Sveriges Filatelist-Forening
(The Philatelic Society of Sweden)
Founded September 18, 1886.
Honorary Members: The Crown Prince
of Sweden and H. M. The King of Eng-
land Proprietor and Publisher of Svensk
Pllatelistisk Tidskrift
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.
Over 1.100 members of legal age. Ex-
cellent Sales Department with insurance
against all losses. Membership of the
A P. S. accepted as satisfactory refer-
ence. No entrance fee. Yearly dues $1.35
American Representative.
L. HARALD KJELLSTEDT, C. E.
SCRANTON, PA.
j WE BUY
iSTAMPS
( and collections for spot cash, and pay
{ more than other dealers! What have
< you to sell? Write us before you sell!
I C. E. HUSSMAN STAMP CO.
tn N. C«rri»en Ave. , , ST. LOUIS. MO.
i Members Int. Dealers' Asa'n. Berlin, eto
The Old Firm of M, GIWELB
' offers the following stamps — Numbers
are those of Scott's catalogue. <
United States 1869, 15c No. 119 Jl.OO
Antigua 1886, Ish No. 20 4.00 ♦
— 1899, 5p No. 134 75
iBahamas 1884, 5sh No. 30 unused. 2.25
Barbadoes 1897, 5d No. 83 unused
Bechuanaland 1886, Ish No.
.80
9 un-
used 7.00
Protectorate 1888 Ish No. 54 unused 3.00
I Br. Central Africa 1898, Ip No. 55. .50
British Guiana 1882, 1 and 2c, Nos.
103-106, each 1.00
British Honduras 1888, 3c on 3d,
No. 21, unused 3.50 i
Cape of Good Hope 1871, 5sh No.26 1.50
— 1882, 1/2 on 3d, No. 39 12.50
Cevlon 1885, lrl2c No. 127 1.50
— 1886, lrl2c No. 132 75
Chile 1905, Ip No. 78, unused 2.75
Danish West Indies 1855, 3c No. 1. 3.00
Dominica 1877, Ip No. 5 75
' — 1886, V2P on 6d No. 13, unused.. .75
Ip on Ish No. 15, unused 75
Falkland Islands 1878, 6d No. 3, un
used 1.00
.Fernando Po 1897, 5c on 25 No. 27 .50
Gambia 1886, Nos. 12 to 19. set of
8, unused 2.00
Morocco Agencies 1898, 50c No. 206 2.00
Gold Coast, Nos. 19, 20, 21, 22 and
25, fine set of 5 5.00
Selection.^ of stamps will be sent on ap-
proval on receipt of satisfactory refer-
ences or deposit. All stamps are guar-
anteed genuine and in fine condition.
II. GIAVELB, 54, Strand, London, Eng.
Member A. P. S., etc. Established 1882
When Ans\\ering
Ads.
You Will Confer a
Favor by Mentioning |:
THE
AMERICAN
PHILATELIST.
RUSSIAN CHARITY
STAMPS!
ALL ITNUSED. POSTAGE EXTRA.
We are now able to offer the following
j- erf oration varieties in these most In-
tere.«tiHg stamps, Single stamps fur-
nished, if return postage is included.
Perforated 11%.
Ik red brown and dark green on
straw
3k mai'oon and gray green on pink
7k dark brown and dark green
on buff
10k dark blue and brown on blue.
10k dark blue and brown on white
Perforated IS^^.
Ik red brown and dark green on
straw 02
"k maroon and gray green on pink .06
10k dark blue and brown on blue. .15
10k dark blue and brown on white .20
Perforated 13%.
Ik red brown and dark green on
.straw 02
Columbian Stamp Co.
Arlington, Mass.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
23
Members only will have the use of this
column. Rates — Per line, including address
single insertion, 6 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 12 %c. Minimum charge
Tor yearly notice, 50c.
GOVERNMENT ISSUE of Postal Cards
and Letter Cards. Approval selections to
responsible collectors. S. Schachne, Chil-
licothe, Ohio.
WE GIVE full cat. for your duplicates in
exchange for stamps you want at cat.
price. Small commission charged for mak-
ing the exchange. Mutual Stamp Exchange
Box 343, Dept. 2, Fitchburg, Mass.
URUGUAY. All issues wanted for cash
or good ex. Especially want errors, oddi-
ties, blocks, etc. Also Nos. 46 and 47 in
quantity. What have you? Want lists
filled and selections sent on approval. Col-
lection of 65 var. all fine $2.00; 100 var.
fine lot, cat. over $13.00, for $5.50. B. H.
Fehlig, 3521 Connecticut St., St. Louis, Mo.
A. P. S. 3831.
PHIIiATEUIC LITERATURE for Libra-
ries. Buy, sell or exchange with the World's
largest dealer. Lists free. Libraries any
price up to $5000.00 supplied from stock.
General or specialised libraries formed to
order. Wanted, publications, all kinds pub-
lished before 1880. Accumulations bought.
Victor Marsh, 389 Brixton Road, London,
S. W. England.
Want lilSTS of rarities and curiosities
requested. Everything at reasonable price
H. Meyer, 601 Congress St., Portland, Me.
Member A. P. S., M. P. S., N. P. S., etc.
MATCH & MEDICINE stamps wanted in
exchange for fine British Colonial or other
stamps. H. W. Doscher, 217 Montgomery St.
San Francisco, Calif. A. P. S. #395.
EXiCHANGE good stamps of all countries
with collectors everywhere. I give Sudan
& Greece of last war. Common refused,
C. S. Geronimakis, A. P. S. 4439, Zagazig,
Egypt.
AVANTED for cash at highest rates all
early U. S. general issues, carrier stamps,
locals, rare envelopes. Especially desired
stamps on covers, blocks of all issues to
1902, shades, oddities etc. J. M. Bartels
Co., 99 Nassau St., New York.
FINE OLD STOCK of a dozen collections
made in the '80's, and a stock of foreign
and U. S. rich in Dues, Dept's, and early
Revenues. Price $3000. To see is to appre-
ciate. Geo. Bush, Bellefonte, Pa.
■WANTED for cash Imperforate and Part
Perforate, U. S. Revenue Stamps in pairs,
strips, blocks, etc. All values. Duplicates
taken in quantity if price is right. Send
on approval at best net price. A. P. S. No.
1702. P. P. Gibbs, P. O. Box No. 536, Clean,
N. T.
WILL. EXCHANGE my duplicate blks of 4
and 6 of Ic and 2c 1912 imperf. plate num-
bers, both used and unused for same blocks
with numbers different from mine. I
want bottom position of plate number.
C. A. Spaythe, 3427 Euclid, Kansas City,
Mo.
WANTED — Manuscript for articles of in-
terest to our members written iiy members
for publication in this iournal. Addix-.'^s
The Editor.
I AM ALWAYS ready to exchange pos- i
tage stamps. Basis Senf. latest edition.
Th. van Haelen, Bandoeng, Java, Dutch
Bast Indies.
BRITISH COLONIES mint current issues !
Eolus Stamp Co., Box 343, Dept. 2, Fitch- i
burg, Mass. ;
SELLING OUT good stock of stamps.
Over thirty years accumulation including
fine collection, at very low prices. Give
references, or society number, for appro-
val books; when you have seen one, you
will want mofe. F. Noyes, Alice, Tex.
WANTED. — Nicaragua Nos. 1, to 12,
1862-1880, used. Will take large lots if
price is right. Also want original covers
of Nicaragua, particularly 1862 to 1900.
Send with lowest terms to K. A. Pember,
Woodstock, Vt. A. P. S. #4322. I have
A POSTAL will bring my fine approvals
with return postage. Give A. P. S. num-
ber; state choice. Geo. S. Chapman, 81
Mansfield St., Montreal, Canada. A. P. S.
4471.
I AM READY to send stamps on apprO- !
val when good references are sent. Send
for my bargain lists. Save money. A. A. i
Tones, Herrin, 111. '
- _^^^^__^_^^^^^_^__ 1
WANTED, — Lists and offers from whole-
salers and foreign correspondents. New
issues and sets especially desired. P W.
Riedell, Box 400, Schenectady, N. Y.
Exchange your duplicates, singly or in
lots for mine. I offer China #177 & #179
(catalogue 2c each) at 15c per 100. Other
bargains wiit)lesale and retail. Approvals
also. South & Central Americans a spe-
cialty, also current entires. Tell me what
you want and I'll tell you whether we can
do business with profit to both as that is
only way I deal.
L.- A. BEEBE, A. P. S. #2272,
64 Bruce Ave., Yonkers, N. Y.
GLASSINE paper and "Thin" hinges are '
the last word for collectors' use. Sample '
of either for 2c stamp, or with 4 var. used I
Dahomey stamps, 7c. A. W. Dunning, A. I
P. S. #251, Boul. Sta., Brookline, Mass.
U. S. 1869 — Wanted, common or rare, us-
ed or unused, on or off covers, proofs,
essays, etc. Small or large lots. V. D. '
MacBride, 85 Ascension St., Passaic, N. J. '
EGYPT and SOUDAN. My wholesale
price list of these countries is sent free to
any dealer on application. Collectors
specializing in these countries are request-
ed to write me, as I have several interest-
ing varieties in stock. E. L. Angeloglous,
Member A.P.S., P.O. Box 873, Cairo, Egypt.
M'ANTED. War stamps, war postals,
German colonies. Always glad to receive
stamps of all countries on approval. As
my European Import and Export Business
has been checked greatly, would like to
correspond with I)uNine.s.<i men in other
neutral countries in regard to business
possibilities. Friedr. W. Lutz, care Friedr
W. Lutz & Co., Richmond, Va., U. S. A.
"WANTED — Raie U. S.. cash or exchange.
5c. N. Y. Postmasters, 5c., 10c. 1847. Pan
American Inverts. $5.00, $10 00, $20.00
State. 90c. Justice, 2c. Navy Error, rare
revenues, proofs, reprints, etc. Collector
of U. S. and Mexico. Clarence G. Kunkel,
A. P. S. 4504, 1018 5th St., San Diego, Calif.
24
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
^t PLUS ULTR^
Made in
America
Interchangeable Leaves
BLANK ALBUMS - $4.00 and up
STOCK BOOKS - $2.00 and up
Used by the foremost Collectors and Dealers
Complete piice list free on request
"Ne Plus Ultra" Watermark Revealer
Price 50c. Postage 10c. extra
All ' 'Ne Pins Ultra"snpplies man'ti^actnred exclusively by
SCOTT STAMP & COIN CO.
127 Madison Ave, ^ New York City
I Make a Specialty of
FINE APPROVALS
and by fine I mean
GOOD STAMPS,
FINE CONDITION,
REASONABLE PRICES
Send for
62 page list describing them, also offer-
ing over 6700 stamps singly and in sets,
not to speak of packets.
W. S. ALDRICH.
Box 744 St. Joseph, Missouri.
Ger. Belgium 3, 5, 10, 20p
40, 60, 80p
Im
Cameroons 5, lOp "vvmkd.
Togo 5, lOp wmkd.
.12
.60
.33
.08
.08
Guadeloupe, Madagascar, Martinique,
St. Pierre Red Cross each .04
Hungary 1, 2, 3, 5, 6f War .09
India 3p, i^, la. I. E. F. .07
MONET LOANED ON STAMPS,
stamp Collections, Dealers' Stocics, etc.
U. S. Premium Coin Book, 10 cents.
Entire Collections Purchased.
Approval selections on request
Efficient New Issues Service.
FRED MICHAEL,
937 Madison St., Chicago, 111.
WARREN H. COLSON
Offers one of the largest and most comprehensive stocks held by any profes-
sional in America, and he will be pleased to enter into correspondence with all
SERIOUS COLLECTORS
Thousands of varieties from a few cents up to the very greate^trarities, constant-
ly on view; but throughout this stock— without exception the CHOICEST in American
— there is but ONE quality— the very best.
Here, the collector, following almost any line of philatelic endeavor, will find
many pieces that are not only beautiful but, as well, unusual, to delight and satisfy
the philatelic craving.
Likewise Mr. Colson is a liberal buyer — at all times— of single rare stamps, rare
stamps on letters, and collections. His activities, however, are limited to the field
ante-dating 1900.
He is particularly interested in the Postmaster's Stamps of the United States; the
issues of the Confederate States; Carrier Stamps and Locals, and offers quite the best
avenue for the sale or purchase of any such in the world.
Offers of the old classic issues, such as early Mauritius, New South Wales (re-
quired for plating), British Guiana (all issues), Switzerland, Hawaii, Dominican Re-
public, type-set issues only, and so forth, are also cordially solicited.
Postage Stamps for Advanced Collectors.
184 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
Cable Address— "Warcolson," Boston. Telephone— "Back Bay 3502."
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
"resident — C. A. Howes, 55 Kilby St., Boston, Mass.
Board of Vice-Presidents — H. H. Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, l^T. Y. ; Wm. B. Sprag-ue, Recorder, 54 William
St.. New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase, 1050 Park Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y,
Secretary — Wm. B. Ault, 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville, Ind.
Treasurer — C. P. Heyerman, 19 McGraw Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
International Secretary — L. Harald Kjellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Ave., Scranton, Pa.
Dlrectors-at-Large — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W. H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
Sales Supt. — P. M. Wolsieffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
lisantiner of Sales Books — A. P. Henkels, Philadelphia, Pa.
Editor of American Philatelist — Wm. B. Ault, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Librarian — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librarian — Adam E. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Pa
Attorney — Pred. R. Schmalzreidt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 142 S. 15th St., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
Philatelic Literature — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles
A. Nast.
Philatelic Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
Obituary — Julian Park, Rev. L. Q. Dorpat, A. P. Henkels.
Recruiting — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee, 636 Market St., San Prancisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City, N. Y.
Hand Book — Iver R. Johnson, Chairman; H. L. Lindquist, Walter
H. McDonald.
Catalogue — P. R. Cornwall, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. 'Worthing-
ton, John N. Luff, H. B. Deats, E. M. Carpenter, C. A. Howes,
J. M. Bartels, C. K. B. Nevin, Wm. L. Stevenson, Dr. Car-
roll Chase, Wm. B. Sprague, A. E. Owen.
^ Vol. XXiX ^ Nov. 1, 1915. g No. 3. |
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX
NOVEMBER 1, 1915
No 3
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets ivill kindly inform tne Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that the
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 5
Oct. 18th, 1915.
Applications Pending.
Bloch, Benjamin I.
Stanbrough, B. J.
Curtis, Fred A.
Casper, M.
Morpurgo, Charles.
Hay den, E. W.
Rex, R. W.
Hollers, Victor D.
Garcia y Garcia, Fed.
Guenther, Carlos M.
Applications for Reinstatement Pending
2579 — Close, Jackson J.
2 882 — Egan, Benj. F.
2743— Marvin, J. W.
Applications Posted.
Goubault, Geo. A., Annotto Bay, .Jama-
ica; age 45; General Manager; Firm
.C E. Johnston & Co.; Refs. Audley
H. Solomon, care Messrs. Chas H.
Watt Go., 25 Whitehall St., New Yorlc
City, N. Y. E. H. Goud, care A. S.
Lascelles & Co., Commission Mer-
chants, 10 Bridge St., New York City,
N. Y.; Proposed by Wm. E. Ault, No.
1908.
Paul, Grant L., Box 529, Napaness, Ont.,
Canada; Age 21; Stamp Dealer; Ref.
Paul's Book Store, Napanee, Ont.,
Canada; Proposed by Ross O'Shaugh-
nessy. No. 1576.
Coit, John T., 385 Charlton Ave., South
Orange, N. J.; Age 57; Banking;
Firm, Winslow, Lanier & Co.; Ref.
A. Krassa, New York, N. Y. ; Propos-
ed by H. H. Wilson, No. 3563.
Allen, Miss Gertrude, 206 Moore St.,
Hackettstown, N. J.; Age Legal; Ref.,
E. Weiss, 75 Nassau , St., New York, N.
Y.; Proposed by M. Ohlman, No.
4073.
Bushnell, B. Gordon, 2715 Indianapolis
Ave. Indianapolis, Ind.; Age 34; Prin-
ter; Firm Puritan Press; Ref. W. L.
Landis, 930 W. 31st St., Indianapolis,
Ind.; Proposed by Chas. L. Pond, No.
1922.
Stenger, J. E., 650 Baldwin St., Mead-
ville. Pa.; Age 34; Traveling Sales-
man; Ref. (To be supplied); Propos-
ed by Geo. T .Bush, No. 249.
Ai)plication for Reinstatement Posted.
17 38 — Wicks, Roscoe L., 4501 N. Ra-
cine St., Chicago, 111.; Age 53; Manu-
facturers Agent; Firm Roscoe L.
Wicks, Agt.; Ref. C. E. Severn, Ox-
ford Bldg., Chicago, 111.; Proposed by
Edw. H. Buehler, No. 101.
New Stockholders.
4627— Holliday, Clyde W., 24 3 Main
Ave., Passaic, N. J.
4628 — Bates, Henry L., Box 13, Forest
Grove, Oregon.
4629 — Burrell, B. H., U. S. Office of
Public Roads, Washington, D. C.
THE AMERICAN PHI'LATELIST.
31
Replaced on Membership Roll.
The following dropped March 20th,
1915, having paid dues to August 31st,
1916, is hereby replaced on membership
roll and is in good standing.
3911 — ^Koechlin, A., Liebegzweg 18a,
Berne, Switzerland.
Resignations Accepted.
2484 — Bruce, F. E., Cleveland, Ohio.
3695 — Herr, Guy H., Philadelphia, Pa.
4220 — Truby, H. A., New Kensington,
Pa.
Resignations Received.
25 26 — Bergman, G. G. Caracas, Vene-
quela. (Formerly Port of Spain,
Trinidad, B. W. I.)
4533 — 'Curgan, J. H., Philadelphia, Pa.
4564 — Wohlander, Chas. J., San Fran-
cisco, Calif.
Changes of Address.
4341 — Alkire, H. M., to read, 49 Holly
St., Bradford, Pa.
1530 — Bartlett, J. Delano, from 735
Cantegral St., Dallas, Texas, to 1319
N. El Paso St., El Paso, Texas.
4173 — Boatwright, W. H. from 2111
Massachusetts Ave., N. W., to 2145
N. St., N. W., Washington, D. C.
4252 — ^Burns, Harry C, from 538 Sec-
ond St., to 431 Second St., Niagara
Falls, N. Y.
4498 — Cohl, Augustus A., from 1381
John R., to 35 Melrose Ave., De-
troit, Mich.
3740 — Conrad, H. V., from 572 Marshall
St., Milwaukee, Wis., to 32 W. 40th
St., New York City, N. Y.
43 7 8 — Falkenhagen, A. H., to read,
3119 Ave. J, Galveston, Texas.
4491 — Feasel, Alvin, from R. D. No. 1
to R. F. D. No. 4, Fostoria, Ohio.
4014 — Garrett, P. L., from 926 Market
St., to Church Bldg., Wilmington,
Del.
3650 — Gundelfinger, Louis, from 2201
Cataveras St., to P. O. Box 888, Fresno,
Calif.
2537 — Handler, Dr. Sigmund, from 924
St. Paul St., to 53 Vassar St., Roches-
ter, N. Y.
2118 — Hillmas, F. G., from 169 9 Pur-
chase St., to 231 Pope St., New Bed-
ford, Mass.
5 — Hubbard, John M., to read 37 N.
Main St., Rochester, N. H.
2074 — Irvine, S. L., from 4515 N. 37th
St., Omaha, Neb., to Gering, Neb.
4207 — Kimbark, G. C, from 815 Meyer
Ave., to 815 13th St., N. W., Canton,
Ohio.
3759 — Lazos, Louis, from New Fort
Lyon, Las Animas, Colo., to 118 ^/^
West Central, Albuquerque, N. M.
4353 — ^Lehman, Mrs. Geo. M., from 258
Melwood Ave., to 23 6 W. Craig St.,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
4411 — Menager, L. C, from 2990 St.
John Ave., to R. F. D. No. 4, Jackson-
ville, Fla.
4512 — Meyer, H. Henry, from 113 W.
93rd St., to 1439 University Ave.,
New York City, N. Y.
3918 — Patch, Charles, Jr., from Grosse
Points Village, Mich., to 4437 Jeffer-
son Ave., Detroit, Mich.
3262 — Polk, Wm. C, from 11 Farnum
St., Quincy, Mass., to Room 11, 47
Court St., Boston, Mass.
4457 — Smith, A. Cloeman, from 77 N.
Franklin St., to 552 High St., Potts-
town, Pa.
4586 — ^Sprague, DeWitt C, from 102 4
Second Ave., to 506 Seminary St.,
Rockford, 111.
3789 — Stevens, Ed. W., from Box 54,
Avonmore, Pa., to 1303 Woodland
Ave., Canton, Ohio.
4366 — Stuck, Oliver J., from 477 Cass
Ave., to 587 Lafayette E., Detroit.
Mich.
32 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
4417 Taylor, Geo. Winship, from Ca- 2575 — ^Wilson, J. R., from Ampere, N. J.
tonsville, Md., to 701 Maryland to 18 Chelsea Place, East Orange,
Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md. N. J.
4349 — ^Wolter, John R., to read, 55.1 N.
490-Townley, F. M., from Box 16 to ^^nd St., West Philadelphia, Pa.
Box 306, Sayreville, N. J.
3693 — .Wade, Chas. M., from Room i, Membership Summary.
Madison Thoits Bldg., to 4 61 Addi- ^otal membership Oct. 4th
son Ave., Palo Alto, Calif. 1915 1446
4569— Wagner, Adam J., from 2 8 Beek- New stockholders admitted
man St., New York City, N. Y., to Oct. 18th, 1915 3
402 Vine St., Richmond Hill, N. Y. Replaced on memhership
roll Oct. 18th, 1915 1 1450
4100 — Wallis, Mrs. Grace C, from 5802
Oak Ave., to 5828 Oak Ave., Indiana- Resignations accepted Oct.
P°^i«' I^'i- 18th, 1915 3
23116 — Weig&J, Jacob, from 130 3 N. — —
Fair Oaks Ave., P. O. Box 2093, to Total membership Oct. 18th
1461 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, 1915 1447
Calif. WM. E. AULT, Secretary.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
For
Detroit, Oct. 1, 1915
Stock Fund.
Balance forwarded $4,333.66
September receipts 7.00
Credit Balance
Insurance Fund..
Balance forwarded $1,752.97
Rec'd from Trustee 5.14
Credit Balance
Exchange Account.
Balance forwarded $59.93
1.90
September receipts
Credit Balance
Suspense Account.
Balance forwarded
September receipts
Credit Balance
$37.68
.40
month September, 1915.
Genei'al Fund.
Receipts —
Interest on Bond $10.00
Dues 574.00
Subscriptions , .20
Reinstatements 3.00
$4,340.66
$1,758.14
$61.83
$38.08
$587.20
Debit balance forwarded $130.64
Credit balance
Sumniai'y of Balances.
Stock Fund $4,340.66
Insurance Fund 1,758.11
Exchange Account 61.83
Suspense Account 38.08
General Fund 456.56
$456.56
5,655.24
Resources.
Bonds (Book value) $3,489.34
Cash in Bank 3,165.90 $6,655.24
C. F. HEYERMAN, Treas.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 33
REPORT OF SALES SUPERINTENDENT.
Philadelphia, Oct. 1st, 1915.
Board of Vice Presidents,
New York, N. Y.
Gentlemen: —
The business done by the Sales De-
partment since my last report is as fol-
lows:
2132 Books in circulation
valued at |41,546.56
101 New Books received
valued at 2,351.32
2233 Total books valued. .. $43,897.88
200 Books retired (sales
$1076.99) valued 3,892.92
2033 Books now in circula-
tion valued $40,004.96
The Insurance on the 200 books re-
tired was $23.56 which amount has been
forwarded to the Treasurer to be cred-
ited to the Insurance Fund.
The sales since my last report have
been $1490.34.
In former reports, I have called atten-
tion to the quality of stamps contributed
by members. Very cheap stamps and
damaged stamps are called "junk" by
the majority of collectors and do not
sell well. No books should be sent in
priced less than ten dollars. Mail Cir-
cuits consist of ten books and postage
is 26 cts. A number of members have
complained about the cheap character
of the stamps and object to paying pos-
tage on such material, therefore it will
be to the interest of all sellers, parti-
cipating in the Department to make the
net value of their books at least ten
dollars or more.
Sellers should bear in mind that all
damaged, mended, and repaired, stamps
must be plainly marked as such. The
Examiner of Sales Books is instructed to
remove them the same as reprints and
counterfeits if not so marked.
Vacant spaces found in books on re-
ceipt of a Circuit must be adjusted with
the member from whom the Circuit was
received. The Superintendent cannot
take up such cases. The By-Laws ful-
ly explain the duties of members in
handling Circuits and participating in
the Department. Every member should
be familiar with the Rules and Regula-
tions, the most important of which are
printed on the covers of the blank Sales
Books.
Any city or town that has five or
more members can have a large 50
book Circuit sent to one of their num-
ber, who will act as Agent for them to
receive, circulate and return the Circuit
to the Superintendent. This divides the
expense and gives a much better as-
sortment of stamps to look over.
Individual Circuits of 50 books are
also available to any member who is wil-
ling to bear the transportation charges.
Information concerning the Sales De-
partment and circulation of books cheer-
fully furnished on request.
P. M. WOLSIEFFER.,
Sales Superintendent.
WIIiL HISTORY REPEAT?
Mr. W. C. Stone in sending us the
following clipping from the New York
Times of Oct. 13th, asks: "Will they
have encased stamps later?" We wonder.
Russian Stamps Legal Tender.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 12, (via London.)
A scarcity of change has prompted the
Russian Ministry of Finance to issue an
order making postage stamps issued on
the occasion of the celebration of the
three hundredth anniversary of the
founding of the House of Romanoff le-
gal tender. The stamps range in de-
nominations from one to twenty kopecks
( one-half cent to ten cents. ) The order
was made effective by being telegraphed
throughout the empire.
34
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vol. XXIX
Nov. 1, 1915.
No. 3
Published at
FEDERALSBURG. MD.
WM. E. AULT, Editor, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Associate Editors
HENRY A. KIDDER, - Arlington, Mass.
L. H. KJELLSTBDT, Scranton, Pa,
L. C. ERNST Scranton, Pa.
subscriptions-
Free TO All Members in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— $1.00 per year for Monthly
issues.
Supplements—
Membership List - - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, - - - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTISEMENTS-
One page, per insertion, - - , - $8.00
Half page, per insertion, - - - - 4.00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, (2 inches) per insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, . . - . .75
Five per cent (5>) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices- Wants or Exchanges-From members only —
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 125^ cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, ------ 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
issue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Address all cnmmiinicalions to the Editor.
EXCHANGES— Wc will be pleased toexchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITORIAL.
BENEFITS Sometimes we are giv-
THERE ARE en as a cause of a mem-
ber resigning his con-
nection with the Society that there are
no benefits to be derived or that the
Society does not offer any substantial
return for the amount which a member
pays in dues. We have more than once
pointed out that the Society should not
be expected to pay a direct dividend or
a return of the small investment for
yearly dues, but that the greatest bene-
fit which it can offer to a stamp collec-
tor for his membership is the fact that
he is helping to sustain an organization
which has for its prime object the ad-
vancement of the plane of collecting and
the furtherance of the interests of the
hobby as a whole, just the same, and in
the same measure in its way, as does
any of the countless commercial organi-
zations existing in practically every city
of this country and among practically
every line of business endeavor, none of
which even offer the return of equal
direct financial benefit to its members,
but which simply aim to the uplift of
that particular branch of business which
they represent.
However, there are many cases on
record in the annals of our Society
when there has been a direct financial
benefit to the member and we have just
received a letter from a member for
whom the Society has performed just
such service. To quote from his letter —
"I am very glad that this affair is now
so satisfactorily ended and wish to ex-
press to you my very best thanks for
all the trouble you have taken in the
matter. The American Philatelic So-
ciety wields a real power when it comes
to tackling wrong-doers. I have more
than once previously solicited the assis-
tance of the Society, and in each case
with good results."
Not that every member, we hope, has
the need of the assistance which was
rendered in this case, but it simply
proves that the A. P. S. stands for all
that is worthy in philately and its power
to render assistance in cases calling for
its help should not be reckoned lightly.
That more members do not receive in-
dividual benefits is due, we venture to
believe, more to that member's unwil-
lingness to assist himself toward the re-
sults which he would expect the Society
to voluntarily provide. There are count-
less ways which the Society opens to
every member to reap beneficial returns
on his membership, but it is only by that
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
35
member's co-operation with the Society
that he is able to reap the full benefits.
When a member states he is not re-
ceiving full value for his yearly dues,
ask him "Are you doing your part?" If
he does his share, we know the Society
stands ready to deliver its part of the
bargain, but unless a member makes
known to the other members, and it
is they who constitute the "Society,"
how can he expect to receive a return
for the payment of the yearly dues?
BRANCH SOCIETIES.
We are always glad to publish repor la of minutes of Branch Societies and the
Secretaries are requested to furnish the Editor loith copy for this purpose.
BRANCH No. 30.
Minutes of Garfield-Perry Stamp Club
Branch No. 30, Oct. 7th, 1915, at Room
202, The Arcade.
Pres. Rust called the meeting to or-
der at 8.40 P. M.
Members present — ^Whittaker, Gender,
Good, Weigel, Rust, Moses, Lewis, Tub-
man, Henn, MacLaren, Young, Crowell,
Beatty, and Chamberlin. Visitor — ^Kreil.
Board of Directors elected Mr. A.
Hawley to membership.
Minutes of previous meeting approv-
ed as read.
Sales Department reported in excel-
lent shape and sales good.
The President suggested a plan for
the disposition of the Hanford Cup
which was adopted. Two members will
be appointed each month to provide en-
tertainment for the ensuing month. At
the end of the year, the two members
providing the best entertainments for
their month will compete, each giving
one entertainment on the last two
meeting nights of the year. The winner
will hold the Hanford Cup for the fol-
lowing year. The present Entertain-
ment Committee was dismissed with
thanks.
The President appointed MacLaren
and Henn to provide entertainments for
November and Gender and Young for
December.
After adjournment the members ex-
amined several collections paying special
attention to the Three Cent U. S. issues
of 1851-56 and 1857-60.
.Meeting adjourned at 10.15 P. M.
W. A. Chamberlin, Secy.
BRANCH No. 35.
Los Angeles and Southern California.
The 13 th regular meeting of this
Branch and the first of the fall and win-
ter season was held in the joint (part
Perforate) rooms of our fellow members
Messrs. Poole and Goodman 311-312
Washington BIdg., Los Angeles, Sept.
7th, 1915.
This being the first meeting of the
fall season and summer weather still
prevailing the attendance was duly
affected.
The following members, however, re-
sponded to the call — ^Messrs. Poole, Pal-
lette. Grant, Goodman and Davis.
Bill Bloss, of Chicago, filled the visi-
tors chair.
Bill has been with us all summer and
we had hoped to number him as a per-
manent addition but he informs us
such is not to be, that is, not yet.
The Secretary read the minutes of the
previous meeting, also a communication
from C. W. Kissinger expressing his re-
gret in not meeting with the combined
local Societies on his recent visit to
Los Angeles.
The entertainment of the evening was
furnished by Dr. Pallette and consisted
of both stamps and postal cards. Dr.
Pallette's collection of postal cards is
very extensive and complete, and while
we were privileged only to see his Mexi-
can cards this evening for lack of time,
we all enjoyed this opportunity. Dr.
Pallette also exhibited what he termed
his "kid" collection of U. S. and while
not a specialized collection it contains
many fine and interesting stamps and
36
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
the Doctor need make no apologies for
it, we assure him.
Adjournment was taken at 9.15 P. M.
Joseph S. Davis, Secy.
The 14 th regular meeting of this
Branch was held on the evening of Sept.
:ilst, 1915, in the usual place at 7.45
P. M.
A. P. S. members present were: Grant,
Goodman, Robbins, Burton, Bloss and
Davis.
According to our program this even-
ings feature called for a study of the
stamps of Canada but by special ar-
rangement of the Program Committee,
Mr. Goodman, Chairman, the evening-
was devoted to a cabaret entertainment
furnished by talent from Harlow's Cafe.
Our entertainers were a handsome lot
of girls, filled with sparkle and vim for
which Harlow's is famed. The meeting
was voted a great success.
The evening being warm the Society
adjourned en masse to a nearby thirst
parlor for refreshment and then each
departed his respective way.
Joseph S. Davis, Secy.
ANNUAL DUES.
Attention of the members is called to
the beginning of the Society year, Sep-
tember 1st, when dues for the twelve
months ending August 31st, 1916, be-
came payable, and the amount $1.80,
should be forwarded to the Treasurer,
Mr. C. F. Heyerman, 19 McGraw Bldg.,
Detroit, Mich. The response to the no-
tices to this effect sent out by the Treas-
urer has been unusually liberal and
fully 50% of the membership have al-
ready remitted for their dues. Those
who have not yet forwarded the amount
of their dues can materially assist the
officers and the Society by giving this
matter their prompt attention. At the
same time we urge each member to ad-
vise his correct address and specialty, so
that when the membership list is pub-
lished it may reflect correct data con-
cerning our members.
I When Answering 'i
! I
I Ads. I
I You Will Confer a |
? Favor by Mentioning I
I THE I
I AMERICAN I
i 'i
I PHILATELIST. I
Sveriges Filatelist-Forening t
(The Philatelic Society of Sweden) !
Pounded September 18, 1886. !
'Honorary Members: The Crown Prince j
of Sweden and H. M. The King of Eng- f
[land Proprietor and Publisher of Svensk >
Filatelistisk Tidskrift
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.
Over 1.100 members of legal age. Ex-
[cellent Sales Department with insurance i
'against all losses. Membership of the
J A. P. S. accepted as satisfactory refer-
jence. No entrance fee. Yearly dues $1.35
♦ American Representative. I
I L. HARALD KJEL.LSTEDT, C. E. j
♦ SCRANTON, PA. |
WHEN YOU ANSWER AN ADVER-
TISEMENT IN THIS JOURNAL, YOU
WILL CONFER A FAVOR ON YOUR-
SELF, THE ADVERTISER AND THE
"A. P. S." IF YOU MENTION WHERE
YOU SAW THE AD.
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OF DIRJECTORS.
"resident — C. A. Howes, 55 Kilby St., Boston, Mass.
Board of Vice-Presidents — H. H. "Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder, 54 William
St.. New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase, 1050 Park Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary — Wm. E. Ault, 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonvllle, Ind.
Treasurer — C. F. Heyerman, 19 McGraw Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
International Secretary — L. Harald Kjellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Ave., Scranton, Pa.
Directors-at-L,arge — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W. H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
Sales Supt. — P. M. Wolsieffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
E-^aminer of Sales Books — A. P. Henkels, Philadelphia, Pa.
Editor of American Philatelist — Wm. E. Ault, Jeffersonvllle, Ind.
Librarian — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librarian — Adam B. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Pa
Attorney — Fred. R. Schmalzreidt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 142 S. 15th St., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
Philatelic Literature — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles
A. Nast.
Philatelic Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
Obituary — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, A. P. Henkels.
Recruiting — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee, 636 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City, N. Y.
Hand Book — Iver R. Johnson, Chairman; H. L. Lindquist, Walter
H. McDonald.
Catalogue — F. R. Cornwall, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. "Worthing-
ton, John N. Luff, H. E. Deats, E. M. Carpenter, C. A. Howes,
J. M. Bartels. C. K. B. Nevin, Wm. L. Stevenson, Dr. Car-
roll Chase, Wm. B. Sprague, A. E. Owen.
^ Vol. XXIX 0 N^. 15^
1915
No. 4
38
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
8c
French Colonial Red
Cross Stamps
France I f
France II r
Dahomey
Morocco I r
Morocco II °^
Morocco III ^'X
Alexandria °^
Port Said • ^^^
India, local overprint J-Oc
Guadeloupe •' V An
Indo China, I Local Surcharge 15c
Indo China, II Local Surcharge ... 5c
Ivory Coast °'x
Madagascar ^^
Martinique ^
Mauretania ^ t-
New Caledonia i-^^
Reunion, red surcharge • J-o^
Reunion, black surcharge ?b.uu
St. Pierre Miquelon . . °^
Senegal ?^
Somali Coast 2^
Tunis • I
Upper Senegal ......
Important selections of New Rf P«Mic,
Papua, Orange and Straits Settlements
readT to send on approval.
Ferris Auction Review, a few copies
left, reduced to 35 cents post free.
EUGENElta^IN,
142 S. 15th St.
Philadelphia,
Pa.
SALES DEPARTMENT.
Members that have discontinued re-
ceiving the Circuits during the Summer
Season and all new members that have
joined since, are invited to participate
in the Sales Department.
No circuits are sent to any member
unless a request is made to the Super-
intendent "With a promise to take the
best of care of the books and forward
promptly to the next member according
to the Rules and Regulations.
All of the 2000 books now on hand are
priced by old catalog values, many of
the stamps having gone up by the 1916
catalog.
Any information about the Sales De-
partment cheerfully furnished on re-
quest either to members or prospec-
tive members. Every stamp collector in
the United States should be a member
of the American Philatelic Societj'.
P. M. WOLSIEFFER Sales Supt.
31 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
^tPLUS ULTR^
Made in
America
Interchangeable Leaves
BLANK ALBUMS - $4.00 and up
STOCK BOOKS - $2.00 and up
Uied by the foremost Collectors and Dealers
Complete piice list free on request
"Ne Plus Ultra" Watermark Revealer
Price 50c. Postage 10c. extra
Air'Ne pins Ultra"supplies manufactured exclusively by
SCOTT STAMP & COIN CO.
127 Madison Ave. ifi New York City
Auction Sales
when conducted by responsible high
class dealers, are admitted to be the
most remunerative channels through
which to dispose of large stamp col-
lections or single rare specimens. I
hold auction sales of stamps practi-
cally every month. If you have any-
thing choice to dispose of, write me
— it will be to your advantage.
If you do not receive my catalogues
write for them.
Edward Michael
119 North Dearborn St., Chicago
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX
NOVEMBER 15, 1915.
No. 4
AN INTERESTING COVER.
[Mr. Wm. C. Michaels, A. P. S. 2033, as
can be seen by this little sketch, some-
times thinks in other terms than those
prescribed by Blackstone, and in letting
his fancy run thus, has told a most inter-
esting story of his deductions from a
cover in his collection. He has kindly
submitted the cover to the Editor and it
in every respect (bears out his tale. It is
not an envelope, simply a folded sheet
of note paper, addressed and marked as
the story tells. It bears a copy of Type
IV One Cent, 1851, and in addition "2
cts. paid in money" written in by the
postmaster. It was "postmarked" first
Dec. 23, and the "3" was changed to a
"5", all in manuscript. No year is in-
cluded in the postmark, but the cover
bears the notations, "Rec. 12 mo. 25th,
1854" and "Answered 12 mo. 27th, 1854."
— Ed. note.~\
Der Mr. Editor: —
Being an old "back number", you will
recall perfectly well what a horribly disa-
greeable day March 30, 1855, was; and,
of course, you will remember that it was
on that day that your old friend Frank
Pierce, then President of these United
States, put his signature on that import-
ant document known as "An Act Amend-
ing an Act Relating to Post OflBces and
Post Roads, Prescribing Rates of Postage,
etc., etc."
This Act of March 30, 1855, provided,
among other things, for the compulsory
prepayment by stamps of postage on let-
ters, effective January 1, 1856. And you
will remember that prior to the going
into effect of that Act, half ounce let-
ters for distances under 3000 miles cost
three cents if prepaid, and five cents if
not prepaid, and it was optional with the
sender to prepay by stamps or cash; and
every collector, I suppose, has seen cov-
ers dated up to January 1, 1856, without
stamps, but marked "paid 3" or "paid 5",
etc., but the enclosed cover is the only
example I ihave ever seen which was part-
ly prepaid in cash and partly by stamp.
You know, Mr. Editor, that in those
good old days everybody kept the letters
he received and usually noted across the
end of the cover the date the letter was
received and the date he answered it, and
sometimes (like the instance enclosed)
the name of the sender. I'll leave it to
you if this cover itself, with a study of
the map, doesn't tell a fine little story.
It is perfectly plain that old John Pat-
ton was the sender and that he lived in
the quaint little hamlet of Pennsville,
Morgan County, Ohio. Pennsville was
one of those places where the general
storekeeper was also the postmaster. It
is really too bad we don't know his
name, but we'll call him Jim. • Now Jim
never thought it was necessary to pro-
cure anything more in the way of a post-
marking stamp than a circular die giv-
ing only the name of his town and state.
"Why", he argued, "should I go to the
trouble of getting types or dies for 'Jan.',
'Feb.', etc., and then thirty-one more for
days of the month, when I only have two
or three or four or a half dozen letters a
day to handle. Ain't I got a pen and ink
here, and can't I write in the date if I
want to?" And that Jim made his own
stamping ink out of sumac leaves is per-
fectly plain.
40
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Well, our old friend John Patton came
into the store on December 23, 1854, and
finding the post-master either busy or not
present, left his letter on a barrel and
walked out without saying a word; he
didn't leave any stamps or money. Af-
ter he had gone out. Postmaster Jim finds
the letter and smashes it with his circu-
lar post-marking stamp, then he careful-
ly, with pen and ink, writes in the date
"Dec. 23" below the word "Pennsville".
Then it occurred to him that Patton never
intended to have the letter sent collect,
since it would cost his friend. Dr. Wright,
down at Chesterhill (to whom it was ad-
dressed) five cents to get it out ofi the
postofiice, and the good Doctor might be
offended at that; "so", says Jim, to him-
self, "there will be no mail out for
Chesterhill before Christmas anyway and
I'll just wait till Colonel Patton comes
around in a day or so and see if he won't
prepay this thing." Sure enough, Patton
showed up at the store on Christmas,
as did every body else in the village, and
Jim jumped him right away about the
letter to Doc Wright. "Why, certainly,"
said Patton, "I intended to prepay the
letter; you knew that didn't you? Why
didn't you mark it 'Paid' and charge it to
me?" To which Jim replied, "We Post-
masters are forbidden by law to trust
anybody; if you wanted this letter sent
prepaid you should have said so, and be-
sides that, you must produce the stamps
or cash or it will go 'collect'; that's the
law." "All right" says Patton, "I've got
a one cent stamp here in my pocket and
I'll just use that as far as it'll go, and
here's two cents in cash; add 'em up and
there's your old three cents; now hurry
up and fix up that letter and send it on
to Doc Wright today; he's awaitin' for it
and it's important." So Jim takes Pat-
ton's stamp and his two big copper pen-
nies, then he takes his trusty pen in hand
and dhanges the "3" to a "5" in the date
he had written down two days before,
then he writes on the envelope "2 cts.
paid in money", then he slaps on Pat-
ton's one cent blue (a fine type IV) and
carefully draws four vertical lines across
it, and the job is done, and away goes the
letter, that very day, and Doc receives it
that same day for be it known, Chesterhill
is only twelve miles down the country
road from Jim's post oflBce.
And as John goes out of the door we
can plainly hear Jim's last sally: "And
I say, Patton, 'Doc' Wright spells his
name with a 'W'; you must have run out
of W's when you wrote his name
'R-i-g-h-t'."
Wm. C. MICHAELS.
THE FUTURE OF PERFORATIONS.
BY R. S. LE MAY.
(Reprinted from the September issue of the Philatelic Journal of Great Britain.)
In the Stamp Lover for October, 1913,
Mr. Melville was kind enough to publish
a sihoirt article from my pen, entitled "The
Debauch of Philately," in which I endea-
voured, in a gentle manner, to apply the
brake to the ever increasing speed of
specialism's wheel.
I admit that the article in question was
open to objection in that it was confined
purely to generalities and destructive
criticism — and it is easy to destroy,
though hard to create; but at the time I
intended to follow it up rapidly with a
further and complementary article, which,
although possibly, even probably, anta-
gonistic to thr settled opinions of manj
of my readers, would yet outline a fu-
ture constructive policy for Philately.
Circumstance, which has us all in its
maw, intervened, however, and for many
months I was unable to carry out my
project; now I will try to acquit myself
of the duty I have undertaken, and to free
myself from the charge of being merely
a destructive critic.
The whole aim of this article is to
propound a policy which will give our
hobby a more defined and honorable sta-
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
41
tus in the eyes of the public (whom, af-
ter all, we wish to attract, do we not?)
and to effect this, to remove from it a
phase in which there is neither skill nor
science, nor yet that almost delightful
adjunct, the personal element — a. phase
which, in my humble opinion, is justly de-
serving of the contempt with which
Philately is still regarded by many edu-
cated laymen. Before then setting forth
the lines of a future policy, I will deal
with the phase I would wish to see re-
moved.
My proposition can be stated in a few
words, and amounts briefly to this —
Eliminate varieties of perforation.
This is a broad saying, and a hard one:
it will admit of qualification later, but
now let us examine it as it stands.
I wonder how many collectors of the
present day have ever reasoned within
themselves why they collect varieties of
perforation, and how many just accept
the fact as one of the tenets of the doc-
trine of Philately — for is it not written in
the book of Gibbons? and has it not been
sanctioned by long usage? — in fact, ever
since the day in the far sixties, when the
late Doctor Legrand invented an appara-
tus for discovering how many holes the
perforating machine made in the space
of two centimetres.
Just think for a moment of the nature
of that discovery — ^how many holes punch-
ed in the space of two centimetres! I
will not forget that in those days the
'keen philatelist had indeed but little scope
for his enthusiasm, and that this was
probably an ingenious endeavor to ex-
tend the narrow limits to which the
hobby was reduced. But, Oh, Monsieur
le Docteur, could you think of nothing
better than a perforation gauge? Possi-
bly in these days, when every little dot
on a stamp is noted, with a view to
exalting it above its neighbour, Dr. Leg-
rand, had he observed these differences
in the perforations of stamps, might have
kept a profound silence, and, if no one
else had conceived the ingenuity of his
scheme we might have no varieties of
perforations to-day. Believe me, my aver-
sion from perforations is not founded on
prejudice (I used to collect them once
myself) but is purely the logical outcome
of thought upon the matter.
Let us consider the subject further.
We now hold, and I think rightly, that
Philately has been raised from the plane
of "placing stamps in a book" to that
of a hobby requiring much skill and per-
ception, and with a distinctly educative
value; even that old plea advanced, that
it teaches one geography, has gone by the
board — of course it does that to a limited
extent, but far more — to the student it
gives an insight into subjects which
never interested him before, printing, en-
graving, paper-making and kindred sub-
jects, by all of which his mind is duly im-
proved. Moreover, another feature of
the hobby, which is eagerly pursued to-day
but was never thought of forty years ago,
is the reconstruction of plates of stamps,
of Sydney views or Siam surcharges, ac-
cording to one's means or inclination;
and one can understand the enthusiasm
which such a quest excites, especially in
the former case, for the personal element
enters so largely into the question where
stamps have been printed from different
plates, each engraved separately by hand.
We have then the collecting of recon-
structed sheets for the sake of research,
the collecting of blocks (and shades also)
for the sake of aesthetic beauty — at least,
in my own case, for four stamps convey
a more pleasing effect to the eye than
one — ^^and we have the collecting of errors,
because they are errors: but why do we
collect varieties of perforation? You have
two unused stamps, let us say, identical
in design, colour, watermark, and paper,
and yet because one has been punched by
a machine on the basis of 14 holes in two
centimetres, and the other on a basis of
twelve-and-a-half, the latter costs eight
pounds and the former four shillings.
Frankly, 1 cannot understand it, except
under such conditions as I have quoted
above, when the limits of philately were
so restricted that enthusiastic collectors
had to discover wider fields. 1 ask you
directly and honestly — what possible in-
terest has it for you, except a present
financial one based upon existing catalo-
gues, whether a stamp has been punched
on a basis of 14 holes or 12i/^? Can you
find the same extrinsic value in such a
pair of stamps, as you can in two, ap-
42
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
parently the same, but which closer ex-
amination proves to be printed from dif-
ferent plates? Is there any aesthetic or
artistic beauty in perforations, or do they
conceal a wealth of information for the
initiated? Don't you think that, if you
were showing a non-collecting friend two
sets of stamps identical in everything ex-
cept perforation and you explained to
him, in answer to his question as to why
you kept them both in your album, all
about the punches and the centimetres —
don't you think that he might have just
cause of contempt for your hobby?
And finally, is there any skill required
in measuring perforations? Is there any
personal equation, as in the study of an
engraver's plates? and is there any sci-
ence in collecting them? No, it is a
purely mechanical business, and soul-less
withal.
You may answer my questions by yet
others, as to the extrinsic value of other
branches of the hobby, but I will say in
reply that there may be other phases
which might also be ignored, but if there
are, they are not so important as the ques-
tion of perforations, nor do they have
such a bearing as the latter on the atti-
tude of the cultured public towards Phila-
tely. I therefore propose to treat with no
comparisons such as "You might just as
well say, .'why collect so-and-so?'"; but
to devote myself to Perforations alone —
which I think will be quite enough for the
time being!
And now, having my general indictment
I wish to make some qualifications, which
I hope will commend themselves to those
of my readers who are on my side, and
will turn away the wrath of those who are
against me.
I would suggest, then, that the elimi-
nation of varieties of perforation should
be confined to those which are produced
by the same kind of machine: that is to
say, that if a stamp is first perforated by
means of a single line (guillotine) ma-
chine, and later by the comb machine,
then I think that both these stamps should
be collected, and the differences distinct-
ly stated in the catalogue, for it shows
the different methods employed to sep-
arate the stamps from one another and,
as such, presents a feature of great in-
terest to the student of the production of
stamps. Similarly roulettes and serrated
perforations should find a place in every
collector's album, for they show the in-
termediate stage between the period when
stamps were cut apart by scissors and
the more enlightened age of perforating
machines.
What would be the effect of this? Let
us take New Zealand, for example. If
you follow the catalogue through, you will
see that all the old, interesting issues
would be retained in their entirety, show-
ing the different papers used and running
through practically the whole gamut of
processes ever contrived for the separa-
tion of stamps: hut that all those be-
wildering varieties of perforation in the
less interesting issues of 1874-92, 1882-97,
and 1901 onwards would be merged in
each case into one single issue. And tell
me, how many of the men interested in
these stamps would not rejoice at heart
if they were so? Look at the 1882-97 com-
bination! Here you have the same -set
over and over again, until th,e mere sight
of them almost produces nausea. If one set
were perforated six and the next sixteen,
one could perhaps understand the collec-
tion of hoth, on the score of curiosity
alone, but what have we here? One set is
perforated 12x11%, the next is 11, the next
10, the next 10x11, and so on, ad infini-
tum. The more I think on it, the less
resentment can I honestly conjure up
against those misguided people, who com-
pare the collecting of stamps with that of
match-box labels. I will leave it to some
better arithmetician to say by how many
varieties the stamps of New Zealand
would be lessened by the adoption of my
suggestion, but I cannot help thinking
that the numher Avould be very large and
that the dealers would in no way suffer
by the reduction. For how many collec-
tors are there, who looking casually thro
the catalogue for new fields to conquer,
do not flee on the first glance at the pages
devoted to New Zealand? After all, spe-
cialists of any one country must be few,
and a large distribution of any particular
stamp must depend upon the number of
general collectors who wish to acquire
that stamp; and how many general col-
lectors wish to acquire, or take any in-
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
43
terest in, these Viarieties of perforation,
numberless as the hairs of the head?
The above remarks apply equally to
New South Wales and South Australia,
in fact to practically all the Australian
Colonies: and I feel confident that If all
the perforation gauges in existence were
burnt, and the issues of these, and of all
other countries were limited to (a) im-
perforate; (b) rouletted; (c) pin or ser-
rated perforations; (d) single line ma-
chine; and (e) comb machine; their pop-
ularity would be bound to increase. This,
of course, is merely a personal opinion —
open to correction by those better able
to judge — which I bave introduced be-
cause the financial aspect of the case can-
not be lost sight of entirely. But there
is no doubt about the other aspect —
measuring perforations is a mechanical
and a soul-destroying business; and has
no right whatever to rank on the same
plane as reconstruction of plates, which
is scientific, or the collecting of shades,
which is aesthetic.
As I said in my previous article, it is
not possible to raise Philately to the
height of a great science, nor is it even
desirable to attempt to do so, but I per-
sonally have a great ambition, which I
feel sure is shared by all, to see it reach
the same plane as numismatics for exam-
ple (which it does not at present if one
may judge from the attitude of the Brit-
ish Museum towards the Tapling collec-
tion) and obtain a fuller measure of recog-
nition at the hands of those in authority.
I have only to mention the great scheme
outlined by Mr. Corfield, with the sup-
port of the Royal Society, for the infor-
mation and housing, in adequate fashion,
of a National Collection, and its present
reception by the Government, in order to
make you realize the latter's attitude and
the necessity of changing it as quickly
as possible.
Herein lies the cause of my endeavour
to rid Philately of the most important
phase at which I think the finger of
scorn can justly be pointed, and having
carried out this endeavour to the best of
my ability, I will now try to indicate the
lines along which, in my opinion. Phila-
tely's future policy should run, to secure
that measure of recognition from the
Authorities which it deserves.
It is not necessary for me to touch on
the financial side of Philately, for those
interests are well looked after by the
trade, I therefore propose to devote myself
to two aspects to which, I think, greater
prominence should be given than to all
others — ^first, the historical value of Phila-
tely, and secondly its educative value.
Attempts have been made in the past,
and are still being made, to prove to the
public the value of the work philatelists
are doing but these efforts are all too few.
We must force public opinion to throw
away their old conceptions of stamp col-
lecting (which, alas, still obtain all too
widely), and to recognize the claims of
Philately by showing collections of stamps
(of any country you please), which will
record the postal history of that country
from the very earliest times.
I read two sayings a short while ago
which I think will bear repetition. The
one was to the effect that Specialism had
saved Philately, and the other, that Phila-
tely needed a tonic. If PMlately is to attain
to its just place in the thoughts of men,
there is no doubt about the truth of the
first statement, but I will add a corollary
which I think no less true, that specialism
in the wrong direction will ultimately
kill it. As regards the other saying, it
hardly seems, if one may judge from the
gigantic collections formed and the mons-
ter Exhibitions held to-day, that Philately
needs a tonic: but rather that it should
be purged of all of its meaningless, almost
childish, features, and receive a strong
constructive policy.
From the earliest times up to the pres-
ent day the stamps themselves (apart
from their financial value), have been
everything to the collector: now I main-
tain that, if the desired goal is to be
reached this must be changed, and the
stamps themselves, while still retaining
their artistic value, must become subsid-
iary to the study of their method of pro-
duction, and the postal history of their
country.
I cannot help thinking that stamps, qua
stamps, will never appeal to Museums or
other authorities as fit objects for their
devoted care, and to this I attribute the
44
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
neglect which has overtaken the Tapling
collection. There must be something be-
hind the stamps, as there is history behind
coins, to give them the status required.
I have noticed a tendency of late among
the Philatelic Press rather to blink at
facts and to lead their devotees into a
fool's paradise. But, especially in view of
Mr. Corfleld's scheme for a National Col-
lection, something must be done to open
the eyes of collectors to the present needs
of their hobby, and if this short essay of
mine has but that effect alone, I shall feel
that I have dealt a good sound blow for
the honour of Philately. To the assault,
then!
The United States Aerial Postal Service.
BY RUSSELL L. STULTZ.
REFERENCE LIST OF U. 8. AERIAL DISPATCH ROUTES.
\_The publication of this history of the Aerial Post of the United States was begun
in The Philadelphia Stamp News and the last installment printed in that magazinS,
appeared in Vol. V. page 390. Mr. Stultz will contnue the list in our Journal and we
hope to be able to publish a portion of the work in each of our mid-monthly issues. —
Ed. Note.]
6,
(xlili)
1912:— ROCKPORT,
INDI-
AUGUST
ANA.
Postmaster F. B. Garlinghouse, Rock-
port, Indiana, authorized to institute an
aerial mail service between the Rockport
Fair Grounds and the post office at Rock-
port, from August 20 to August 24, 1912.
His official instructions directed that one
trip one way should be made each day,
by a sworn carrier, and without expense
to the Post Office Department, the order
being issued at the instance of the post-
master.
The areoplane route was operated in
connection with an aviation meet held
at Rockport under the auspices and di-
rection of the Rockport Fair Association,
which had been fortunate in securing
Aviator Horace Kerney for the occasion.
Although service was authorized during
the entire period of the meet — five days
— mail was conveyed but on three days,
presumably August 21, 22, and 23. A
temporary sub-station had been erected on
the Fair Grounds for the convenience of
those wishing to patronize the aerial
route, from which point all mail was
carried by Aviator Kerney to the post
office in Rockport a distance of about one
mile, where the pouch was dropped- The
bulk of correspondence transported con-
sisted of special souvenir post cards,
(To be
w;hich had been prepared locally in com-
memoration of the event. These cards
bore a likeness of Aviator Kerney seated
in a biplane, preparatory to flight. On
the face of the cards appeared the words;
"Souvenir of the Rockport Fair 1912."
Continuing the precedent establishment
by a large number of simila,r instances, a
distinctive aviation cancellation was pro-
vided by the postal authorities to cancel
all mail matter passing over the aerial
route. This cancellation was of the fa-
miliar horizontal type and consisted of
four lines of capitals, with the obliterator
occupying the immediate right, the ar-
rangement of both being as below, and
without border of any description. The
impression was made with a. rubber
stamp and is known only in blue ink.
AEROPLANE STATION
AUG. 22, 1912
— u. S.
ROCKPORT, IND.
MAIL
FROM ROCKPORT FAIR
This route was officially assigned "No.
633,003" in the records of the Post Office
Department. The total number of pieces
of mail carried is not available, no re-
port of the amount having been made to
the Department. It is stated unofficially
however, that labout 3,500 pieces of matter
of all classes were taken up by Aviator
Kearney on the three flights.
continxieii. )
THE AMERICAN PHKLATELIST.
45
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vol. XXIX Nov. 15, 1915.
No. 4
Published at
FEDERALSBURG, MD.
WM. E. AULT, Editor, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Associate Editors
HENRY A. KIDDER, - Arlington, Mass,
L. H. KJELLSTEDT, Scranton, Pa,
subscriptions-
Free TO Am. Members in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— $1.00 per year for Monthly
issues.
Supplements —
Membership List - - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, - - - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTISEMENTS-
One page, per insertion, - - , - $8.00
Half page, per insertion, - - - . 4.00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, f2 inches) per insertion, • - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, . - . - .75
Five per cent (5>) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices- Wants or Exchanges-From members only—
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12% cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, ------ 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
asue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Address all comniii nicalions to the Editor.
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased toexchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITORIAL.
PERFORATIONS. The article, "The
Future of Perfor-
ations" from "The Philatelic Journal of
Great Britain," written by Mr. LeMay,
which is reprinted in this issue, has stir-
red up considerable comment in the phila-
telic press of England, and if we may
judge from the remarks of the several
contributors, the article has been accord-
ed a favorable reception. If we lay aside
all thoughts except the a-lm of Vsxe writer.
and we believe his ideas are anything but
fanciful, we cannot help but see the force
of his arguments. We are glad, however,
to note that our Standard Catalogue does
not carry the subject of perforations to
the extent which is indulged in by many
of the European cataloguers and we be-
lieve this is well, for it is a subject
which would have little attraction to a
non-philatelic friend if we show him our
stamps and try to explain why we collect
the varieties of the gauge of the perfor-
ating holes.
Of course we realize that this is a mat-
ter upon which the dealer who publishes
a catalogue will not fully agree with Mr.
LeMay, but is it not a fact that we owe
the existence of these varieties as worthy
of cataloguing to the very fact that as he
states, in the old days when varieties of
stamps were few, collectors were glad of
the opportunity of thus increasing their
collections?
Laying aside the financial part of the
puestion, would philately be better off if
the perforation gauge was lost sight of?
We believe a careful answer to this would
be affirmative. And would not the finan-
cial question adjust itself in a natural
way if the abolition of the gauge would
tend to increase the number of followers
of the hobby? Would not general collect-
ing have many more adherents than at
this time, when the great lists of varie-
ties caused by the perforating machines,
not to say other minor variations, cause a
collector to hesitate taking up the stamps
of even some of what would be otherwise
"easy" countries to completely collect
their stamp issues? If this were so, it
would increase the demand generally for
stamps, and where a collector now is in-
terested in the issues of one or a few
countries, he would take equal interest in
a larger number.
Unquestionably there is coming the day
when even the catalogue makers will be
obliged to look around for some means of
reducing the size of their books. Years
ago we saw the lists of envelope stamps
cut out and collectors have been expect-
ing to see some of the other groups go
the game way. But even with these eli-
46
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
minations, the catalogue grows quickly.
Collectors :throughout the world have
been prone to advance ideas for the im-
provement of our catalogues, but little
of practical value has been put forth.
That there will be a revision in some
marked form in the future, and at no
greatly distant date, seems reasonable,
but it will 'take a bold puWisher to set
the pace.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets will kindly inform the Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that the
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 6 Nov. 3rd, 1915.
Applications Pending.
Hay den, E. W.
Rex, R. W.
Hollers, Victor ,D.
Garcia y Garcia, Fed.
Guenther, Carlos M.
Stenger, J. E.
Goubault, Qeo. A.
Paul, Grant L.
Coit, John T.
Allen, Miss Gertrude.
Bushnell, B. Gordon.
Applications for Reinstatement Pending
2743— Marvin, J. W.
1738 — Wickes, Roscoe L.
2882 — Egan, Benj. F.
Applications Posted.
Albright, L- Lawrence, 309 Hodges Bldg.,
Detroit, Mich.; Age 27; Stamp Dealer;
Firm L. L. Albright Co.; Refs. F. M.
Merritt, 45 Calumet St., Rochester, N.
Y., L. E. Johndro, 825 Fort E., Detroit,
Mich.; Proposed by F. M. Harris, No.
4482.
Triest, Montague, 38 Broad St., Charles-
ton, S. C; Age 44; Real Estate and In-
surance; Firm Triest & Israel; Ref.
Charleston Savings Institution, Charles-
ton, S- C; Proposed by E. H. Burton,
No. 844.
Warner, A. L. D., P. O. Box 203, Edge-
water, N. J.; Age 31; Refining Food
Products; Firm Warner Sugar Refining
Co.; Ref. Edgewater Trust Co. (North-
ern New Jersey Trust Co.) Edgewater,
N. J.; Proposed by J. Arthur Ritchie,
No. 4544.
Olson, Olaf J., 20 W. 5th St., St. Paul,
Minn.; Age 41; Florist; Firm Hohn &
Olson, Inc.; Refs. First National Bank
St. Paul, Minn.; J. C. Morgenthau, New
York City, N. Y. ; Proposed by L. Harald
Kjellstedt, No. 1906.
Smith, H. L., 50 Baker St., Saranac Lake,
N. Y.; Age 24; Refs. Adirondack Na-
tional Bank, Saranac Lake, N. Y., E. G.
Hayes, Pres. County National Bank,
Canandiagua, N. Y. ; Proposed by M.
Ohlman, No. 4073.
Application for Reinstatement Posted.
4104 — Fischer, Charles G., 325 Austin Ave.
San Francisco, Calif.; Age 30; Clerk;
Ref. Louis C. Homan, Grocer, 1401 Octa-
via St., San Francisco, Calif.; Proposed
by Ross O'Shaughnessy, No. 1576.
Addition to Application Published.
The following is given as reference for
application of Mr. J. E. Stenger, publish-
ed in report of Oct. 18th, 1915:
Ref. Thos. J. Meek, Sales Manager, The
Spirella Co., Inc., Meadville, Pa.
Resignation Withdrawn.
The following resignation^ published
Oct. 4th, 1915, is hereby withdrawn per
request of the member:
3553— Osborn, C. F., New Haven, Conn.
Notice of Legal Age.
The following having reached legal age
on Oct. 27th, 1915, the asterisk preceding
his name in the membership list should
now be stricken out:
4310 — Beans, Geo. H., Glenside, Pa.
New Stockholders.
4630— Bloch, Benjamin I., 1603 Clay St.,
San Francisco, Calif.
4631— Stanbrough, E. J., 1910 Charles St.,
Indianapolis, In<J. (Note change of ad-
dress).
4632— Curtis, Fred A., 3240 Kenwood Ave.
Indianapolis, Ind.
The AMERiCAN PHILATELIST.
4?
4633^Ciasper, M., 1884 Tth Ave., New York
City, N. Y.
4634 — Morpurgo, Charles, Cheibh Abou
Sebaa Street 25, Carlo, Egypt.
Reinstated.
2579 — ^Close, Jackson J., Jacksonwald, Pa.
Kesignations Received.
3303— Belser, A. A., Plalnfield, N. J.;
(formerly Brooklyn, N. Y.)
4583— Lee, Dr. Alfred P., Philadelphia,
Pa.
4201 — iSchild, Hermann E., Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Resignations Accepted.
4054 — ^Buttermore, Howard C, Rochester,
Pa.
3673 — Moore, L. Ernest, Searcy, Ark.
2302 — ^Janson, Carl, Jankoping, Sweden.
Change of Address.
4480— Atcheson, W. C, from 49 Burling-
ame Ave., to 370 Virginia Park, Detroit
Mich.
526— Batohelder, Albert W., from 12
Bromfield St., Boston, Mass., to 321
Lafayette St., Salem, Mass.
2759--Cady, Wm. G., from 209 Court
House to 304 Court House, Syracuse,
N. Y.
1151 — Carpenter, Ernest M., from 101
Lovett St., Beverly, Mass., to Lafayette
Place Salem, Mass. (Effective Nov. 15,
1915).
4224 — Cartwright, Bruce, Jr., from P. 0.
Box 653, to 35 Merchant St., Honolulu,
Hawaii.
1739— Chapman, Dr. Sophia, from 423 W.
118th St., to The Edmund Francis, 425
W. 120th St., New York City, N. Y.
3143— -Chase, Carroll, M. D., from 1050
Park Place to 986 Park Place, Brooklyn,
N. Y.
1547— Coning, F. W., from 24 College Ave.,
to 47 Bayard St., New Brunswick, N. J.
4124 — Elmer, Blaine, from 38 Falmouth
St., to 538 Tremout St., Boston, Mass.
2264— Fernald, A. R., from 170 Larned
St., W., Detroit, Mich., to care Willys-
Overland Co., Toledo, Ohio.
2519 — Hamilton, Lieut., from Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas, to 11th Infantry, Doug-
las, Arizona.
4482— Harris, F. M., from 329 Broadway
Market Bldg., to 309 Hodges Bldg., De-
troit, Mich.
3896 — Hileman, Lieut. Joseph L., from U.
S. S. Conneticut, to U. S- S. Wyoming,
care Postmaster, New York City, N. Y.
2465— Hoyt, R. C, from 321 P. O. Bldg.,
to 610 Park Ave., Omaha, Neb.
3934— Hyde, Mrs. Theophile R., from 191
Christian St., Wallingford, Conn., to
705 Orange St., New Haven, Conn.
748— Kay, John, from 75 Taylor Ave., to
2988 East Grand Boulevard, Detroit,
Mich.
4504 — ^Kunkel, Clarence G., from San
Diego, Calif., to 1016 W. 46th St., Los
Angeles, Calif.
2795— Lane, Chas. H., from 45 Pearl St.,
to 2 Washington St., Leominster, Mass.
1714 — Leaming, F. D., from Pulaski
Heights, to 818 Southern Trust Bldg.,
Little Rock, Ark.
4600— Leland, Harry J., to read 431 Geor-
gian Ave., Santa Monica, Cal.
2470 — ^^Leonard, Harry, to read care Com-
missary Dept., Panama Railroad Co.,
Cristobal, Canal Zone.
1693— McCray, H., from Box 92, to 404 N.
Main St., Kendallville, Ind.
4280 — Nash, Monroe, from P. O. Box 399,
Macon, Ga., to P. O. Box 1155, Mobile,
Ala.
4068— Norris, Fredk. T., to read, 701 Ldn-
coln Ave., Bay City, Mich.
2121— Perry, Dr. J. C-, from Ancon, Ca-
nal Zone, Panama, to care U. S- Public
Health Service, Washington, D. C.
1669 — Putney, Freeman, Jr., from 12
Bromfield St., Bioston^ Mass., to 38
Tower Ave., South Weymouth, Mass-
4544— Ritchie, J. Arthur, from 101 Bel-
more Road, East Cleveland, Ohio, to
2514 Creston Ave., Fordham, New York
City, N. Y.
3401 — Richardson, E. H., from 4 11th Ave.
San Mateo, Calif., to 1206 Hearst Bldg.,
San Francisco, Calif.
4081 — Semmes, Thos. Jr., from 906 Floyd
Ave., to 1210 Floyd Ave., Richmond,
Va.
3992— Smith, Mrs. C. S., from Box 277, to
316 "B" St., MarysviUe, Calif.
1044 — Stanton, F. J., to read, 24 Silver
St., Norwich, N. Y.
3894 — Stevenson, Rev. Fred, from Casey
Iowa, to Waukee, Dallas Co., Iowa.
48
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
592 — Stone, Arthur F., from Springfield,
Vt, to St. Johnsbury, Vt.
1753— Toelle, Chas., from 630 Walnut St.,
to 602 39tli St., Milwaukee, Wis.
3631— Tudbury, Warren C, from 913 S.
Figuerea St., to 621 Citizens National
Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Calif.
3816 — Turner, Rev. H. G., from Frankfort,
Ky., to Danville, Ky.
2616— Walter, Rev. Lloyd C, from 820
S. Grand Ave., to 902 S. Grand Ave.,
Okmulgee, Okla.
4394— Weiland, Geo. P., from 616 Park St.
to 810 E. Division St., Syracuse, N. Y.
4075^Wichmann, Paul, from 565 Eddy
St., Apt. 11, to 138 Hyde St., Apt 12,
San Francisco, Calif.
4471 — Chapman, George S., from 81 Mans-
field St., to 67 Victoria St., Montreal,
Canada.
184 — ^Oosby, Col. Spencer, (as given in
membership list Note change of title) .
2952 — Marimian, A. O., from 157 Galerie
de Valois, Paris, France, to Villa St.
Leger, Cite Villermont, Nice, France.
Changes of Officers of Branch Societies.
457— Pittsburgh Branch No. 5, Pitts>-
burgh. Pa.
Pres. — Max Wenzel.
Secy.— Wm. Schwarz, 218 3rd Ave.,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Meets first and third Tuesdays each
month at Room 712 Magee Bldg., Pitts-
burgh, Pa.
3219 — Detroit Philatelic Society, Branch
No. 25, Detroit, Mich.
Secy.-T.reas.— Chas. F. Sharpe, 203
Chamber of Commerce.
(N. B. — ^Change address of all matter to
above branches to oare of Secretary of
same as given above) .
Membership Summary.
Total membership Oct. l&th,
1915 1447
New Stockholders admitted
Nov. 3rd, 1915 5
Reinstated Nov. 3rd 1915 1 1453
Resignations accepted Nov.
3rd, 1915 3
Total membership Nov. 3rd
1915 1460
WM. E. AULT, Secy.
OUR REVIEW.
By the Elditor.
SCOTT'S STANDARD POSTAGE STAMP
CATALOGUE, 74th Edition, 1916.
Through the kindness of the publishers,
Scott Stamp & Coin Co., Ltd., 127 Madi-
son Ave., New York, N. Y., we have the
pleasure of reviewing the latest edition
of the standard American Stamp cata-
logue. Of course every collector knows
the book and it is almost useless for us
to tell of its many highly practical fea-
tures and of the great value of the work
as a reference book on stamp issues. Long
practice has demonstrated the excellence
of its arrangement, its production, clear-
ness of text and illustration.
The publishers tell us that the War in
Eiurope is responsible for the many chan-
ges in prices which have been made since
the appearance of the 73rd edition, these
changes reaching the enormous total of
25,000. The many descriptive and ex-
planatory notes scattered throughout the
book have been retained from former
editions and these add much to the value
of the work.
The present volume shows an increase
of 36 pages, which are necessary to list
the issues of the past year.
We shall leave the question of prices to
those who may be better able to judge of
this question, but that the work is recog-
nized in many other countries other than
our own is shown by the large number of
foreign collectors who are familiar with
the work.
The work comes in three styles: — Pa-
per bound, 75 cents; Cloth bound, 90
cents; and a De Luxe Edition, printed on
India paper with flexible leather covers,
$1.50. By mail each is 10 cents extra.
THE AMERICAN
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
Nov. 3rd, 1915.
The Board of Directors, elected at the
San Francisco Convention, the 30th, Au-
gust 10, 11 and 12th, 1915, have organized
as follows:
President— C. A. Howes.
Vice Presidents — H. H. Wilson, Wm. B.
Sprague, Carroll Chase.
Secretary — Wm. E. Ault.
International Secretary — L. Harald
Kjellstedt.
Treasurer — C. F. Heyerman.
Directors^at-Large — 'H. B. Phillips, and
W. H. Barnum.
PHILATELIST.
49
The Board of Vice Presidents have or-
ganized as follows :
H. H. Wilson, Chairman; W. B. Spra-
gue, Recorder; Carroll Chase.
The Board of Directors, by ballot, have
made the following appointments:
Sales Superintendent— P. M. Wolsieffer.
Examiner of Sales Books — A. F. Henkels
Editor of American PhilaJtelist — Wm. E.
Ault.
Librarian — H. W. Craver.
Assistant Librarian — A. E. Daum.
Attorney — Fred R. Schmalzreidt.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein.
The appointment of the several stand-
ing committees will be announced later.
C. A. HOWES, Persident.
Attest:
WM. E. AULT, Secretary.
DANISH NEWS.
Translated from Svensk Filatelistisk
TidskrifU
The watermark "Crown" ihas been abol-
ished and all stamps will gradually have
the watermark "squares" and be printed
on -somewhat thinner paper. All stamps
with the picture of King Christian X
will have the new watermark only. Of
other stamps with the new watermark
the. 5 ore official is the only one which
has appeared. Of the newspaper stamps
two new values, 29 and 41 ore, have
come out with the new watermark. The
values 20, 38 and 68 ore have been with-
drawn. 1, 5, 7, 10 ore and 1 krone are
now having the new watermark.
On the 10th of July the Danish Post-
oflSice Department issued a new postage
stamp value, 80 ore. This value is to be
used during the present war on Russian
packages in transit (via Karungi, Swe-
den). The tax is kroner 1.80, thus the
two values 1 kr. and 80 ore are requir-
ed. The latter value will be withdrawn as
soon as the war is over. The new stamp
was expected out Aug. 1st with picture of
King Christian X, color red lilac, with
the new watermark. In the meantime
the Post Office Department surcharged
remaining sheets of the old 12 ore stamps
and 8 ore official stamps with the value,
80 ore. 48,800 of the 12 ore value and
45,000 of the 8 ore official were thus sur-
charged. 500 of these were sent to the
International Postal Union at Berne.
All of these surcharges were bought up
for speculative purposes and not a single
copy has been postally used. The stamps
were sold out on the day of issue and
came into the hands of Danish specula-
tors. None went to foreign countries. As
a result these stamps will be very scarce
and demand high prices. Later informa-
tion gives the color of the new 80 ore
postage stamps as blue green.
L. HARALD KJELLSTEDT.
ANNUAL. DUES.
Attention of the members is called to
the beginning of the Society year, Sep-
tember 1st, when dues for the twelve
months ending August 31st, 1916, be-
came payable, and the amount $1.80,
should be forwarded to the Treasurer,
Mr. C. F. Heyerman, 19 McGraw Bldg.,
Detroit, Mich. The response to the no-
tices to this effect sent out by the Treas-
urer has been unusually liberal and al-
most 60% of the membership have al-
ready remitted for their dues. Those
who have not yet forwarded the amount
of their dues can materially assist the
officers and the Society by giving this
matter their prompt attention. At the
same time we urge each member to ad-
vise his correct address and specialty so
that when the membership list is pub-
lished it may reflect correct data con-
cerning our members.
50
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Sveriges Filatelist-Foreningl
(The Philatelic Society of Sweden) {
Founded September 18, 1886.
Honorary Members: The Crown Prince
of Sweden and H. M. The King of Eng-
land Proprietor and Publisher of Svensk
Filatelistisk Tidskrift
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.
Over 1.100 members of legal age. Ex-
cellent Sales Department with insurance
against all losses. Membership of the
A. P. S. accepted as satisfactory refer-
ence. No entrance fee. Yearly dues $1.35
American Representative.
L. HARALD KJELLSTEOT, C. E.
I SCRANTON, PA. I
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
Members only will have the use of this
column. Rates — Per line, including address
single insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 12 %c. Minimum charge
for yearly notice, 50c.
BEAJVS — specializes in the booklet Issues
of the U. S. and is always pleased to sell
or exchange book leaves. Rare varieties
especially are offered at exceptionally rea-
sonable prices. George Beans, Box 251,
Glenside, Pa.
WANTED — Ic and 4c Pan American in-
verts cash or exchange. Clarence G. Kun-
kel, A. P. S. 4504, 1016 W. 46th St., Los
Angeles, Calif.
WE BUY j
STAMPS!
and collections for spot cash, and pay |
more than other dealers! What hava J
you to sell? Write us befere you sell! j
C. E. HUSSMAN STAMP CO.
211 N. Carrlsvn Avo. , , ST. L.OUIS. MO.
Vmib&VB Int. Dealers' Ass'iu Berlin, etc (
►•--«— •—«-
RUSSIAN CHARITY
STAMPS!
ALL UNUSED. POSTAGE EXTRA.
We are now able to offer the following
lierforation varieties in these most in-
teresting stamps. Single stamps fur-
uislied, if return postage is included.
Perforated 11%.
I
Ik red brown and dark green on
' straw 03
3k maroon and gray green on pink .04
' 7k dark brown and dark green
on buff 06
'lOk dark blue and brown on blue. .15
10k dark blue and brown on white .10
I Perforated 12%.
I Ik red brown and dark green on
I straw
' 3k maroon and gray green on pink
flOk dark blue and brown on blue.
1 10k dark blue and brown on white
Perforated 13%.
Ik red brown and dark green on
straw
.02
Columbian Stamp Co.
Arlington, Mass.
FREE— Scarce War Stamp gratis if you
try a selection of my superior net appro-
vals. H. R. Stiles, Box 807, Schenectady,
N. Y. Member A. P. S., S. P. A., A. S. D. A.
Indian States Postage Stamps, all used.
Pine copies, 200 varieties, for $4.80. Price
lists free. C. S. Iyer, Attungal, Travan-
core, India. A. P. S. 4549.
A Spplement to the
STANDARD POSTAGE
STAMP CATALOGUE
is issued Monthly
Are you receiving your copy?
A live 16 page circular, the
bulk of which is devoted to
Price Changes of Importance
Illustrated Chronicle of
New Issues.
Stamp News of The Month
Sample copy on request, or
send 12c. (to cover postage) for
one years subscription.
SCOTT STAMP & COIN CO.,
127 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y.
WHEN YOU ANSWER AN ADVER-
TISEMENT IN THIS JOURNAL, YOU
WILL CONFER A FAVOR ON YOUR-
SELF, THE ADVERTISER AND THE
"A. P. S." IF YOU MENTION WHERE
YOU SAW THE AD,
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
51
Members only will have the use of this
column Rates — Per line, including address
pingle insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 12i^c. Minimum charge
"or yearly notice, 50c.
GOVERA'MEJNT ISSUE Of Postal Cards
and Letter Cards. Approval selections to
responsible collectors. S. Schachne, Chil-
licothe, Ohio.
COMPLETE Set Pacific Postal Tel.
Cable Co., franks, price on application.
King George entires (10 var. postals, 2
var. wrappers) 75c. Mrs. Oughtred, Lin-
coln Ave., Montreal, Canada.
URUGUAY. All issues wanted for cash
or good ex. Especially want errors, oddi-
ties, blocks, etc. Also Nos. 46 and 47 in
quantity. What have you? Want lists
filled and selections sent on approval. Col-
lection of 65 var. all fine $2.00; 100 var.
fine lot, cat. over $13.00, for $5.50. B. H.
Fehlig, 3521 Connecticut St., St. Louis, Mo.
A. P. S. 3831. -
PHILATELIC LITERATURE for Libra-
ries. Buy, sell or exchange with the World's
largest dealer. Lists free. Libraries any
price up to $5000.00 supplied from stock.
General or specialised libraries formed to
order. Wanted, publications, all kinds pub-
lished before 1880. Accumulations bought.
Victor Marsh, 389 Brixton Road, London,
S. W. England.
■Want LISTS of rarities and curiosities
requested. Everything at reasonable price
H. Meyer, 601 Congress St., Portland, Me.
Member A. P. S., M. P. S., N. P. S., etc.
MATCH & MEDICINE stamps wanted in
exchange for fine British Colonial or other
stamps. H. W. Doscher, 217 Montgomery St.
San Francisco, Calif. A. P. S. #395.
EXCHANGE good stamps of all countries
with collectors everywhere. I give Sudan
& Greece of last war. Common refused,
C. S. Geronimakis, A. P. S. 4439, Zagazig,
Egypt.
AVANTED for cash at highest rates all
early U. S. general issues, carrier stamps,
locals, rare envelopes. Especially desired
stamps on covers, blocks of all issues to
1902, shades, oddities etc. J. M. Bartels
Co., 99 Nassau St., New York.
FINE OLD STOCK of a dozen collections
made in the '80's, and a stock of foreign
and U. S. rich in Dues, Dept's, and early
Revenues. Price $3000. To see is to appre-
ciate. Geo. Bush, Bellefonte, Pa.
WANTED for cash Imperforate and Part
Perforate, U. S. Revenue Stamps in pairs,
strips, blocks, etc. All values. Duplicates
taken in quantity if price is right. Send
on approval at best net price. A. P. S. No.
1702. F. P. Gibbs, P. O. Box No. 536, Clean,
N. T.
WILL EXCHANGE my duplicate blks of 4
and 6 of Ic and 2c 1912 imperf. plate num-
bers, both used and unused for same blocks
with numbers different from mine. I
want bottom position of plate number.
C. A. Spaythe, 3427 Euclid, Kansas City,
Mo.
"W^ANTED — Manii.=:cript for articles of in-
terest to our members 'written by members
for piiblication in this journal. Address
The Editor.
I AM ALWAYS ready to exchange pos-
tage stamps. Basis Senf. latest edition.
Th. van Haelen, Bandoeng, Java, Dutch
East Indies.
BRITISH COLONIES mint current issues
Eolus Stamp Co., Box 343, Dept. 2, Fitch-
burg, Mass.
SELLING OUT good stock of stampfe.
Over thirty years accumulation including
fine collection, at very low prices. Give
references, or society number, for appro-
val books; when you have seen one, you
will want more. F. Noyes, Alice, Tex.
WAKTED. — Nicaragua Nos. 1, to 12,
1862-1880, used. Will take lairge lots if
price is right. Also want original covers
of Nicaragua, particularly 1862 to 1900.
Send with lowest terms to K. A. Pember,
Woodstock, Vt. A. P. S. #4322.
A POSTAL will bring my fine approvals
with return postage. Give A. P. S. num-
ber; state choice. Geo. S. Chapman, 81
Mansfield St., Montreal, Canada. A. P. S.
4471.
I AM READY to send stamps on appro-
val when good references are sent. Send
for my bargain lists. Save money. A. A.
Jones, Herrin, 111.
AVANTED. — Lists and offers from whole-
salers and foreign correspondents. New
issues and sets especially desired. P. W.
Riedell, Box 400, Schenectady, N. Y.
Exchange your duplicates, singly or in
lots for mine. I offer China #177 & #179
(catalogue 2c each) at i5c per 100. Other
bargains wholesale and retail. Approvals
also. South & Central Americans a spe-
cialty, also current entires. Tell me what
you want and I'll tell you whether we can
do business with profit to both as that is
only way I deal.
L. A. BEEBE, A. P. S. #2272,
64 Bruce Ave., Youkers, N. Y.
GLASSINE paper and "Thin" hinges are
the last word for collectors' use. Sarriplp
of either for 2c stamp, or with 4 var. use^
Dahomey stamps, 7c. A. W. Dunning, A.
P. S. #251, Boul. Sta., Brookline, Mass.
U, S. 1809 — Wanted, common or rare, us-
ed or unused, on or off covers, proofs,
essays, etc. Small or large lots. V. D.
MacBride, 85 Ascension St., Passaic, N. J.
EGYPT and SOUDAN. My wholesale
price list of these countries is sent free to
any dealer on application. Collectors
specializing in these countries are request-
ed to write me, as I have several interest-
ing varieties in stock. E. L. Angeloglous,
Member A.P.S., P.O. Box 873, Cairo, Egypt.
AVANTED. War stamps, war postals,
German colonies. Always glad to receive
stamps of all countries on approval. As
my European Import and Export Business
has been checked greatly, would like to
correspond with business men in other
neutral countries in regard to business
possibilities. Friedr. W. Lutz, care Frledr
W. Lutz & Co., Richmond. Va., U. S. A.
FOR SALE— Fine Gen. Collection of
8000 or 9000 var. and the accumulation of
40 yrs. of all nations. Great Bargain for
$1500.00 but must be disposed of at once.
Large amount of Literature, etc. will be
thrown in. Investigate. Address Tuck, 123
No. Main St., Oconomowoc, Wis., A. P S
No. 2549 and S. P. A. No. 1099.
52
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
The Old Firm of M. GIWBIiB
offers the following stamps— Numbers
are those of Scott's catalogue.
United States 1869 15c No. 119.... $1.00
Antigua 1886, Ish No. 20 4.00
Argentine 1891, 5p No. 87 4.00
— 1899, 5p No. 134 •• •• „-^a
Bahamas 1884, 5sh No. 30 unused. 2.25
Barbadoes 1897. 5d No. 83 unused. .80
Bechuanaland 1886, Ish No. 9 un-
■used. '•
Protectorate 1888 Ish No 54 unused 3.00
Br Central Africa 1898, Ip No 55. .50
British Guiana 1882, 1 and 2c, Nos.
103-106, each ■■■ LOO
British Honduras 1888, 3c on 3d,
No. 21, unused • • ^-^^
Cape of Good Hope 1871, 5sh No.26 1.50
— 1882, 1/2 on 3d, No. 39 12.50
Ceylon 1885, lrl2c No. 127 1.50
— 1886, lrl2c No. 132 „.75
Chile 1905, Ip No. 78, unused .... . 2.75
Danish West Indies 1855, 3c No. 1. 3.00
Dominica 1877, Ip No. 5 .75
— 1886, %p on 6d No. 13, unused.. .75
Ip on Ish No. 15, unused 75
Falkland Islands 1878, 6d No. 3, un-
used • 1-00
Fernando Po 1897, 5c on 25 No. 27 .50
Gambia 1886, Nos. 12 to 19, set of
s, unused ''•OO
Morocco Agencies 1898. 50c No. 206 2.00
Gold Coast, Nos. 19, 20, 21, 22 and
25. fine set of 5 5.00
Selections of stamps will be sent on ap-
proval on receipt of satisfactory refer-
ences or deposit. All stamps are guar-
anteed genuine and in fine condition.
M. GIWELB, 54, Strand, London, Eng.
Member A. P. S., etc. Established 1882
I Make a Specialty of
FINE APPROVALS
and by fine I mean
GOOD STAMPS,
FINE CONDITION,
REASONABLE PRICES
Send for
62 page lift describing them, also offer-
ing over 6700 stamps singly and in sets,
not to speak of packets.
W. S. ALDRICH.
Box 744 St. Joseph, Sllssonrl.
^Ger. Belgium 3, 5, 10, 20p
40, 60, 80p
Im
Cameroons 5, lOp wmkd.
Togo 5, lOp wmkd.
.12
.60
.33
.08
.08
Guadeloupe, Madagascar, Martinique,
St. Pierre Red Cross each .04
Hungary 1, 2, 3, 5, 6f "War .09
India 3p, Yz, la. I. B. F. .07
MONEY LOANED ON STAMPS,
stamp Collections, Dealers' Stocks, etc.
U. S. Premium Coin Book, 10 cents.
Entire Collections Purchased.
Approval selections on request
Efficient New Issues Service.
FRED MICHAEL,
937 Madison St., Chicago, III.
WARREN H. COLSON
Offers one of the largest and most comprehensive stocks held by any profes-
sional in America, and he will be pleased to enter into correspondence with all
SERIOUS COLLECTORS
Thousands of varieties from a few cents up to the very greatestrarities constant
ly on view; but throughout thisstock — without exception the CHOICEST in American
— there is but ONE quality— the very best.
Here, the collector, following almost any line of philatelic endeavor, will find
many pieces that are not only beautiful but, as well, unusual, to delight and satisfy
the philatelic craving.
Likewise Mr. Colson is a liberal buyer — at all times— of single rare stamps, rare
stamps on letters, and collections. His activities, however, are limited to the field
ante-dating 1900.
He is particularly interested in the Postmapter's Stamps of the United States; the
issues of the Confederate States; Carrier Stamps and Locals, and offers quite the best
avenue for the sale or purchase of any such in the world.
Offers of the old classic issues, such as early Mauritius , New South Wales (re-
quired for plating), British Guiana (all issues), Switzerland, Hawaii, Dominican Re-
public, type-set issues only, and so forth, are also cordially solicited.
Postage Stamps for Advanced Collectors.
184 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
Cable Address— "Warcolson," Boston. Telephone— "Back Bay 3502."
Cf^a Ctmcrtcan
pt^tlatelist
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Thirtieth Annual Convention
HELD AT
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.. AUGUST 10-1 1-12. 1915
ISSUED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO NOVEMBER NUMBER
OF
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
NOVEMBER, 1915
PUBLISHKID BY THK
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPOBATED
Press of the J. W. Stowell Printing Co., Federalsburg, Md.
%
\
W\4
U
L-<^
Iw-'^
m^"'
S
!
^^ ^ ^iU
ii.rtS^i^^ ^
ffl. (i ^o-^^.o in o-d
2.5■•M.3■g■^■5:^og•gt>
Qa<l
Sq'^3
a o cr;
" J (p o
(r a a a
a Mcuj >
£0 a° O
c-a. aE.(i,
^ ■ - 'ad 3 -
"2 2 2 2 S '3 5 "^1 ■» '•% » 2
•_< •J I-! J kJ i! »J
0
, « c 2.
a'^S^S
• ■ ^^\
a i;^*-H
ri a
a J
^C^a
a S^, J 5<'*
■-a lii. a
5"aivi J M.o
SflS'^iiiv
w
- !S
*^ . (^
• SE.™ a
"> craa.
i=-Sa
■a-
S* - -^
Sfe^^i^- a
S, £L <i o a a> 0)
3a
Eo
;0
*•. . ■ ^ ■ a
^ 5 AA-^ i S^ [.,■■^11;
o J . . u) fe a-
J ffll Hrr CO r,^ l^ ^— K y.*y fv^ -^ A.
rr o ~ a — :_. b a "= a a
ra ji a
Ox
© :d)
Thirtieth Annual Convention
MEDAA<i:j»ltKSI^ED TO THE SOCIETY
BY THE
PAN.ffiv PACIFIc(^i(TE HNATIONAL EXPOSITION
^^_^ 12, 1915.
REVERSE
0 ©
.-?+-> O) K i.
^f"^ ©■©
2 c c 5
^^^ o
<; bOMC
O o ^ -
. . . ojM _,
« K m «) »3 g
. . C -C
^SS^Iffi^^Sj^^^
-^ t- 00 05 O iH C<|( O
-r -^ Tj" Tf to Lct! 1^ ^
^ S 03 0 C F «sS'»'
2h bill's*^
r^ kj 1. S-i '" O
0} (U fl
1^1 r
■ jr t* * ■ • ^ o ® • j'^
p
f )
^ 0) as M i(U
S.;i . . . .«
t-ooosOt-ic^co'^
Thirtieth Annual Convention
MEDAL PKKSENTED TO THE SOCIETY
BY THE
PxlNAMA-PACIPIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
Aug. 12, 1915.
REVERSE
Attendants at the Convention.
STOCKHOLDERS.
Armstrong, Herbert North Bend, Oregon.
Arp, Clias. W San Francisco, Cal.
Ault, Wm. E Jeffersonville, Ind.
Barnes, Frank S Kalamazoo, Mich.
Batchelder, Albert W Boston, Mass.
Beukma, Wm. Denver, Colo.
BoUman, Aug St. Louis, Mo.
Chaloner, Henry Berkeley, Cal.
Colson, Warren H Boston, Mass.
Corini, M. H. Alameda, Calif.
Dillingham, M. C San Francisco, Cal.
Dore, Harry E. Berkeley, Calif.
Doscher, H. W San Francisco, Calif.
Farnham, Fred E Chicago, 111.
Folte, G. J. O. San Francisco, Cal.
Greany, W. F San Francisco, Calif.
Green, Dick . Boise, Idaho.
Gribble, John Honolulu, T. H.
Gundelfinger, Louis Fresno, Calif.
Hauser, Martin S Oakland, Cal.
Holt, Dr. John M San Francisco, Cal.
Jackson, Oscar F. . . Los Angeles, Cal.
Jenney, Chas. E Fresno, Cal.
Johnson, Chas. H San Francisco, Cal.
Jones, S. J Santa Maria, Cal.
Kinell, Rev. A Berkeley, Cal.
Klein, 'Eugene Philadelphia, Pa.
Klemann, John A New York, N. Y.
Laraia, A. W • Los Angeles, Cal.
Lazarus, Louis Oakland, Cal.
Lester, W. M Berkeley, Cal.
Lyon, W. Parker Pasadena, Cal.
Marcus, Frank G Menlo Park, Cal.
Marcus, Henry C San Francisco, Cal.
Merrel A. F San Francisco, Cal.
Michaels, Wm. C Kansas City, Ma.
Ogden, Mrs. Minnie Hamilton, Mo.
O'Shaughnessy, Ross San Francisco, Cal.
Ott A. L San Francisco, Cal.
Phillips, H. B Berkeley, Cal.
4 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Poole, Bertram W. H Los Angeles, Cal.
Prindle, E. C Oakland, Cal.
Richardson, E. H San Mateo, Cal.
Robbins, J. Mark Los Angeles, Cal.
Rothfuchs, C. F Long Beach, Cal.
Sanford, O. N San Francisco, Cal.
Schlieckert, Chas Chicago, 111.
Seebohm, E. P San Francisco, Cal.
Shelly, Harold O. H Cupertino, Cal.
Slusser, Walter F San Jose, Cal.
Smith, E. C Pacific Grove, Cal.
Smith, Edw. W San Francisco, Cal.
Stern, Arthur L San Francisco, Cal.
Vanderpoel, John E Grandview, Wash.
Voss, F. G., Jr San Francisco, Cal.
Wade, Chas. M Palo Alto, Cal.
Watkins, Mrs. E. S Columbia, S. C.
Weber, A. H Berkeley, Cal.
Wickmann, Paul San Francisco, Cal.
Willett, Walter M San Francisco, Cal.
Wohlander, Chas. J San Francisco, Cal.
Wolters, W Honolulu, T. H.
Wylie, Willard O Beverly, Mass.
Zimmerman, Hugo San Francisco, Cal.
APPIilCANT FOR MEMBERSHIP.
Woodhouse, Dr. S. W., Jr Philadelphia, Pa.
VISITORS.
Andrews, C. B Oakland, Cal.
Ankerheilm, F San Francisco, Cal.
Armstrong, Mrs. H North Bend, Ore.
Armstrong, Miss Jessie North Bend, Ore.
Bailey, Mrs. Paul Berkeley, Cal.
Barr, James S P. P. I. E., San Francisco, Cal.
Batchelder, Mrs. A. W Salem, Mass.
Blackwell, E. S Berkeley, Cal.
Bollman, Louis St. Louis, Mo.
Brady, Murray J , Chicago, 111.
Conover, Mrs. A. E Philadelphia, Pa.
Dore, Miss Alice Berkeley, Cal.
Dore, Mrs. H. E Berkeley, Cal.
Dorscher, Mrs. H. W San Francisco, Cal.
Farnham, Mrs. Fred Chicago, 111.
Fast, Fred H Fresno, Cal.
Fast, F. E Fresno, Cal.
Friedy, Frank San Francisco, Cal.
Freidy, Geo San Francisco, Cal.
Folte, Mrs. G. J. O Oakland, Cal.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 5
Goodman, L Selma, Cal.
Gray, Mrs. P. H Pacific Grove, Cal.
Gribble, Mrs. John Honolulu, T. H.
Gundelfinger, Mrs. Louis Fresno, Cal.
Hansen, Mrs. M. S Oakland, Cal.
Heald, C. E San Francisco, Cal.
Holmes, Mr. & Mrs. & Miss Phoenix, Ariz.
Holt, Mr. & Mrs. H. L Brooklyn, N. Y.
Hudson, L. W Fresno, Cal.
Johnston, A. L Berkeley, Cal.
Klein, Miss Dorothy Philadelphia, Pa.
Klein, Mrs. Eugene Philadelphia, Pa.
Larson, Mrs San Francisco, Cal.
Larrabee, W. F Oakland, Cal.
Loeb, H Berkeley, Cal.
Lord, Frank San Francisco, Cal.
Lyons, Mrs. Parker W Pasadena, Cal.
Michaels, Mrs. W. C. and 2 Sons Kansas City, Mo.
Morino, C Alameda, Cal.
Milligan, L. E Berkeley, Cal.
Munns, Miss E. T Pacific Grove, Cal.
Norton, Ray Berkeley, Cal.
Ott, Mrs. A. L Berkeley, Cal.
Phillips, Mrs. H. B Berkeley, Cal.
Rausch, J San Francisco, Cal.
Robb, Wm .- San Francisco, Cal.
Rollins, F. S Berkeley, Cal.
Rothfuchs, Mrs. C. F Long Beach, Cal.
Sanford, Miss Helen San Francisco, Cal.
Schlieckert, Mrs. Chas Chicago, 111.
Shelly, Mrs. H. O. H Cupertino, Cal.
Seller, H. J San Francisco, Cal.
Smith, Mrs. Edw. W San Francisco, Cal.
Smith, H. G San Francisco, Cal.
Spinner, L. N San Diego, Cal.
Spinner, Mrs. L. N iSan Diego, Cal.
Vanderpoel, Mrs. John Grandview, Wash.
Weber, Mrs. A. H Berkeley, Cal.
Werner, H San Francisco, Cal.
Wolcott, H. O Berkeley, Cal.
Zerbe, Farran Tyrone, Pa.
w:
Thirtieth Annual Convention
OF THE
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY.
San Francisco, California, August, 1915.
Pursuant to the following call, the Thirtieth Annual Convention of the American
Philatelic Society was held in the Exposition Memorial Auditorium, San Francisco,
Cal., on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, August 10-12, 1915:
OAIiL FOB CONVENTION.
May 13 th, 1915.
To the Stockholders of the American Philatelic Society —
The Thirtieth Annual Convention of this Society for the election of Directors and
the transaction of such other business as may be legally brought before it will be con-
vened at San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, August 10th, 1915, at 10.30 o'clock
A. M. and upon succeeding days until such business shall have been disposed of.
The Convention Headquarters and place of meeting will be at Hotel Stewart, No.
353 Geary St., San Francisco, California.
The Convention will be called to order and proceed to business under the direc-
tion of the senior Director present.
CHAS. A. COOLIDGE, President.
To the Stockholders of the American Philatelic Society —
I hereby appoint the following Credentials Committee for the Thirtieth Annual
Convention of this Society to meet at San Francisco, California, August lOth, 19i5— -
Dr. J. iM. Holt, Chairman, of San Francisco, Calif.
A. H. Weber, of Berkeley, Calif.
F. L. Stoltz, of San Francisco, Calif.
W. C. Michaels, of Kansas City, Mo. ' ^
A. W. Batchelder, of Boston, Mass.
Ballots and proxies may be sent to Dr. J. M. Holt, Chairman, addressed care of
Hotel Stewart, No. 353 Geary St., San Francisco, Calif. •..,,.:
The Committee on arrangements for the Convention will be as follows — _ '''"'
H. B. Phillips, Chairman, of Berkeley, Calif. J ' ..',;/ _'^
H. C. Marcus, of San Francisco, Calif.
Louis Lazarus, of Oakland, Calif.
Frank C. Marcus, of Palo Alto, Calif.
E. H. Richardson, of San Mateo, Calif.
CHAS. A. COOLIDGE, President.
Proceedings.
FIRST SESSION — TUESDAY, AUGUST 10th.
The Convention met in the Exposition Memorial Auditorium at Ten o'clock, and
was called to order by Secretary Ault.
The Secretary: The Thirtieth Annual Convention of the American Philatelic So-
ciety will now come to order. In the absence of the President, or any of the members
of the Board of Vice Presidents, Mr. H. B. Phillips, our Director-at-Large, will pre-
side at our meeting.
Mr. Phillips: Ladies and gentlemen, visitors of the American Philatelic Society:
We greet you here this morning from all parts of the United States and the adjacent
possessions, and perhaps across the seas. I do not really know where you all hail
from, as I have been too busy to find that out yet. I expect to find that out later.
It is rather unexpected, in a way, that I am called upon to preside at this
Thirtieth Convention of this Society, because I am simply the ninth wheel of this So-
ciety; but it appears that the only ranking director to myself here present is Mr. Ault,
the Secretary, and he being Secretary has too many duties to perform, which prevent
him from also occupying the chair.
We do things a little different in California, perhaps, than in other places. You
will find many things reversed. We have here the salt water west of us, instead of to
the east, as you are accustomed to. We also have our rainy season in the winter
time. We sometimes welcome our guests after we have had them with us several
days. On account of the number of conventions here, we have placed the official day
at the end of our proceedings, therefore the function of official welcome by the Pan-
ama-Pacific International Exposition will be held at the conclusion of our sessions,
instead of at the beginning, as is the usual custom. At that time we shall receive
from the Exposition a bronze medal, which they have ordered and will have ready,
commemorating the occasion of this convention being held here in 1915.
However, we have with us here this morning a representative of the Exposition,
and I will ask him to make a few remarks, because it is through this gentleman and
his Department that we have been able to get so much publicity for this our conven-
tion. In order that you may adequately understand that we are doing a convention
business here this year, I have here in my hand the official announcement of congress-
es, conferences and conventions, in which there are 822 conventions scheduled for this
year in and about San Francisco. In this we are number 449. I also hold in my
hand a program of congresses and conventions for this present week, as issued by the
International Exposition, in which I find there are 61 conventions being held here this
week; so that it is almost impossible, gentlemen, to get a very large amount of pub-
licity in the columns of the daily press, for this reason, there is no room. We will get
a line or a paragraph, or something of that sort. It is only when a convention con-
cerns one of the owners or publishers of a great daily that you can get big letters at
the head of a column on the front page, the post of honor; so we will have to be con-
tent with official recognition out here this year.
I want to ask Mr. James Adam Barr, manager of Congresses and Conventions, to
give you a few words of welcome before we proceed to the business of the day.
'' THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 9
ADDRESS OF WELCOME BY JAMES ADAM BARR:
Mr. Chairman, and members of the American Philatelic Society: While your
oflRcial welcome will come somewhat later in the week, I am very glad indeed this
morning, somewhat informally, to welcome your Society to San Francisco, California,
and especially to the Exposition. I say especially to the Exposition, because it has
been my work for the last three and one-half years to encourage the coming to San
Francisco of just such bodies as this society.
I am especially glad to welcome you, because I believe that your work is worth
W'hile. I have known some misguided people who thought that stamp collecting was
something of a fad. As I have indulged in it myself, possibly as an amateur, since I
was ten years old, I believe that it is worth while (applause). I happen to have in
my family a boy and a girl. They are both stamp collectors, and if there is anything
on earth that will encourage them to do a good day's work, and to keep out of trouble
with the dear teacher, it is to know that perhaps they may find some rare stamp at
home when they get through in the evening; at least, that is the way we are working
things in our family. That does not happen every day, but it does happen as often
as possibly two or three times a week; in fact that is one of the ways that I am using
part of my own collection.
My good friend Phillips just showed you the official book of conventions. We
have scheduled to meet in or near San Francisco between February 20th and Decem-
ber 4th exactly 852 congresses, bureaus and conventions. It is a fact — and I say this
with becoming modesty, because Californians are all modest — if you don't know that
you will find it out before the end of the week — that that is about two and one-fifth
times as many conventions as ever met at any other exposition, whether in Chicago,
St. Louis or elsewhere. We in California feel rather proud of it, not so much because
of the number of conventions, but for what they mean. We have tried to work out
a world program that would bring to San Francisco and bring before the world from
San Francisco all of the up-to-date conventions, including, if you please, the stamp
collectors. When we found we could not get a national body to meet in San Francis-
co, we very calmly and modestly would creat an organization that would formulate
a program just the same.
This week, as Mr. Phillips says, we have meeting in San Francisco, Oakland or
Berkeley, exactly 61 conventions, some of the most important that will be here during
the year.
Of course, you can see my trouble. Although I have four executive assistants,
we find it a little bit hard to cover all those conventions. Next week we will have
about 70. The high-water mark will come week after next, when there will be 80
conventions. During the month of August alone we will have 258 congresses and
conventions, the largest number — and I say it again with the same modesty that Mr.
Phillips would use — the greatest number, I think, that has ever met in any one city
during any one month since the time of Adam.
I trust that between sessions you will have time to come out and see the big
show. I have been connected with the big show for almost exactly three and a half
years, and I must say I have not seen ten per cent, of it yet, and 1 see something new
every day. Not to discourage you at all, but to show you something of what you will
find before you when you enter the gates, I do want to say this.
There are eleven great houses there covering about 5 3 acres. If you take the
trouble to walk up one aisle and down another, and do not retract your steps at any
point in those eleven buildings, you will travel almost exactly 4 7 miles. If you want
to cover the state and foreign sections and the Zone or Pike, as you would say in
other cities, you would travel, I should say, about 100 miles.
10
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
I always try to spring a little bit of matliematics, and there are really in the Ex-
position about 60,000 individual exhibits. Even if you visited one exhibit per minute,
go without your lunch and stay with them for ten hours per day, it would take just
about 100 days to see the exhibits alone, and then you won't have time to see the
Zone, or to take in the state and foreign pavilions, or to attend the sessions of any of
the conventions. If you would stay here for the whole year, assuming that you were
here since last February, and did nothing but attend conventions, you would have an
average of nine convention sessions per day for the whole 288 days.
I want to say again, with becoming modesty, that we have some show this year
out on the Exposition grounds. It will simply be up to you to select those things that
are most worth your while. I will hardly venture to try to tell you what those are,
because if I did I would not get through this week. I do hope, though, that you will
see the outside picture. I believe that after all that is the thing most worth seeing.
If you start in to see the exhibits and try to see them all, you will never get through;
but the outside picture, with its illumination, with its beautiful color effects, with the
flowers and the shrubbery and the trees, to say nothing of the, sunshine and the cli-
mate— those are the things that are worth while seeing.
Among other things I hope that you can made the circuit on one of those white
trains that you will find. I take at least one trip with my two children every week on
those cars, and get a sort of a bird's eye view of everything there.
Now, Mr. Chairman, I again welcome you all. I hope you will have a splendid
time, and I hope that you will all go away from California with the same love for the
state that we have. I thank you. (Applause).
Mr. Phillips: Mr. Barr, on behalf of the Society I thank you for the welcome you
have extended to us. I think you are entirely serious in all your remarks, but there
was a little joke, nevertheless, hidden down in a line of those remarks, and in order
that it may not escape and never be known, Mr. Barr said in one place that there
were more conventions here at this time than were ever held before since the time of
Adam. The joke is that Mr. Barr's middle name is Adam (laughter).
On motion duly seconded and carried, the reading of the call was dispensed with
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
ON BALLOTS.
San Francisco, Calif., August 10, 1915.
To the Officers and Members of the American Philatelic Society: —
We have counted all ballots received, with the following result —
Total number of ballots received 437
Of these 8 were unsigned, 5 were blank, 19 voted for more than 9 directors, 13
were signed but no crosses were inserted, thus making a total of 45 defective ballots.
The legal ballots were cast as follows —
C. A. Howes, for President 361
H. H. Wilson, for Vice President 230
Wm. B. Sprague, for Vice President 230
Carroll Chase, for Vice President 289
Wm. E. Ault, for Secretary 382
L. H. Kjellstedt, for International Secretary 370
C. F. Heyerman, for Treasurer 354
H. B. Phillips, for Director-at-Large 293
W- H. Barnum, for Director-at-Large 274
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
11
Baldwin Schlessinger, for Vice-President 70
A. Hatfield, Jr., for Vice President 87
Wm. Homan, for Vice-President 99
E. R. Aldricti, for Director-at-Large 158
We also report that 30 members received from one to seven votes each.
It follows from the above that we recommend that the first nine named members
be declared elected to the respective offices named.
JOHN M. HOLT, Chairman.
A. H. WIEBER.
A. W. BATCHBLDER.
MW. C. MICHAELS.
On motion the reading of the minutes of last Convention was dispensed with, the
full report having been published.
Mr. Phillips: Unfortunately General Coolidge felt that he was unable to be with
us this year, although he regrets it very much, and I am sure you all regret his in-
ability to be with us at this time. The General — he was a Captain when I first knew
him 30 years ago — was a resident of San Francisco at the time of the fire, and he has
sent to me a copy of his address, which I shall read.
REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT.
Pasadena Apartments,
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 1st, 1915.
To the Members of the Thirtieth Convention of the American Philatelic Society, in
Convention at San Francisco, California.
It is with deep regret that I am unable to preside at the Thirtieth Convention of
the American Philatelic Society to be held in San Francisco, Cal. on the 10th of Au-
gust, 1915, but as I informed the Society, when nominated for the office as President,
to which you did me the honor of electing me for a second term, it would be impos-
sible for me to go out to the Pacific Coast to attend a Convention. I am compelled
to forego the pleasure of being with you, much as I desire to revisit that city, where
I resided for four years, and with which I have such pleasant associations, but I leave
your proceedings in able hands and to be presided over by one highly qualified to con-
duct the business sessions — which I earnestly hope and expect will be greatly for the
benefit of Philately throughout our entire Nation.
Considering the unparalleled conflict of nations raging in Europe during the past
year involving their wide Colonial possessions in every hemisphere — the cause of
Philately in the U. S. has been fairly prosperous — probably largely due to the issues
of Charitable and War Issues and anticipated changes that are liable to occur at the
conclusion of hostilities: For though the American Philatelic Society has lost many
members from one cause or another, as is usual each year, we have gathered into our
fold nearly as many members as we have lost. We premise, however, that they are
not lost to our cause but merely dropped from our rolls as subscribing members.
"Once a Collector always a Collector", in one form or another is so universally true
that we may expect many of them to return in after years. I had hoped we would
have reached the old maximum mark of 1500 before the conclusion of my term of
office and am greatly disappointed that we were unsuccessful, but hope that we shall
exceed it the coming year.
While you will receive the individual reports of the Officers of the various de-
partments of the Society, I do not deem it is incumbent on me to comment thereon.
I desire to invite your attention to the excellent work that each and every one has
12
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
performed and to thank them for the hearty co-operation in the labors of my office,
which they have materially lightened.
The report of the Board of Vice Presidents will tell you of the results they have
accomplished, but not all the labor, thought and time they have devoted to solve the
difficult problems presented. They have been assiduous in their work for the benefit
of the society, tempered with justice to the members concerned. They are necessarily
under certain restrictions of law and the By-laws of the society, which the mature
judgment of the different conventions have decided most advisable for the society and
its membership. I doubt if it would be beneficial to grant them greater latitude in
originating or considering complaints without affidavits to substantiate the charges —
than are authorized by the By-laws — as was suggested at our last convention. There
are one or two cases of delinquents in the Sales Department that are still under inves-
tigation, that will probably have to come under the jurisdiction of the new Board —
these were caused by gross carelessness in transmitting the circuits from one member
to another and more stringent regulations regarding responsibility ought to be en-
acted.
The Secretary of the Society has been indefatigable in the performance of his
duties — with utmost loyalty to the uplift of the Society — and I rejoice that he has
consented to continue another year in the performance of those duties.
I congratulate the new President in falling heir to a Secretary who knows his
duties so thoroughly and on whom he can place implicit reliance. Our relaitons dur-
ing the past two years (in which I have had the honor to be President) have been
cordial and satisfactory and whatever of my administration has your approval, is
largely due to his efficiency and labors.
As Editor of The American Philatelist, if he has not succeeded in making the
journal the best and most popular Philatelic publication in the U. S. — it is for want
of co-operation on the part of the members of the society in not furnishing him de-
sirable, original articles and the latest news items. The American Philatelist is the
publication of nearly 1500 members and if each would endeavor to contribute some-
thing of Philatelic interest each year — they could make our society organ a brilliant
success.
The suspension of our semi-official weekly Philatelic publication in which the
names of applicants for membership were published to the society, seemed a dire mis-
fortune— but our efficient Editor suggested and assumed the arduous duty of publish-
ing a semi-monthly edition of the American Philatelist which fulfilled all the require-
ments of our By-laws and which had the sanction of its authorization. This was ap-
proved by the Board of Directors and I think the society has benefited by the change.
The additional expense entailed has not impaired the funds of the society — though at
the present itme of writing, I am unable to state the balance between the expense and
income of the journal for the past year.
The Board of Directors approved of inserting a brief Recruiting notice in "Me-
keel's Weekly Stamp News" — the expense thereof — I think has been commensurated
with the number of applicants we have received through that source — I recommend
its continuance another year. I desire to invite the attention of the members to the
title page cover of the American Philatelist, which was designed by one of the mem-
bers, Mr. C. H. Schafer of Niles, Mich., to whom I request the Convention will accord
a vote of appreciative thanks.
I regret that Mr. Mann has deemed it necessary to discontinue his labors as our
Treasurer — he has conducted the affairs of that office for two years with discretion,
intelligence and in a most capable manner for the benefit of our organization. I have
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. j^3
every appreciation of his zealous labors in our behalf and satisfaction at the manner
in which he has performed his duties.
Although the Society has been under several unusual expenses and increased the
publication of its official journal, the general fund for the first time in several years
will be but slightly in arrears.
I leave the details of the Sales Dept. to the report of that peerless Superinten-
dent, whose efficient work for these last four years has proved so valuable to the So-
ciety. His department has been conducted in a most systematic, honest and efficient
manner — there have been few complaints submitted to me, which on investigation I
have invariably found were groundless, and I several times convinced the parties that
they were not due to any fault of the Sales Dept. The Superintendent can only send
out such material as is furnished him and if every book does not contain rare gems at
wonderful discounts, he certainly is not to blame. Every member in the Society has
an opportunity to inspect what is sent and to take what he desires; the books are
equitably distributed and it is a members own fault and loss if he does not patronize
the Sales Dept. — for there is scarcely any collector who cannot occasionally find some
gem in which his collection is deficient. The Sales Dept. has been conducted with fair-
ness to purchaser and seller and I should deprecate any change in its management,
as against the welfare of the society — you cannot do better than to let it remain in
the hands of the present Superintendent and you might do much worse, as I realize
by my experience of previous years. That the sales have not been as large or remun-
erative as in former years, is due to the influence of the disastrous European War,
which undoubtedly has had its effect on the financial affairs of this country (except
on war materials) but I think we have done fairly well considering conditions.
We were somewhat unfortunate in the selection of the first Chairman of the
Eastern Rectg. Committee — who resigned March 1915 — but Mr. Vahan Mozian kindly
consented to take up the work — notwithstanding the lateness of the season and by his
zeal and energy has accomplished excellent results in the short period he has had
charge. He has excellent plans and intentions for the future and I hope he will be
continued in charge of the Eastern branch under the new administration. As also
the Supt. of the Western branch, whose jurisdiction is not so extensive as the East-
ern— but it is desirable that we should have a distinct representation on the Pacific
Coast to keep up the interest West of the Rocky Mountains and be in touch with the
recruitment of our membership on that slope.
During the year we have met with the lamentable loss of our Asst. Librarian,
Mr. A. G. Burgoyne, who had long served in that capacity. Mr. Adam E. Daum kind-
ly consented to assume the duties as Asst. Librarian, he is working on some material
in connection therewith which will ultimately redound to the benefit of that depart-
ment.
The members of the Society do not seem to realize that we have a most valuable
library or else fail to take advantage and make use of it as frequently ^.s they might.
The Handbook Committee have been unable to publish any handbook the last two
years, though I have repeatedly urged them to exert themselves to obtain material
and publish something for the benefit of the society. The material for one handbook
was submitted to them, but owing to a disagreement between the author and the com-
mittee the manuscript was withdrawn — they do not seem to have been able to secure
anything else desirable for publication. I consider the present Committee ought to
be reorganized.
The three working members of the "Committee" having charge of the U. S. Cat-
alogue", notified the last convention that they could no longer continue to prosecute
their labors — a change however was not effected until March 1915 — ^when the Board
14 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
of Directors added Dr. Chase, Messrs. Sprague and Owens, who agreed to take active
control of such portion of the work as was left unfinished and carry it on in future.
During the past year there have been six Branches affiliated with the American
Philatelic Society — these branches are beneficial as recruiting centers and the changes
of our By-laws regarding membership in them, made by the convention at Niagara
Falls last year — seems to have proved efficacious in inducing local organizations to
join our association and co-operate with us.
It is hoped that the Revenue Society, Precancelled Club, the Postal Card and oth-
er societies will ultimately affiliate with the A. P. S., becoming an integral part of our
great Philatelic organization of which their object is naturally only a specialty and it
is recommended that in case they should elect to affiliate as a branch of the A. P. S.
that the Editor of our Amer. Phil, be granted authority to accord them special priv-
ileges of publication in our official journal.
On the suggestion of the Philadelphia Branch the Board of Directors in Novem-
ber, 1914, passed a resolution that owing to the difficulties for foreign members to
remit their annual dues of the society during the present war conditions, that the pay-
ment of said dues by such of the members as resided in countries affected by the war
— should be suspended and the members not dropped for non-payment of dues — until
after peace has been declared.
I suggest that the action of the Board of Directors be approved by the Society
and that the resolution be continued in effect until hostilities abroad are settled and
peaceful communications restored.
The valuable list of the U. S. Govt. Collection described by Mr. J. Levy who has
had charge of arranging it, affords a desirable standard of comparison to the student
and its publicaiton in one of our popular Philatelic magazines will prove most bene-
ficial to the collectors of our country.
The new Revenue Laws require a tax stamp on our certificates of stock — and
also on proxies for voting in the convention. The question as to the best method for
payment of this latter tax, is a matter that the convention should take up and decide
for the future — whether it is to be paid by the individual or the society. As a defi-
ciency vote by the proxies may at some time hereafter, be the cause of great embar-
rasment and detriment in the passage of resolutions, I recommended that this subject
be considered by a special committee.
The auction and stamp dealers generally declare that their business the past
year has been fairly good and the trade seems to be rather optimistic. While the
European source of desirable old stamps has been materially cut off from the U. S.,
the war and charitable issues have created quite a market in this country and are
greatly sought after.
Our turbulent neighbor, Mexico, has been very prolific in contributing to our
philatelic store with its many and dubious Insurrectionary issues — and until the po-
litical chaos is definitely settled — it will be difficult to determine what will be the
authoritative sequence of its various issues.
In 19 0 8 President Luff, who is one of our best authorities, said, "It's rather late
in the day to make new discoveries in U. S. stamps," but since then almost every year
new facts regarding our National issues have been discovered and the end is not yet.
While the intricacies of the 1870 to 1890 issues by the three Bank Note Com-
panies have been a source of difficulties and study — many new lights have been shed
on them by the persistent researches of our experts. Many minute variations in the
Columbian issues have been observed and exploited by the aid of the microscope.
The present year two variations of the $1.00 black of 1895 and the 10 cent
brown issue of 189 8 have been discovered.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST'. ;[5
There are evidently still other possibilities for further discoveries in our own U.
S. stamp for the careful painstaking Philatelist — so that the interest in our own Na-
tional Issues, though to a casual observer there seems no difference between speci-
mens of similar denominations, is an ever present problem which studious research
may ultimately bring to light and reward the collector for the time and study he
gives to the details of his specimens.
In bringing this final report of my incumbency to a close, allow me to thank the
members of the A. P. S. for the honor they have conferred on me in electing me as
President — for a second term.
I hope they have not been disappointed with my work and interest in their be-
half. The only lasting satisfaction one can have as President, is the thought, that he
may have done something useful during his administration and been of benefit to the
organization.
I shall continue to feel the deepest interest in the welfare, improvement and in-
crease of the A. P. S. and the advancement of Philately. While I lay aside the mantle
of authority, I remain ever at your service for any work that can be of benefit to our
Society and hope that the day will come when 2000 members will appear upon our
rolls. I hope to be with you at many conclaves in the future — and as I wish you
pacific success in this 30th Convention in the City of the Golden Gates — I anticipate
the pleasure of greeting you personally once again at the 31st Annual Convention on
the Atlantic side of our Continent in 1916.
CHAS. A. COOLIDGE,
President A. P. S.
Mr. Phillips: The next is the appointment of committees. It appears from the
By-laws that there is to be a committee on Finance, a committee on Library, a com-
mittee on Sales Department, a committee on Branch Societies, a committee on resolu-
tions, a committee on Place of Next Conveniton, and a committee on By-Laws, to con-
sist of the President, who shall be chairman, and four other members to be appointed
by the President. I prefer to consult with some of the members and have a little time
for reflection before naming these Committees and make my announcements tomor-
low morning.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF VICE PRES1J>ENTS.
Cleveland, Ohio, August 1, 1915.
Gentlemen: —
The Board of Vice Presidents held twelve meetings during the past year, or an
average of one per month, all members being present at most every meeting.
Twenty-two cases were submitted to it for consideration; in addition to which
considerable correspondence was received concerning matters of minor importance.
Nearly all the cases were disposed of except three or four which are in the hands of
attorneys, or were received too late to enable us to make the necessary investigation
before the close of our term of office. However, these will be turned over to our suc-
cessors who will have no difliculty in familiarizing themselves with same, as the cor-
respondence is all intact. As usual the majority of cases consisted of unpaid accounts.
The Insurance Fund was drawn on for only $3.00, although there is a claim in
the hands of the Attorney for a considerable amount for approval books lost, which,
if not collected must be paid out of the Insurance Fund. In this connection we wish
to draw the attention of members to the fact that where ^Circuit Books have been lost
by a member through carelessness or otherwise, while the owner of the books is re-
imbursed from the Insurance Fund, it does not release the member who lost them
2.g THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
from any liability, and the Society should spare no effort or expense in establishing
this fact.
We wish to call the attention of members who wish to avail themselves of the
benefits of the Sales Department, to the instructions and suggestions issued by the
Sales Supt. in his reports from time to time, which are always published in the Official
Journal. Both those desiring to place books in the Circuits and those desiring to re-
ceive same will have their interests best served in this way.
There were no cases of substitution reported last year. The following were re-
ported as having sent out unsolicited approvals: Moore & Moore Supply Co., Huss-
man Stamp Co., UTK Stamp Co., and Fulton Stamp Co.
We were compelled to recommend four cases for expulsion from the Society,
after impartial investigation supported by the written evidence of all parties to the
controversy, all of which is on file in the records, and which will be forwarded to the
new Board.
Two applicants were rejected, and one application for reinstatement was refused.
It has been the aim of this Board to keep the membership as free of undesirables
as possible. We deem it incumbent on the present members to watch carefully all
new names posted for membership and report any with whom they have had unsatis-
factory dealings, to the Secretary.
At the last Convention it was resolved that the Board of Vice Presidents be re-
quested to look into the matter, (presumably the advantages and disadvantages) of
the American Philatelic Society incorporating under the Federal Law. While we are
of the opinion that a National society, such as ours, should really come under this
form of incorporation, yet at the present time we cannot see that the Society would
gain much in prestige by changing. The preliminary steps required for making such
a change would mean a large amount of work for the officers, to say nothing of the
expense. However, we think it is a matter which should be discussed on the floor of
the Convention where various opinions would not doubt be expressed.
Respectfully submitted,
H. C. CROWELL.
JOHN F. RUST.
ALVIN GOOD.
The following reports were presented, accepted and submitted to the various
Committees: —
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SALES DEPARTMENT.
Philadelphia, Pa., June 20, 1915.
To the Board of Vice Presidents of the American Philatelic Society.
Gentlemen:
Acording to the requirements of the By-Laws I herewith present my Annual
Report of the Sales Department of the American Philatelic Society, covering the pe-
riod from June 21, 1914 to June 20, 1915 inclusive.
The cash sales during this period were $6034.75, a falling off from the previous
year. This decrease was no doubt caused by the serious business depression which
prevailed in all parts of this country, and which was further accentuated by the great
European War.
Not only did the cash sales show a decrease but also the number of books sent
into the Department were less than the previous year. The number of books sent in
during the year were 676 valued at $13,100.74. Notwithstanding the fact that a less
number of books were sent into the Department than the previous year, yet on ac-
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
17
count of the falling off of many of our best buyers, we had more sellers in the De-
partment than buyers, a condition which probably never happened before.
It is possible that no doubt the times had also something to do with the very
slow movements of circuits throughout the year. The ten book circuits sent from
member to member as well as the large Branch circuits seemed to be effected by this
slowness in circulation.
About the only real activity that was noticeable during the year was the fre-
quent requests for early issues of United States stamps in fine condition. Also nu-
merous requests for early European stamps in fine condition. Twentieth Century
stamps both used and unused were frequently asked for, but the supply of these
stamps of early United States and foreign were very limited.
In my various quarterly reports which have been published through the year in
the American Philatelist, I called the special attention of members to the fact that if
they would classify their stamps according to Scott's Catalogue, and place the stamps
in alphabetical as well as numerical order that it would help the sales from their
books. I also requested that the stamps of countries and colonies be grouped togeth-
er such as British Colonies, French Colonies, German Colonies, Portuguese Colonies,
United States Postage, United States Revenues, 20th Century etc., bu tl regret to say
that only a small number of the members have followed my suggestions.
Those members who have followed my suggestions and have mounted their
stamps neatly, numbered them plainly, and priced them moderately, have realized
much better results. On the other hand the large number of miscellaneous and mixed
books that have been sent in, often carelessly and slovenly mounted are not popular
with the buyers, and do not often command very good sales. The busy man looking
over a Circuit of books when the stamps are not classified in their order very seldom
makes purchases, and soon gets tired of looking over such material. I trust that
members will be more careful in the future in arranging, classifying and mounting
their stamps. By all means use first class hinges.
I again desire to call the attention of members to the advantage of forming
Branches in localities where there are five or more members. The Superintendent is
permitted to send a larger number of books to a regularly constituted Branch of the
Society. One member of a Branch assumes the responsibility as Agent for the Sales
Superintendent, rceeives the books, circulates them among the Branch members and
returns them to the Sales Superintendent with the remittance for the amount retain-
ed by all the members. This plan is greatly appreciated by all the Branches that are
now receiving the circuits. It is a form of entertainment for a Branch Meeting, and
a circuit of fifty books will entertain and be of interest to the members for an entire
evening.
"Special Individual Circuits" of twenty-five ur fifty books sent by express to
members have become very popular. The members appreciate the personal service
and advantages that such a circuit gives them. These circuits are sent to members
at their request with the understanding that the transportation charges are paid by
them both ways, that the circuit may be retained for a week or ten days, and they
are not obliged to purchase any specified amount. This feature is popular, because
it avoids the publicity of how much and what kind of stamps they are buying. Also
it avoids any possibility of a controversy with a previous member on a regular circuit
about blank spaces that have been overlooked, careless packing and wrapping, in-
sufficient postage, etc. As there is nearly always a good supply of miscellaneous
books on hand the Superintendent can make up and send a "Special Individual Cir-
cuit" promptly on request.
18
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
I "want to call particular attention to the safe handling of books. There were
during the year two instances of seemingly gross carelessness on the part of mem-
bers. In one case the member lost three books, and in another case the member
lost two books. One of these cases was satisfactorily adjusted, and the other case
is now in the hands of the Board of Vice Presidents for adjustment. Members must
bear in mind that they are personally responsible for these books unless they can
show delivery to the next member. It is therefore, important that a receipt be taken
for books when handed from member to member. Failure to take a receipt may
make a member responsible for books that he cannot show a receipt for.
In closing this report, I take great pleasure in making public announcement of
the fact that our worthy International Secretary, Mr. L. Harald Kjellstedt of Scran-
ton, Pa. has rendered valuable assistance to the Department during the year in
translating letters from a number of our Foreign members. I have been obliged to
write to nearly all of the Foreign members, that have books in the Department who
reside in the "War Zone", that I would be unable to send them remittances or re-
turn any of their books unless they would write me that they would assume full
responsibility in case of loss. Our Insurance Fund, like Insurance provided by any
other concern or Insurance Company, when it makes a certain rate does not pro-
vide for such unusual conditions as now exist, in transporting money and goods
through the "War Zone". The Society could not be expected to provide Insurance
for such unusual and dangerous risks, for the small amount of Vz of 1 % .
The following is a detailed statement of business done by the Sales Depart-
ment from June 21st, 1914 to close of business June 20th, 1915:
2475 books in circulation June 21, 1914, valued at $48667.44
263 books received June 21, 1914 to Oct. 1, 1914, valued at 5758.34
129 books received Oct. 1, 1914 to Jan. 1, 1915, valued at 2088. 64
228 books received Jan. 1, 1915 to April 1, 1915, valued at 4329.05
56 books received April 1, 1915 to June 20, 1915, valued at 924.71
3151 $61768.18
1019 Retired to June 20, 1915 (Sales $5370.49), valued at 20221.62
2132 Books in circulation June 20, 1915, valued at $41546 .56
Books Retired.
Value Sales
June 21, 1914 to Oct. 1, 1914 125 books $ 2316.67 $ 819.87
Oct. 1, 1914 to Jan. 1, 1915 168 books 3321.38 940.40
Jan. 1, 1915 to April 1, 1915 308 books 5496.32 1386.69
April 1, 1915 to June 20, 1915 418 books 9087.25 2223.53
(Totals) 1019 $20221.62 $5370.49
Summary of cash on 1019 books retired which were valued at
$20221.62, total sales being $5370.49
Cash remitted to owners $4529.87
Value received, postage on books • • • 21.99
Commission to Sales Superintendent 670.29
Fines for counterfeits, etc • • 22.60
Insurance 125.74
The sales this year amounted to 2 6 1/2 per cent. $5370.49 $5370.49
19
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Cash Report.
Debits.
Cash on hand June 20, 1914 $ 4253.06
Cash received from sales June 21, 1914 to Oct. 1, 1914 1363.92
Cash received from sales Oct. 1, 1914 to Jan. 1, 1915 1778.88
Cash received from sales Jan. 1, 1915 to April 1, 1915 1549.03
Cash received from sales April 1, 1915 to .June 20, 1915 1343.42
$10287.81
Credits.
1019 books retired, (valued at $20221.62) $ 5370.49
Cash on hand June 20, 1915 $ 4917.32
Insurance.
On the 1019 books retired valued at $20,221.62 insurance checks have been
sent to the Treasurer as follows:
June 21, 1914 to Oct. 1, 1914 125 books $ 14.75
Oct. 1, 1914 to Jan. 1, 1915 168 books 20.49
Jan. 1, 1915 to April 1, 1915 308 books 36.18
April 1, 1915 to June 20, 1915 418 books 54.32
Total $125.74
Respectfully submitted,
P. M. WOLSIEFFER,
Sales Superintendent.
REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE ON SALES DEPARTMENT.
Mr. Alvin Good, Recorder, Philadelphia, Pa.,
Board of Vice Pres. A. P. S., August 3rd, 1915.
812 Hippodrome Bldg.,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Dear Sir:
The Committee appointed by your Board to audit the accounts of the Sales De-
partment have completed that duty, and would respectfully report that they have
found the accounts to be correct in accordange with the Annual Report submitted
under date of June 20th, 1915 of the Sales Superintendent, Mr. P. M. VVolsieffer.
The various accounts and the cash on hand, are correct according to the state-
ment as given in his report.
Respectfully yours,
A. F. HBNKELS, Chairman.
CHARLES BEAMISH,
FRED LIEBECK,
Auditing Committee.
Mr. Phillips: It is 20 minutes to 12, and before I declare the convention ad-
journed, I wish to say that the official photographer of the Exposition will take our
group photograph tomorrow at 12 o'clock right here in front of the building. This
afternoon we will take a trolley trip across the Bay in Alameda County, Oakland
and Berkeley, leaving San Francisco at 1:00 P. M. We are also going to have a real
20 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
stamp carnival at the Hotel Stewart tonight. There is to be no Convention business,
nothing but talk and swap and sell and buy and gloat and so forth over stamps.
Is there anything else? If not, the convention will now adjourn until ten
o'clock tomorrow morning. I would like to have the members consult me in regard
to these committees. I will be able to see them this afternoon on the trolley riae.
And thereupon the convention adjourned to Wednesday, August 11, 1915, at
ten o'clock A. M.
SECOND SESSION — WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11th.
Called to order at 10.00 A. M. by Mr. Phillips.
Mr. Phillips: Before proceeding with the business this morning, I will make
the following announcements of committees, and the gentlemen named will please
note that the first named is the Chairman of the Committee.
Committee on Finance: Eugene Klein, A. L. Ott, E. W. Smith.
Committee on Library: W. O. Wylie, Eri Richardson, A. Bollman.
Committee on Sales Department: John A. Klemann, Herbert Armstrong, Walter
F. Slusser.
Committee on Branch Societies: Ross O'Shaughnessy, Fred Farnham, A. H.
Weber.
Committee on Resolutions: Frank S. Barnes, W. Parker Lyon, H. O. Wolcott.
Committee on Place of Next Convention: O. N. Sanford, Charles Schlieckert, H.
W. Doscher.
Committee on By-laws: H. B. Phillips, A. W. Batchelder, H. E. Dore, William C.
Michaels, L. Lazarus.
Committee on Program: William C. Michaels.
The following reports were presented, accepted and submitted to the various
Committees: —
ItEPORT OF THE SECRETARY.
.leffersonville, Ind., August 2nd, 1915.
To the President and Members of the
American Philatelic Society —
Gentlemen —
I have the privilege to herewith present my third annual report, covering the
■year 1914-15, as Secretary of your Society.
One year ago, it was a matter of congratulation that we were able to show an
increase in membership, but owing largely to the unsettled business conditions which
have existed since that time, which have naturally been reflected in Society affairs,
we are this year obliged to chronicle a loss, yet the fact that it is only a trifle over
2%, I believe we have every reason to feel gratified with the results in that respect.
The membership figures are as follows —
Membership August 8th, 1914 1468
New stockholders admitted 139
Reinstatement of former members 11
Reinstatement of members lapsing March 20th, 1915 12
New branches chartered 4
Old branches reinstated 2
Additions through various causes' not included in above, as set forth
in my weekly and semi-monthly reports 5 17S
1641
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
From which we have to deduct —
Resignations accepted 75
Deaths reported i^
Expelled by Board of Directors 5
Dropped March 20th, 1915., for non-payment of dues 115
21
Membership August 2nd, 1915
The above total includes 21 members who have not yet paid dues for current
year but who have been retained on our membership list by resolution offered by
Philadelphia Branch No. 18 and adopted by your Board of Directors, as follows —
"Owing to the regrettable European War, most of the ordinary means of
communication are broken down, making it difficult and in some cases impossi-
ble for foreign members of the American Philatelic Society to remit their dues,
Therefore be it
"RESOLVED, That those foreign members who have not remitted 1914-15
dues be carried on the books of the American Philatelic Society, and not dropped
for non-payment of dues until after peace shall have been declared."
The above resolution was duly published in The American Philatelist.
The total number of foreign members coming under this resolution was 26, but
5 of these have since paid dues for current year.
There is also included in the total membership figures one member whose dues
are unpaid, but whom the Board of Vice Presidents authorized me not to suspend
until their completion of an investigation.
In the face of a decrease in total membership, it is a pleasure to record an
active interest in the matter of Branch Societies. For this condition, I believe the
change made in our By-Laws at Niagara Falls last August is largely responsible,
this change permitting a branch to admit to its membership collectors not members
of this Society. As a result all the branches reported last year are still in active
membership and we have added six additional local organizations to our roster, as
follows —
Branch No. 23, Omaha Stamp Club, Omaha, Neb.
Branch No. 35, Los Angeles and Southern California Branch, Los Angeles, Calif.
Branch No. 39, Baltimore Philatelic Society, Baltimore, Md.
Branch No. 40, Richmond Stamp Club, Richmond, Va.
Branch No. 41, Rochester Philatelic Association, Rochester, N. Y.
Branch No. 42, Hawaiian Philatelic Society, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Four of the branches admitted during the year now closing, are new branches,
these being those located in Baltimore, Richmond, Rochester and Honolulu, the oth-
ers, those of Omaha and Los Angeles, being reinstatement of former branches.
This gives us a total of nineteen local branches, being located in Chicago, San
Francisco, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Columbus, Omaha, Detroit, Louis-
ville, Berkeley, Springfield, Cleveland, Sagniaw, Los Angeles, Buffalo, Baltimore,
Richmond, Rochester and Honolulu.
99
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
The 139 new stockholders and 11 reinstated members were proposed by 80
members as follows —
B. W. H. Poole 8
Wm. E. Au!t S
Vahan Mozian 7
J. E. Ijawrence 5
P. M. Wolsieffer 5
W. H. Barnum 4
Percy McGraw Mann 4
W. O. Staab 4
L. S. Wunderly 4
J. M. Bartels 3
H. A. Fowler 3
I. C. Greene " 8
Dr. J. M. Holt 3
P. P. James 3
Karl Koslowski 3
M. Ohlman 3
Wm. Schwarz 3
W. G. Whittaker 3
C. Bangs 2
Chas. Brisley 2
C. A. Coolidge 2
J. C. Cooper 2
Dr. S. Handler 2
C. "W. Kissinger 2
Eugene Klein 2
Geo. W. Linn 2
Fred Michael 2
Ross O'Shaughnessy 2
C. V. Webb 2
A. M. Wright 2
J. W. Alford 1
D. M. Averill 1
B. D. Bagley 1
J. D. Bartlett 1
C. M. Breder 1
H. F. Colman 1
G. C. Cuenod 1
H. P. Cutler 1
Chas. P. Day 1
C. P. DeKay 1
A. W. Dunning 1
W. H. Emmert 1
P. E. Farnham l
B. H. Fehlig 1
A. W. Pilstrup 1
E. L. Fischer i
E. H. Gammans, Jr 1
Alvin Good 1
T. J. Gundlach 1
A. W. Herr 1
W. N. Howe 1
T. T. Hubard 1
Chas. H. Jacobs 1
Julius Levy 1
M. P. Lyons, Jr 1
A. M. McNeil
E. S. Martin
J. C. Miller
W. I. Mitchell
R. H. Mower
C. A. Nast
Mrs. E. W. Oughtred
L. H. Kjellstedt
H. S. Powell
LeRoy Pratt
H. W. Protzmann . . .
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Otto C. Reymann 7 . 1
C. F. Richards 1
A. C. Roessler 1
C. P. M. Rumford 1
H. F. Root 1
J. F. Sensow 1
C. E. Severn 1
Sam R. Simmons . . .' 1
O. E. Stark 1
Geo. L. Toppan 1
Geo. R. Tuttle 1
R J. Wagner 1
H. A. Whipple 1
H T. Willcox 1
The deaths, which it is always a sad duty to record, while not numerically as
large as the list reported last year, nevertheless numbers thirteen. I shall leave fur-
ther reference to these departed members to the Obituary Committee, but cannot re-
frain from deploring the Ip§s which the Society sustains.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 23
The following money was received by me during the fiscal year of 1914-15 and
remitted to the Treasurer, month by month, as shown by my financial reports —
Ex- Reinstate- Sus-
Stock Dues change ments pense Misc.
August, 1914 $ 8.00 $17.55 .... .... $1.65 $1.00
September, 1914 12.00 43.50 .30 .... .25 .60
October, 1914 9.00 24.45 .10 .... .... .10
November, 1914 7.00 30.10 .30 2.00 .10 .25
December, 1914 11.00 18.60 .50 ....
.January, 1915 12.00 25.25 .10 4.00 2.40 .85
February, 1915 15.00 41.35 .50 1.00
March, 1915 10.00 30.30 .20 3.00 1.43 .27
April, 1915 17.00 16.65 .30 2.00
May, 1915 18.00 19.20 .10 1.00 .... 10.00
Tune, 1915 9.00 9.30 .10 1.00 .55 1.10
JuJy, 1915 14.00 7.25 .... .... .... 2.00
142.00 283.50 2.00 13.00 6.88 17.17
a total of $464.55.
The stock and dues of one member was included in last year's report of moneys
remitted, the application being pending at the time of my final report to the Treasur-
er, but his admission did not become effective until during the present Society year.
The following warrants have been drawn on our Treasurer since last Conven-
tion—
No. Date.
1914
9 02 Aug. 31, A. C. Roessler, four electrotypes for American Philatelist
New Issue Chronicle $1.24
903 Aug. 31, J. W. Stowell Printing Co. Printing and mailing July,
1914, American Philatelist 97.27
904 Aug. 31, L. Craft Hassler, Printing for Secretary 10.25
905 Aug. 31, Alvin Good, Recorder, Stenographer, postage and expenses
Board of Vice Presidents 60.00
906 Aug. 31, C. F. Mann, Treas., Transfer of suspense account 46.70
907 Aug. 31, Wm. E. Ault, Secy., Clerk Hire and expenses for month of
August, 1914, Convention expenses and per diem allow-
ance 73.53
908 Sept. 5, Harcourt & Co., 2,000 Membership cards 25. 17
909 Sept. 5, C. W. Kissinger, Premium on bonds of Sec'y and Treas'r. ... 13.75
910 Sept. 5, J. W. Stowell Printing Co., 1500 addressed envelopes each for
Secretary and Treasurer 13 . 75
911 Sept. 5, Prank H. Burt, Reporting 29th Annual Convention 85.00
912 Sept. 19, The Quality Print Shop, Dues notices and envelopes for
Treasurer 9.50
913 Sept. 19, L. Craft Hassler, Printing for Secretary and Treasurer 28.85
914 Sept. 19, J. W. Stowell Printing Co., Printing and mailing August,
1914, issue of The American Philatelist 60.13
915 Oct. 1, Wm. E. Ault, Secy., Clerk Hire and expenses for month of Sep-
tember, 1914 29.99
916 Oct. 3, A. J. McKelvey, Refund on stock certificate No. 3809 1. 00
24 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
917 Oct. 3, L. H. Kjellstedt, Int. Secy., Expenses for July, August and Sep-
tember, 1914 .61
918 Oct. 24, J. W. Stowell Printing Co., Printing and mailing September
American Philatelist 101.53
919 Oct. 24, L. Craft Hassler, Printing for H. B. Phillips, Director 2.50
920 Oct. 24, C. P. Mann, Treas., Transfer of item from Suspense account
to General Fund 1.65
921 Oct. 31, Wm. E. Ault, Secy., Clerk Hire and expenses for month of
October, 1914 32.83
922 Oct. 31, Brewers Printing House, 5,000 Application blanks and 4,000
Recruiting folders 31.00
9 23 Oct. 31, P. M. Wolsieffer, salary as Sales Superintendent to August
31st, 1914 25.00
924 Nov. 14, .1. W. Stowell Printing Co., Printing and mailing American
Philatelist, Oct. 1914 73.08
925 Nov. 14, A. C. Roessler, 6 electrotypes for The American Philatlist. . . 1.90
926 Nov. 14, Thos. Wheatley, Refund on stock certificate No. 1592 1.00
927 Nov. 14, Robt. Koehler, for two stamps substituted in book No. 8156. 2.62
928 Dec. 5, Wm. E. Ault, Secy., Clerk Hire and expenses for Nov., 1914. . 26.57
9 29 Dec. 5, Brewers Printing House, Expressage on application blanks and
recruiting leaflets to Chairman of Recruiting Committees 2.21
9 30 Dec. 15, J. W. Stowell Printing Co., Postage on Convention Proceed-
ings and A. P. for Nov. 1914, and correcting mailing list 80.65
931 Dec. 15, J. W. Stowell Printing Co., Printing Convention Proceedings
and November, 1914, American Philatelist 356.95
932 Dec. 24, Chas. A. Coolidge, Pres., Postage to Dec. 20th, 1914 8.20
1915
933 Jan. 2, Wm. 'E. Ault, Secy., Clerk Hire and expenses for Dec, 1914. . . 28.17
934 Jan. 12, J. W. Stowell Printing Co., Printing and mailing American
Philatelist Dec. 1914 and 400 Reprints of By-Laws 81.10
9 35 Jan. 12, Brewers Printing House, 100 Branch Charters 7.50
936 Jan. 12, L. H. Kjellstedt, Int. Secy., Postage for Oct., Nov., Dec, 1914 1.34
937 Jan. 18, Ross O'Shaughnessy, Expenses for Western Branch of Re-
cruiting Committee 8.50
938 Jan. 23, Brewers Printing House, Printing for Secretary 9.65
939 Jan. 30, Wm. E. Ault, Secy., Clerk Hire and expenses for Jan., 1915. 37.56
940 Feb. 6, J. W. Stowell Printing Co., Printing and mailing January
American Philatelist and Index Proofs 106.53
941 Feb. 6, A. C. Roessler, Electrotypes for American Philatelist (Five) . . 1.50
9 42 Feb. 20, Bush-Krebs Co., Zinc etching and two electrotypes for Cover
Design for American Philatelist 9.86
943 March 1, Wm. E. Ault, Secy., Clerk Hire and expenses for Feb., 1915. 27.47
944 March 6, Brewers Printing House, 1,000 envelopes for Secretary 3.50
945 March 6, J. W. Stowell Printing Co., Printing and mailing American
Philatelist for February, 1915 75.00
946 March 30, C. P. Mann, Treas., Subscription for 1915 to Philatelic
Literature Society 5.11
947 March 30, Wm. E. Ault, Editor, Expenses and Services for first half
Volume XXVIII 55.71
948 April 7, Brewers Printing House, Envelopes for President 1.25
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. • 25
9 49 April 7, Mekeel-Severn-Wylie Co., Advertising for February and
March, 1915 6.30
950 April 7, L. H. Kjellstedt, Int. Secy., Expenses for Jan., Feb. and
March, 1915 1.15
951 April 7, Wm. E. Ault, Secy., Clerk Hire and expenses for March, 1915 25.89
952 April 30, J. W. Stowell Printing 'Co., Printing and mailing April 15th,
1915, American Philatelist 72.69
953 May 1, Mekeel-Severn-Wylie Co., Advertising for April, 1915 4.20
954 May 1, Wm. IE. Ault, Secy., Clerk Hire and expenses for April, 1915.. 27.79
955 May 24, J. W. Stowell Printing Co., Postage on May 15th American
Philatelist and Membership List 73.25
956 May 24, J. W. Stowell Printing Co., Printing and mailing Membership
List and May 15th, 1915, American Philatelist 312.40
957 May 24, A. C. Roessler, Electrotypes for American Philatelist .79
958 May 28, J. W. Stowell Printing Co., Printing and mailing May 1st,
American Philatelist, Corrections to Literature Report
• and freight on surplus stock of publications to Mr. H.
E. Beats 38.92
959 June 1, Wm. E. Ault, Secy., Clerk Hire and expenses for May, 1915. . 24.86
960 June 8, Mekeel-Severn-Wylie Co., Advertising for May, 1915 5.25
961 June 8, J. W. Stowell Printing Co., Printing and mailing Junst Isit
American Philatelist and 15 00 addressed envelopes for
mailing ballots, etc 40.95
962 June 19, J. W. Stowell Pointing Co., Printing and mailing June 15th,
American Philatelist 72.81
963 June 19, Acme Printing Co., Printing ballots, calls, proxy blanks and
envelopes and mailing same 25.00
9 64 July 7, J. W. Stowell Printing Co., Printing and mailing July 1st,
American Philatelist 35.60
9 65 July 7, C. F. Mann, Treas., Expenses to date 68.20
966 July 7, Mekeel-Severn-Wylie Co., Advertising for June, 1915 4.20
9 67 July 7, L. H. Kjellstedt, Int. Secy., Postage for April, May and June,
1915 1.19
968 July 7, Wm. E. Ault, Secy., Clerk Hire and expenses for June. 1915. . 40.12
969 July 21, Wm. E. Ault, Secy., Clerk Hire and expenses for July, 1915. 24.64
970 July 21, Wm. E. Ault, Editor, Services for latter half of Vol. XXVIII. .'lO.OO
9 71 July 21, Wm. E. Ault, Secy., advance for Convention expenses 100.00
972 July 21, J. W. Stowell Printing Co., Printing and mailing July 15th,
American Philatelist 72.34
973 July 24, Chas. A. Coolidge, Pres., Expenses Dec. 20, 1914, to date. . . 9.00
974 July 31, C. F. Mann, Treas., Salary for year 1914-15 25.00
The balance in the Secretary's expense account on August 2nd, 1915, was One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00) as shown by attached letter, as required by the By-
Laws.
During the month of February, as per authorization of the Board of Directors,
there was inserted in the "ADLETS" column of Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News, a
seven line advertisement calling attention to the Society and setting forth in a brief
form the advantages of membership, from which we received a total of fortj^-three
replies, these being productive of fifteen new members.
26 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
During the past year this office tried out the innovation suggested in my report
of last August, the references given by every applicant being written to for an ex-
pression regarding the prospective member. While this has necessarily entailed
additional work for the Secretary, yet the results have amply justified the expense
and trouble and I hope that all future Secretaries will retain the same method of
investigation.
As the report of your Editor of your Official Journal will detail, it became nec-
essary on the suspension of the Philadelphia Stamp News to devolve a method by
which applications for membership could be acted upon with as little delay as pos-
sible, the result being the publication of The American Philatelist semi-monthly.
This has permitted every member to have full knowledge of every application for
membership in advance of the admission of the applicant, a condition far more
desirable than under the old manner of publication, as in the case of those members
who were not subscribers to the Philadelphia Stamp News, many new members were
admitted in the then customary form of procedure whose names as applicants did
not reach such members until after the applicants' admission. This new method of
publication and the investigation of reference cannot but be a means of increasing
our standard of membership.
It is undoubtedly a source of much gratification to those who broached the idea
to note the material increase in the number of members availing themselves of the
privilege of listing their specialties in the membership list, the one published last
April showing 696 such references, or 48%% of our membership.
In the conduct of this office it has been necessary on many occasions to look
up past members and the lack of complete records for that purpose has been a
source of much regret. I would suggest that the Secretary be authorized to endeavor
to secure a complete file of the various publications which have published the official
reports of the various officers, particularly those of the Secretary, and have these
properly bound, to become, as property of the Society, a part of the official records
of the Secretary's office.
While the duties connected with this office call for a vast amount of time and
a very considerable volume of correspondence, yet I cannot refrain from expressing
a certain pleasure in having served as your Secretary, and this feeling I am pleased
to consider is due to the uniform kindness of our officers and members, with all of
whom I feel that my office has been conducted in perfect accord and to each and
every one I extend my sincere thanks for their courtesies during the past year. To
those with whom I have had the honor of serving on your official Board, I cannot
but feel that my connection with them has been a great pleasure to me and created
a memory which it will be a joy to revive in after days. As this time of severing
of official ties with those with whom I have worked for the past two years, I can
only hope our A. P. S. shall continue to grow greater in power and be the factor for
the establishment of philatelic and social friendships in the future that it has in
the past.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. E. AULT, Secretary.
Jeffersonville, Indiana, Aug. 2, 1915.
This is to certify that there is on deposit with this Company at close on Aug.
2nd, to credit of W. E. Ault, Secretary, $100.00.
CITIZENS TRUST COMPANY,
C. E. Poindexter, Treas.
27
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
Chicago, August 6th, 1915.
To The American Philatelic Society:
Gentlemen: —
I submit herewith my report as Treasurer for the year ending August 6th, 1915:
Balance forward.
Receipts from W. E. Ault, Secy.,
Disbursements:
Voucher 916,
Voucher 926,
Stock Fund.
$4,193.66
142.00 $4,335.66
1.00
1.00 2.00 Cr. Bal. $4,333.66
Balance forward.
Receipts from:
A. Good, Trustee
P. M. Wolsieffer,
Disbursements:
Voucher 927,
Balance forward,
Receipts,
Insurance Fund.
$1,620.42
9.43
125.74 $1,755.59
2.62
Exchange Account.
$55.83
4.10
2.62
Cr. Bal. $1,752.97
Cr. Bal. $ 59.93
Suspense Account.
Balance forward.
$46.70
Receipts,
39.83
Disbursements:
Voucher 90 6,
46.70
Voucher 920,
1.65
General Fund.
Receipts:
Dues,
$2,453.00
Reinstatements,
13.00
Ads. Am. Philatelist,
265.38
Interest on Bonds
,
160.00
Interest on Bank
Balance,
30.28
Miscellaneous,
17.17
48.35
Cr. Bal. $ 86.03
Cr. Bal. $ 37.6!
$2,938.83
28
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Disbursements:
Vouchers
902 .
903 .
904 .
905 .
907 .
908 .
909 .
910 .
911 .
912 .
913 .
914 .
915 .
917 .
918 .
919 .
921 .
922 .
923 .
924 .
925 .
928 .
929 .
930 .
931 .
932
933 .
934 .
935 .
936 .
937 ,
938 ,
939 ,
940
Vouchers:
$ 1.24
941
97.27
942
10.25
943
60.00
944
73.53
945
25.17
946
13.75
947
13.75
948
85.00
949
9.50
950
28.85
951
60.13
952
29.99
953
.61
954
101.53
955
2.50
956
32.83
958
31.00
957
25.00
959
73.08
960
1.90
961
26.57
962
2.21
963
80.65
965
356.95
9 64
8.20
966
28.17
968
81.10
967
7.50
969
1.34
970
8.50
971
9.65
972
37.56
973
106.53
974
1 1
9
27
5 5
1
6
1
72
4
27
73
!12
24
5
40
72
25
68
35
4
40
1
24
50
-00
72
9
25
50
86
47
50
,00
.1]
,71
25
30
,15
89
69
,30
,79
,25
, 40
92
,79
,86
,25
9 5
,81
.00
20
,60
.20
12
,19
64
00
,00
,34
,00
,00
Account overdrawn last year
Total $2,873.85
195.62
Account overdrawn
$3,069.47
$ 130.64
Stock Fund,
Insurance Fund,
Exchange Account,
Suspense Account,
General Fund overdrawn,
Summary of Balances.
$4,333.66
1,752.97
59.93
37.68 $6,184.24
130.64
Cr. Bal. $6,053.60
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 29
Resources.
Bonds (book value), $3,489.34
Cash in Bank, 2,564.26 Total $6,0.53.60
C. F. MANN, Treasurer.
Chicago, Aug. 5th, 1915.
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY,
C. P. Mann, Treasurer,
In Account with
THE CORN EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK
of Chicago.
Balance, $2589.26
KEPOKT OP AUDITING COMMITTEE.
Chicago, Aug. 6, 1915.
Mr. H. B. Phillips,
Director, American Philatelic Society,
c/o Mr. Wm. B. Ault, Secretarj% American Philatelic Society,
Hotel Stewart, San Francisco, Calif.
Dear Sir:
In pursuance with the accompanying order of the President, General Chas. A.
Coolidge, the undersigned hereby certify that they have carefully examined and audit-
ed the account books and vouchers of the Treasurer, Mr. C. F. Mann, and have veri-
fied the bank balance and bonds in his custody, and beg leave to report as follows.
We have found his accounts to be correct, and in accordance with the Treasurer's re-
port herewith, except that voucher No. 974 to the amount of $25.00 has not been
cleared by the bank, although it is in the process of payment in order that the item it
represents may be included in the present year's record. Hence the enclosed Bank
statement of cash on hand is in excess to that amount. The Society's bonds in the
possession of the Treasurer we find to be as follows:
"City of St. Paul Sewer Bond, No. 9-848. $1000.00 Face Value
City of St. Paul Sewer Bond, No. 9849, $1000.00 Face Value
City of St. Paul Fire Dept. Bond, No. 10030, $500.00 Face Value
Sen-Sen Chicklet Co. Sinking Fund Gold Bond, No. A1081, $1000.00 Face
Value.
Respectfully Submitted,
H. N. MUDGE.
WALTER H. Mcdonald.
H. L. LINDQUIST.
ORDERS.
Aug. 4, 1915.
As the Treasurer, Mr. C. F. Mann, will be unable to attend the A. P. S. Conven-
tion to be held at San Francisco, Cal., on the 10th of Aug. 1915, and in order to save
the expense of transportation of the books and papers from Chicago, 111. to San Fran-
cisco, Cal. and return, it is hereby ordered that an Auditing Committee to consist of
H. N. Mudge, H. L. Lindquist and W. H. McDonald (or Mr. C. E. Severn if any of the
above members cannot serve) is hereby called to meet in Chicago, 111. Aug. 6 or as
soon as practicable to examine carefully the Account Books, Vouchers and other pa-
pers pertaining to the Treasury of the A. P. S. for the fiscal year ending Aug. 10,
1915, and also obtain from the Bank of Deposit verification of his balance in said
bank, and verify any blaance on hand in possession of the Treasurer.
A report, with Bank Certificate of Balance, will be rendered by said Auditing
Committee to H. B. Phillips, Director A. P. S. at San Francisco for submission to the
Convention. CHAS. A. COOLIDGE, President.
30 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY.
To The American Philatelic Society,
Gentlemen:
On account of the great European war, the activities of philatelic societies located
in the belligerent countries have been either heavily curtailed or entirely eliminated.
For this reason, there is very little to report from the office which I have the honor
to represent. Since the first of the year, I have received and replied to one inquiry
from Sweden and another from Germany. The "Vertrauliches Korrespondenz Blatt"
has appeared quite regularly and has published such of my reports as have reached
them. The last number which came to hand was for April and May.
Norwegian philatelists have brought out a splendid work on the Postage Stamps
of Norway 1855-1914 of which Messrs. Justus Anderssen and Henrik Dethloff are the
authors.
The Philatelic Society of Sweden has issued an excellent, specialized and priced
Handbook of the stamps and entires of Sweden.
Both works have been added to our library.
As a matter of economy, the Swedish Society decided not to issue any year book
during 1915 but I understand that the membership of this society is still around 1300.
It has been a pleasure to me to be able to assist the Sales Superintendent with a
number of translations, and also to furnish several members with information on for-
eign affairs of philatelic nature.
Having no recommendations to make at this time, I remain, gentlemen
Respectfully yours,
L. HARALD KJELLSTBDT,
ocranton, Pa., July 14, '15. International Secretary.
REPORT OF LIBRARIAN.
9 August 1915.
Mr. William E. Ault, Secretary,
American Philatelic Society,
Hotel Stewart, San Francisco, Cal.
Sir:
I have hte honor to submit the following report as Librarian of the American
Philatelic Society for the year 1914-1915.
The work of the year has been normal in quantity and quality. The various
books and periodicals transmitted by the Assistant Librarian to us have been acces-
sioned, catalogued, and bound, when possible. The requests for loans have been
promptly met by sending the material when it was in the Library.
While the Library is thus in satisfactory physical condition, and has an efficient
system of administration, there is much which could be done to improve it.
At present the Library is growing in haphazard fashion, dependent largely upon
gifts, and without any systematic plan for its enlargement. This will gradually build
a considerable collection, but not one which will meet the needs of philatelists. There
should be in America at least one library containing practically all important books
and journals, and this library should be, in my opinion, that of the American Phila-
telic Society. To build such a library definite funds for purchases are required each
year, and the attention of some one acquainted with philatelic publications who will
see that any important works are ohtained, by gift or purchase, as issued and also
that older works of value are secured to complete the collection. I would recommend
that some steps toward this end be taken. A feasible plan would be the appointment
THE American philatelist.
31
of a committee, with a definite annual appropriation to be spent for the books which
they believed most desirable. The appropriation need not be large; the important
things are its constancy and the attention of the committee to the duty of spending it.
The Assistant Librarian has included a list of the periodicals received in his re-
port, and has called attention to the irregularity of certain ones. This has been a
matter of embarrassment to us all. The system by which these journals reach the
Library makes it impossible for your librarian to ascertain where the fault lies, as he
has no means of learning whether the journal has ever been sent by the publisher.
If publishers mailed the issues directly to the Library, it would be possible to check
them and call immediate attention to missing numbers, but the present arrangement
precludes this.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRISON W. GRAVER, Librarian.
REPORT OP ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN.
Pittsburgh, Pa., August 2, 1915.
William E. Ault, Esq., Secretary,
American Philatelic Society,
Jeffersonville, Ind.
Dear Sir: —
As Assistant Librarian, I beg to submit report for period covering September 1st,
1914 to August 1st, 1915, as follows:
Svensk Filatelistisk Tidskrift, published at Stockholm, by the Philatelic Society
of Sweden — 15th Year, No. 7, September; No. 8, October; No. 9, November;
No. 10, December, 1914. 16th Year, No, 1, January; No. 2, February; No.
3, March; No. 4, April; No. 5, May; No. 6, June, 1915.
Der Philatelist, published at Dresden, by the International Philatelisten Vereins
— 35th Year, No. 7-8, July; No. 9, September; No. 10, October; No. 11, No-
vember; No. 12, December, 1914. 36th Year, No. 1, January; No. 2, Feb-
ruary; No. 3, March; No. 4, April; No. 5, May; No. 6, June, 1915.
El Filatelico Espanol, published at Barcelona, Spain, by Orestes de Mora — 14th
Year, No. 145, June; No. 146, July; No. 147, August; No. 148, Septemher;
No. 149, Oct.-Dec, 1914.
The Journal of the Philatelic Literature Society, published at London, by the
Philatelic Literature Society — Vol. Vll, No. 2, April; No. 3, July; No. 4,
October, 1914. Vol. VIII, No. 1, January, 1915.
The British Guiana Philatelic Journal, published at Georgetown, B. G., by the
British Guiana Philatelic Society — No. 16, June; No. 17, December, 1914.
Revista de la Sociedad Filatelica Argentina, published at Buenos Ayres, by the
Philatelic Society of Argentina — 18th Year, No. 3, May-June; No. 4, July-
Aug.; No. 5, Sept.-Oct.; No. 6, Nov.-Dec, 1914. 19th Year, No. 1, Jan.-
Feb.; No. 2, March-April, 1915.
Nordisk Filatelistisk Tidskrift, published at Christiana, by the Northern Phila-
telic Union — 21st Year, No. 7, July; No. 8, August; No. 9, September; No.
10, October; No. 11, November; No. 12, December, 1914.
Vertrauliches Korrespondenz Blatt, published at Hamburg, by the Alliance of
German & Austrian Philatelic Societies— 24th Year, No. 7, July; No. 8,
Aug.-Oct.; No. 9, Nov.-Dec, 1914. 25th Year, No. 1, Jan.-Feb.; No. 2,
March; No. 4-5, Apr.-May, 1915.
Schweizerisch Philatelistisch Nachrichen, published at Bern, by Ernst Zumstein
— Vol. VI, No. 6, June-July; No. 7-8, Aug.-Oct.; No. 9-10, Nov.-Dec, 1914.
32 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Revue Philatelique Francaise, published at Paris, France, by the Philatelic So-
ciety of France — No. 269, July, 1914. No. 270, February; No. 3-4, March-
April; No. 271, May, 1915.
Berner Briefmarkenzeitung, published by Markenhause, Zumstein & Co., Bern,
Switzerland — 1st Year, No. 1, January, 1915.
Germania Bericht, published at Leipzig, by the Germania Ring — 19th Year, No.
1-2, February; No. 3-4, April, 1915.
Berliner Briefmarken Zeitung, published by Philipp Kosack & Co., at Berlin —
10th Year, July, 1914.
The Collectors Journal, published at Chicago, 111., by H. L. Lindquist — Vol. V,
No. 8, March, 1915.
The Collectors Blue Book, published at Camden, N. J. — Vol. Ill, No. 2, January,
1915.
The Stamp Journal, combined with Collectors Blue Book, published at Camden,
N. J. — Vol. VIII, Nos. 3-4, March-April; No. 5, May, 1915.
Everybodys Philatelist, published at San Francisco, Calif. — Vol. V, No. 11, No-
vember, 1914. Vol. VI, No. 4, April, 1915.
The Philatelic Gazette, published at New York, by Nassau Stamp Co. — Vol. V,
No. 1, January; No. 2, February; No. 3, March; No. 4, April; No. 5, May;
No. 6, June; No. 7, July, 1915.
The Nebraska Philatelist, published at Norfolk, Nebraska, by Reuben W. Ahl-
man — Vol. 1, No. 1, May; No. 2, June-July, 1915.
Priced Catalogue of the Alfred Smith Philatelic Library, published at London,
W. C. — Part 4, Section 1, Separate Works ^Societies Z); Section 2, Period-
icals (Argentina-Belgium).
Scott's Monthly Circulars, received from Mr. Horace W. Whiteman, Clearfield,
Pa. (A. P. S. No. 4390) — Feb. 15, 1911 to Feb. 1915, inclusive, (March 1913
not included) .
More Essays for United States Postage Stamps, 1912, by Mr. Edward H. Mason
(Sender not known).
Le Collectionneur de Timbre Post, Paris, France — No. 416, June, 1915.
The Collector's Monthly, published at Oakland, California — Vol. V, No. 1, May,
1915.
The Central Philatelist, published at Kansas City, Kansas — Vol. I, No. 1, March;
No. 2, April; No. 3, May, 1915.
El Coleccionista, published at Havana, by Cuba Philatelic Association — Vol. — ,
No. 3, May-June, 1915.
Bulletin of National Philatelic Society — No. 1, April; No. 2, May; No. 3, June;
No. 4, July, 1915.
In addition to the above, I also acknowledge receipt from the Secretary of one
package, containing about 60 pounds of various books and publications which were
not listed by me. These, however, were placed in the library, and no doubt have been
listed in the proper manner by the Librarian.
Also received from the Board of Vice Presidents, package containing former rec-
ords from Mr. H. C. Crowell, Chairman of the Board of Vice Presidents.
From the above report, it will be noticed that various publications are received
intermittently. In other words, a complete file Is not possible. I would caution the
publishers that if they desire to favor the Society with their publications, that the
name of the Society be placed on their mailing list, so that copies of each publication
may be received here. Respectfully submitted,
ADAM E. DAUM, Asst. Librarian.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. ^ 33
The Secretary: The next report is the Attorney's. I might preface this report
with the announcement that in the publication of our journal, we are paying regular
postage rates. We have tried for quite a long while to so arrange our by-laws or our
subscription to the journal as to enable us to take advantage of second-class rates.
We tried one time, as you will remember, with rather disastrous results, in the fact
that it required each member to subscribe individually to the journal, and the result
was that comparatively few did so, and the very thing that they had made a great
protest about, not getting the publication, they voluntarily passed over. I believe
the by-laws can be so changed that we can make the payment of subscription to the
journal as part of the dues, so that in paying one amount they automatically pay
their subscription. If we can do that, if that will pass the post office requirements,
we of course can avail ourselves of second-class rates at quite a saving in a year's
postage account. At my suggestion, Mr. Schmalzriedt, our Attorney, has drawn up
some amendments to that part of the by-laws which may overcome that point.
REPORT OF THE ATTORNEY.
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 6th, 1915.
To the President, Directors and Members of the
American Philatelic Society.
Gentlemen —
I have the honor to report to you as Attorney for the American Philatelic Society
that of the matters presented to me during the past year only one has not been finally
disposed of, that being a suit for money due the Sales Department for stamps re-
moved from books of members and for the loss of two sales books. The defendant
in this case claims that the lost books should be paid for from the Insurance Fund;
but the officers of the Society do not agree with him in his contention. If the member
succeeds in his present suit it will be necessary for the Society to amend its By-Laws
and make more explicit as to the Insurance Fund. I do not deem it advisable, howev-
er, to do anything in this regard at the present time, because amendments at this time
would not alter the case now pending.
At the request of the Secretary, I have prepared amendments to several sections
of the By-Laws to overcome, if possible, the objections of the Post Office Department
to admit the official journal to the mails as second-class matter. The same are here-
with submitted. Respectfully,
FRED R. SCHMALZRIEDT, Attorney.
SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS.
Art. II Sec. 3. The annual dues shall be $1.80 to all members, of which amount
.... cents shall be for one year's subscription to the Official .lournal, payable in ad-
vance, * * * *
Art. IX Sec. 1. The American Philatelist * * * *
The charter * * * *
Reports of * * * *
Advertising shall be * * * *
One copy of each issue shall be sent to each member in good
standing.
Ten copies, * * * *
Art. IX Sec. 3. There shall be a separate fund in the Treasury of the Society to
be known as the Official Journal Fund. AH sums received for the Official Journal
from any source whatever including the sum of .... cents from the dues of each
member, shall be deposited to the credit of this fund and all disbursements for said
journal shall be paid from this fund.
34
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
REPORT OF THE COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR.
Philadelphia, July 31, 1915.
To the President and Members of the American Philatelic Society.
Gentlemen:
From August 20, 1914 to July 30, 1915, 681 stamps were submitted to me for
examination. Of these 333 were genuine, 2 43 counterfeits, 19 bore fake surcharges,
1 was fake grilled, 4 were proofs, 6 with pen cancellations removed, 1 with fake can-
cellation, 8 trimmed perforations and 6 6 reprints. As usual, the bulk of the stamps
submitted were Old Europeans, not any of which included unknown forgeries. Next
in number were United States stamps which were submitted for classification. The
commonest counterfeit of the United States is the Providence 5c.
As a direct result of the war, many German Colonial stamps have been sur-
charged by the Armies of Occupation. Among those reported forged are the G. R. I.
surcharges on Samoa, Marshall Islands and German New Guinea. It was also report-
ed that some of the surcharges of the Togo Stamps were produced in Paris, for the
"benefit" of collectors. All these stamps will eventually find their way to the Ameri-
can market. Among the reprints submitted Alsace Lorraine, Austria, Bergedorf,
Hamburg, Hanover, Heligoland and Samoa are still plentiful. Occasionally counter-
feits of the British Colonies are sent in. These are very poor and were made about
forty years ago, hence often found in old collections.
Before closing, I wish to call attention to a 2c Pan American invert on cover,
which was recently offered to me at a high price. The stamp was a fairly well made
fake, produced from an ordinary stamp.
Respectfully submitted,
EUGENE KLEIN, Counterfeit Detector.
REPORT OF THE EXAMINER OF SALES BOOKS.
Philadelphia, July 31, 1915.
To the President and Members of the American Philatelic Society.
Gentlemen:
From September 9th to June 20, 1915, 511 sales books were submitted to me for
examination, from which I directed the Sales Superintendent to remove 41 counter-
feits and 64 reprints, etc. The fines collected for the counterfeits amounted to
$12.65. These included Argentine, Bulgaria, Hamburg, Hawaii, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
South Bulgaria and Sudan. Among the reprints were Bergedorf, German Levant,
Hamburg, Mexico and Prussia.
Respectfully submitted,
EUGENE KLEIN, Examiner of Sales Books.
REPORT OP EDITOR OF AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Jeffersonville, Ind.,
August 2nd, 1915.
To the President and Members of the
American Philatelic Society —
Gentlemen: —
In tendering herewith my third annual report as Editor of The American Phila-
telist, I wish first of all to extend my thanks to those who have assisted in any man-
ner, either in literary contributions or advertising, and only regret that I cannot
name them individually in this report. The pages of our journal bear witness to those
who have helped to make possible the appearance of our official organ.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
35
In the latter part of last March came the unexpected announcement of the sus-
•pension of the Philadelphia Stamp News, in which had been published for several
years the official reports of the Secretary and which publication formed the basis of
admission of new members. It then became necessary for the Board of Directors to
quickly make plans to bridge over this, to the Society, very serious matter. I imme-
diately put forward the suggestion, among others, that we issue The Amercian Phila-
telist semi-monthly, one issue each month to be dated the 15th to be our customary
literary and advertising number, and the other, to be dated the 1st, to be a short
number devoted principally to reports of officers and branches and such other matter
as could be used. This was adopted by the Board, as fortunately our By-Laws so
authorized them to do in case such a move should be deemed necessary. That this
change has met with much approval among our members is attested by the many ex-
pressions of appreciation which have reached this office.
The one item which gives your Editor the greatest concern is the fact that so few
of our members, comparatively speaking, support the Journal in a literary way. It is
the earnest hope that The American Philatelist be used by our membership as a
vehicle for the publication of their writings and researches, not that we even desire
to run counter to any existing philatelic magazine, but simply that we want The Amer-
ican Philatelist to become known as a journal of original matter, contributed by our
members for the interest and philatelic information of their fellow-members. A
pride there ought to be in the Society's journal and a desire to see it attain its proper
rank among philatelic Society publications. The way is clearly defined, the invitation
extended, the opportunity ready for merely asking — why cannot we have results?
The Editor fully realizes his limitations in literary matters, and realizing these,
can only look to those who are fully competent to supply this deficiency. Let us take
our journal seriously. Help lift it to a proper standing. Make it a magazine of real
and live interest, so that we can offer it as a tangible inducement to gain and hold a
member's interest in the Society.
Since my last annual report. Volume XXVll has been completed with the issuance
of twelve numbers comprising 284 pages, which with the Convention Proceedings and
Membership List, gave us a total of 457 pages.
To date fourteen numbers of Volume XXVIII have appeared with 22 8 pages, and
combining the Convention Proceedings and Membership List, we have a total of 45 6
pages, with three issues to complete the volume.
As a result of a competition for cover desigrs for The American Philatelist, that
submitted by Mr. Carle H. Schafer, of Niles, Mich., a recent addition to our member-
'^hip, was accepted, and its use began with the March number of the present volume.
Undoubtedly this design adds greatly to the appearance of our journal and we feel
the Society is to be congratulated on having secured such an attractive cover page.
We regret to note that the use of our advertising columns have shown a con-
siderable decrease over last year, being about $150.00 less. We sincerely hope this
is not due to a lack of patronage of our advertisers on the part of our members. We
sincerely thank those dealers and collectors who have used space and especially those
whose advertisements have appeared so steadily. We shall endeavor to create more
interest in this branch of our journal during the coming year and trust that all mem-
bers who are dealing in stamps will make use of our columns. At the same time we
shall hope that every member, whenever possible, will endeavor to justify those
dealers in their patronage of the Society's journal.
We hope, however, the final verdict regarding The American Philatelist will be
that it has been a help to the Society and that its prestige will increase.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. E. AULT, Editor.
36 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Mr. Phillips: Gentlemen, in connection with this report, I fear that the literary
side of our pursuit has escaped the attention of the majority of our members. We
are so intent on pursuing the elusive stamp itself, that when we have got it or have
not got it, as the case may be, we stop. We do not take the time to put down our
impressions on paper for the benefit of those who are coming after us. You must
remember, gentlemen, that this institution must be perpetuated in the next genera-
tion if it is going to survive, and in order to do that there must be a literature of our
pastime or science, or whatever name you may choose to term it, and it is just as
much your duty to produce literature for the benefit of the coming generation, as it is
to accumulate collections of postage stamps to be handed over to them. The very
fact that they are already accumulated and handed over in block lots defeats the purv
pose for which stamp collections are made, that is, to inculcate the study of history,
both physical, and particularly the political history of the world for the last seventy
years. There is nothing better to my mind at the present time extant than the col-
lection of stamps for the purpose of implanting a knowledge of political history in the
rising generation, and I hope that you will take it to heart, and produce some literary
matter for the support of this journal and all other journals that are interested in
the collection of stamps.
Mr. Michaels: Mr. Chairman, may I inquire if The American Philatelist is self-
sustaining?
The Secretary: No, sir; it is not. It was not the intention to make it so. You
will remember, if you read the proceedings of the Springfield Convention, the discus-
sion there preceding the revival of the journal as a monthly publication, it was quite
lengthy, and the feature of expense was gone into very deeply, but it does not cost
but very little more than the old quarterly did, and we get now 24 numbers to a mem-
ber in place of four.
Mr. Michaels: Is there any way of providing a fund to meet the deficit, and also
possible to pay for articles by experts? There are a number of writers throughout the
United States, and the world, for that matter, who depend for their livelihood, on
their stamps and what they know about them and what they write, and if we could
provide a fund of some sort to pay for articles of merit for the American Philatelist,
I think it would be very advisable to do it, and make the publication more readable
and more valuable. Do you know of any way that that can be done, Mr. Secretary?
The Secretary: In answer to that, the expense of conducting an organization
such as ours, which is practically all by mail and under the present condition of the
publication, is such that we could not appropriate any appreciable amount without
creating a deficit in the general fund. It could, of course, be overcome if we could
carry an immense amount of advertising, but dealers are already advertising in other
publications, and naturally they do not feel that they want to go into our journal very
heavily. If we could interest more of them to do that, we would have a fund that
we might be able to use for that purpose. But aside from that, we could not publish
a great many articles in the course of a year, because we have a certain amount of
official matter that must be sent out. If we could only get one good article from
each of a few members during the course of a year, we would almost be provided
with literary matter.
REPORT OF THE EXPERT COMMITTEE.
The Expert Committee reports that during the past year members of the So-ciety
have shown more interest than usual in the work of the Committee and have sent in
eight stamps for examination.
Respectfully yours,
JOHN N. LUFF, Chairman.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PHILATELIC LITERATURE.
37
The report of this committee for the last year and one-half, August, 1913 to
January, 1915, was published in the "Membership List" issued as a Supplement to
American Philatelist, Vol. XXVIII, No. 10, May 15th, 1915, pages 71 to 109. A new
plan was adopted in compiling this report in that so far as possible all works in Part
I. have been listed under subject-headings and all cross-reference done away with,
thereby cutting the expense in publishing. An edition of 15 0 copies were struck off as
a separate work, of which the first 50 are the Edition de Luxe.
Material for the "17th Annual Report" is being collected and this will be ready
for publication in May next or when the "Membership List" is published.
Also we wish to state that Part II. of the "15th Annual Report" will be printed
to match Part I. as soon as certain information concerning Foreign papers is cleared
up.
This committee would also like to be able to report at the Thirty-first Conven-
tion that they have purchased for the library important books or completed files of
papers needed by the library. But we are unable to do anything in this respect un-
less a want list of the library (up-to-date) is furnished us.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM R. RICKETTS, Chairman.
The Philatelic Literature Committee begs to offer the following
RESOLUTION:
That the sum of $100.0 0 appropriated for the use of the Philatelic Literature Com-
mittee at last year's Convention, but which was not used, be carried over for the use
of the Committee during the next fiscal year, and that the other provision of the
Library Committee, viz., "that a catalogue of the Library be prepared and published
in book form" be enforced.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM R. RICKETTS, Chairman.
REPORT OF THE INDEX COMMITTEE.
The work of this Committee is progressing nicely and we think the work as pub-
lished each month speaks for itself.
One very important matter we would like to bring before the Convention is "The
Reprinting of the pages of the Index that were published in the American Philatelist"
as part of that magazine and not as a separate work. These consist of "Title, Intro-
duction, Abbreviations, and Index Proper, pages 1 to 114. This part of the work as
it exists now is very unsatisfactory to members who wish to bind this as it now com-
mences at page 115, and requires much reference to February, May and August
1911 numbers. Vol. XXIV." Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM R. RICKETTS, Chairman.
The Index Committee beg to offer the following
RESOLUTION:
FIRST: That the title page, introduction, abbreviation and index, pages 1 to 114
be printed as a separate work to match the other pages which have subsequently ap-
peared.
SECOND: That the enclosed bill of $15.75 due Mr. C. A. Howes be ordered paid
(this bill was incurred in preparing typewritten copy for printer from cards).
THIRD: That 1 5 0.00 be appropriated for the use of the Index Committee this
year. Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM R. RICKETTS, Chairman.
38 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
REPORT OF OBITUARY COMMITTEE.
Buffalo, Aug. 1, 1915.
To the American Philatelic Society, in Convention assembled:
During the year we have been deprived by death of several of our oldest and
most prominent members. As the years go on this is, of course, inevitable, and soon
there will be very few left of those far-sighted men who in the middle eighties were
the pioneers for organized philately. Messrs. Gregory and Doeblin were two of our
oldest members, and in the very forefront of those to whom our long and successful
history is due. The death-roll in full for the year is as follows:
4 Charles Gregory, New York City; died May 20, 1915. A veteran broker, Mr.
Gregory was a member of the Stock Exchange for 47 years. He was treas-
urer of the A. P. S. from 1889 to 1892.
9 6 Eugene Doeblin, Pittsburgh; died Aug. 30, 1914. For many years he had been
advertising manager of a prominent German newspaper. With unfailing
regularity he made glad the hearts of all convention attendants. He served
the society as international secretary for three terms, from 189 3-189 5, 1896-
1898, and from 1900-1906.
4174 Fred A. Wieland, Oakland, Cal.; died July 1, 1914.
2573 Julius Levy, Philadelphia; died Feb. 20, 1915. Long a very prominent dealer,
Mr. Levy's business methods as well as his personal attributes endeared him
to all his associates.
3205 Horace P. Poster, Beverly, Mass.; died Feb. 27, 1915.
4203 Albert Cahn, Brooklyn; died March 6, 1914.
1651 Eugene Wilson, Bardstown, Ky. ; died March 6, 1914. He was a prominent
banker.
1729 Theodore Even, Chicago; died October 28, 1914.
2788 Gust. C. Volger, Palatka, Fla.; died August 29, 1914.
924 Henry L. Tichner, Berkeley, Cal.; died .
2123 Egbert Bagg, Utica, N. Y.; died July 11, 1915. A man of the very highest
cultural attainments; in business also pre-eminent, as a pioneer insurance-
man, Mr. Bagg, like so many others of our variegated membership, was the
type of collector to point to as one to whom the intellectual side of phila-
tely appealed.
1762 H. Wesley Legg, Pepperell, Mass.; died July 21, 1915. Another very prom-
inent dealer, Mr. Legg typified the best traditions of scientific philately in
his methods of dealing — his approval selections were masterpieces of knowl-
edge— and in his personal collecting.
1729 Charles B. Green, Easton, Pa.; died July, 1915.
It will thus be seen that the Society has suffered the loss of thirteen members
during the year. In cases where they could be reached, I have assured the families
of those who have been called of the sympathy of the Society at large.
Respectfully submitted,
JULIAN PARK, Chairman.
REPORT OF THE RECRUITING COMMITTEE.
Mr. O'Shaughnessy: Mr. Chairman, I might say that I received a letter from
Mr. Mozian, chairman of the eastern division of the recruiting committee, to say that
Mr. Klein represents them here today, and if there is any report from the Eastern
division, Mr. Klein will turn it in. My report is here.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
39
Western Division.
To the President and Members of the American Philatelic Society.
Gentlemen:
During the past year this Committee was divided into two branches, an Eastern
and Western, and in this the first annual report of the Western Division, I am glad
to be able to state that we have nearly held our own in new members and reinstate-
ments as will be seen from the following summary:
Year ending August 21, 1912, New Members and Reinstated 124
Year ending August 16, 1913, New Members and Reinstated 200
Year ending August 11, 1914, New Members and Reinstated 179
Year ending August 2, 1915, New Members and Reinstated 150
While our total membership, 1433, on Aug. 2, 1915, as compared with the total
of 1468 on Aug. 11th, 1914, shows a slight decrease, I consider this a good showing
on account of the conditions which have prevailed all over the country during the
past year caused by the general business depression, hard times and financial and in-
dustrial troubles resulting from the terrible European War, the greatest calamity in
the World's History. We have been able to make this showing only by hard work in
which all ably assisted, and at this time I wish to thank Mr. B. W. H. Poole of Los
Angeles, Cal., whom I appointed on the committee, for his valuable aid and fine work
in gaining several new members for the Society; also our thanks are due to the other
members of the Recruiting Committee and the various members who proposed appli-
cants, and to the publishers of the numerous Philatelic magazines who donated valu-
able space in calling attention to the benefits of membership in our Society and in
explaining its objects and aims and in particular to Dr. John M. Holt of Everybody's
Philatelist, for his monthly large donation of space and also to John B. Gardella,
publisher of the Collectors' Monthly of Oakland, Cal.
My best efforts have been put into co-operating with our Secretary, Mr. Ault, in
trying to save to membership delinquents who might have been lost through non-pay-
ment of dues, etc., and I am very grateful to Mr. Ault for the many courtesies he has
extended to me during our mutual correspondence.
We should all be proud of the fact that California ranks fourth in total member-
ship in our Society. This is a great record when our comparatively small population
as a State is taken into account. San Francisco with 39 A. P. S. members is among
the first five cities in point of total membership, and this in spite of the setback caused
by the almost total destruction of our city in 190 6. These facts should spur the Re-
cruiting Committee to greater efforts during the coming year. Let every member
assist the committee by getting desirable applicants and we may hope in the next
annual report to be able to say that we have achieved still greater things for the
American Philatelic Society.
Respectfully submitted,
ROSS O'SHAUGHNESSY,
Chairman Western Division Recruiting Committee.
Mr. Phillips: Mr. Klein, have you a report from the eastern division?
Mr. Klein: Mr. Chairman, I will briefly state that the eastern committee, con-
sisting of Mr. Mozian, chairman, Mr. Moser, Mr. Dunning and myself, partly assem-
bled in person and partly by correspondence, arranged to print 5,000 recruiting fold-
ers, some of which you will see around the room here, to be distributed among the
recruiting committee, the bulk of them to go to Mr. O'Shaughnessy, where he can do
the most and the best work, right here. They also induced several dealers who pub-
40 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
lish auction catalogues to advertise the American Philatelic Society, and thereby
make it public among their customers. The Committee is also attempting to induce
other dealers who do not publish auction catalogues, but regular pricelists, to give
space advertising our society. That is all I have to report.
Mr. Phillips: If there be no objection, this report will constitute the report of
the committee, and become part of our permanent records.
The next thing is the report of the hand-book committee. Is there a gentleman
present representing that committee? If not, we will pass that. If it comes to
hand, you will put it in the printed report, Mr. Secreatry.
We will now listen to the reports of the branch societies.
The Secretary: Mr. Chairman, it has been the custom in past years to dispense
with the reading of those reports, as they are in most cases merely formal reports,
in accordance with the requirements of the by-laws, but there are two or three that
contain special references that I might mention.
The Los Angeles Branch passed a resolution showing them as being opposed to
the verbatim report of the convention proceedings, and that the fund that is now used
for that purpose be devoted to the improvement of the American Philatelist.
Mr. Phillips: Do they ask to have such a resolution adopted?
The Secretary: No, they go on record as being opposed to the publication.
Mr. Wylie: Mr. Chairman, I move you that this recommendation coming from the
Los Angeles society be referred to the committee on resolutions.
Motion duly seconded.
Mr. Ott: Mr. Chairman, I don't believe that is a very wise action. I believe we
are here to discuss these matters, and I believe It is left to us to decide. If you leave
it to a committee on resolutions, they may act favorably on it, anything to save
money.
Mr. Phillips: That can be discussed, Mr. Ott, when the committee reports, and
then it will be before the house.
Mr. Batchelder: I would like to ask if the publication of the proceedings ver-
batim is part of our constitution and by-laws, or simply a part of our ordinary work-
ing rules?
The Secretary read Article 9, in answer to the question.
Mr. Batchelder: It is idle for us to discuss this matter, or any other matter that
is part of the by-laws. We have not enough members present in person or by proxy
to make any change of any kind in the by-laws, therefore we are only wasting time.
If matters of this sort can be referred to the committee on by-laws, when that com-
mittee reports they can recommend them to the attention of the board of vice-presi-
dents, which will insure their being considered perhaps another year when we may
be able to make changes.
Mr. Michaels: I don't think that the object sought by that section requires the
publication verbatim of colloquies here on the floor of this convention. I think it
requires the publication of what is done, that is, the result of votes on anything, but
it does not require the Secretary to publish and print what I am now saying, what
the Chairman has said, or what Mr. Batchelder just said, but it does require the mo-
tions put, and the vote thereon, whether it was carried or not, and that is all it does
require. That is my view of that, my interpretation, and I think I am correct.
Mr. Wylie: There is no doubt but that that contention is true. I am perfectly
willing that this matter shall be considered by the committee on by-laws, but I be-
lieve that it is better to send it to the committee on resolutions, knowing that that
committee has brains, of course, of the convention, so far as the committee work is
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 4;[
concerned, and if that committee believe it advisable that a change in this direction
be made, it will go, I think quite a ways towards getting the convention to do some-
thing in this direction this year.
Mr. Lyon: Mr. Chairman, I have interpreted city charters, I have been under
heavy bonds to enact laws and see to their enforcement, but it did not necessarily
follow that every one of them was enforced. I did not happen to be at the meeting
when that resolution was adopted, but I do think that there is a great deal that
could be left out of the minutes. I know I never read them.
Mr. Batchelder: On a previous occasion at a convention the matter of publishing
the proceedings actually verbatim was left with certain parties, the Secretary among
others, to interpret. I represent by proxy the Cleveland Society, who desire that ver-
batim proceedings shall be published, but I cannot see how any intelligent person,
after reading the proceedings, can believe it either desirable or necessary to publish
the actual verbatim proceedings. I believe with Mr. Michaels that if you can in-
terpret that in such a way as to cut out a good deal of it, that it would be for the
best interests of all.
Mr. E. C. Smith: We are trying to build up our representative periodical of this
association, and we are very foolish if we attempt to cut out the very matter tha^; so
many people that are not attending this convention want to read. You will find that
if you cut from the proceedings so many vital points that different philatelists wish
to have to read in the publication, you will lose more members, and there will be
less subscribers to the publication than we have to-day. I think the object that we
have in having our meetings is to have the different proceedings of those meetings
transmitted through our periodical to the different collectors throughout the country
that take the publication.
Mr. Marcus: I agree with the gentleman who just spoke, Mr. Chairman. This
is the first convention I have attended, and the only things I ever know about the
conventions are what I read in the proceedings, and I am perfectly safe to say that
there are a thousand other men in the sartie position that I am that cannot get to the
conventions, particularly when they are held in the East, and we would lose our in-
terest in the Society if we did not know what the Society was doing.
Mr. Phillips: Are you ready for the question?
Mr. Ott: I believe the original motion was to refer it to the Committee on Res-
olutions.
Mr. Phillips: The motion before the house is to refer the recommendation of the
Los Angeles Branch to the Committee on Resolutions.
The motion prevailed.
Mr. Phillips: Communications is the next item on the Order of Business.
COMMUNICATIONS.
(Telegram)
Wm. E. Ault, Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 10, 1915.
Hotel Stewart, 35 3 Geary St., San Francisco, Calif.:
American Philatelic Society in Convention assembled: May your labors and de-
liberations be pleasant, harmonious and for the best interests of the Society is the
Avish of Charter Member No. 3 8, who very much regrets his inability to be with you
this annual event. P. M. WOLSIEFFER.
(Telegram)
Reading, Pa., Aug. 9, 1915.
American Philatelic Assn., Convention Hall,
(Or Hotel Stewart), San Francisco, Calif.:
Greetings from Southern Philatelic Association for successful convention, also
my personal regrets that am unable to participate with you on this happy occasion.
42 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Arrangements completed long before your body definitely decided meet San Francis-
co compelled me practically go with Shriners two months earlier. While absent in
person with you in thoughts. CLIFFORD W. KISSINGER.
(Telegram)
American Philatelic Association, Cincinnati, O., Aug. 10, 1915.
Hotel Stewart, San Francisco, Calif.
That your meeting be well attended and harmonious is the wish of
ERWIN L. FISCHER.
(Letter)
Mr. Wm. E. Ault, Secretary, A. P. S., Chicago, 111., Aug. 6, 1915.
San Francisco, Calif.
Greetings to the American Philatleic Society in Convention assembled and best
wishes for a profitable and enjoyable Pacific Coast Session. Also regards to all in
attendance with whom I may have a personal acquaintance, particularly the two
Pacific Coast members with whom I have been so pleasantly associated in A. P. S.
work in the past — Messrs. Phillips and Weber. Very truly yours,
H. N. MUDGE.
(Letter)
Springfield, Mass., Aug. 5, 1915.
The Springfield Stamp Club sends greetings to the American Philatelic Society
and seconds the invitation to meet in Boston in 1916.
WM. C. STONE.
(Letter)
Springfield, Mass., Aug. 5, 1915.
Dear Mr. Ault:
I enclose report of Branch #28 which I overlooked. Wish I were going to be at
the Convention. Will you try and get me a badge and any other souvenirs that may
be available. I shall appreciate it very much. I told Batchelder that as my proxy
holder he must claim the right to "sine die" the meeting! Remind him of it.
Yours,
WM. C. STONE.-
Mr. Phillips: It is a tradition in our organization that Mr. Wm. C. Stone of
Springfield shall always make the motion to adjourn sine die. I make this announce-
ment for the benefit of the Pacific Coast attendants in particular.
Mr. Batchelder: Mr. Chairman, I am proxy for Mr. Stone, and when the time
comes I will try to get in my work.
(Letter)
Mr. H. B. Phillips, City Hall, San Diego, Cal., June 17, 1915.
1311 Grove St., Berkeley, Cal.
Dear Sir:
The San Diego Philatelic Scoiety cordially invites hte American Philatelic Society
to San Diego when touring the West. If any of the Delegates intend visiting San
Diego, we should be glad to arrange for a special meeting of our Club, if you will
kindly notify me of the date of your arrival in San Diego, also, how many delegates
to expect and we will have some of our members on hand to meet you.
Hoping to hear from you at your earliest convenience, I remain
Very truly yours,
ALLEN H. WRIGHT, Pres.
Mr. Phillips: The next thing on the order of business is assigned matters. Our
Secretary informs me that there is only one of those matters, and that is the resolu-
tion directing the Board of Vice Presidents to look into the matter of the American
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 43
Philatelic Society incorporating under the federal law, and they in their report this
year say:
"At the last Convention it was resolved that the Board of Vice Presidents be re-
quested to look into the matter, (presumably the advantages and disadvantages) of
the American Philatelic Society incorporating under the Federal Law. While we are
of the opinion that a National society, such as ours, should really come under this
form of incorporation, yet at the present time we cannot see that the Society would
gain much in prestige by changing. The preliminary steps required for making such
a change would mean a large amount of work for the officers, to say nothing of the
expense. However, we think it is a matter which should be discussed on the floor of
the Convention where various opinions would no doubt be expressed."
M'r. Ott: "What is the idea of changing the name? Is it simply to change the
name, and call it the National Association?
Mr. Phillips: No, it is to change the organization to work under a national chart-
er instead of a state charter, as I understand it.
Mr. Ott: It is working now under a state charter?
Mr. Phillips: Yes.
Mr. Ott: Mr. Chairman, I believe it has given satisfaction theretofore, and if it
entails a lot of expense and more labor, I believe we should let well enough alone,
if we are not going to be benefitted thereby.
Mr. Phillips: Do you make that as a motion?
Mr. Ott: I make it as a motion, so as to open it for discussion.
Motion duly seconded.
Mr. Ott: Mr. Chairman,!, as a member of this organization for a good many
years, fee.l perfectly satisfied with the management of it, and cannot see where in any
way, shape or form we will be benefitted by changing it.
Dr. Holt: There will be no harm in having this committee continued until the
next convention. The idea, as I understand it, is that the matter can be held in abey-
ance for awhile, and perhaps ultimately it would be of some advantage to reincorpo-
rate the Society.
Mr. Phillips: Do you wish to make that as an amendment to the motion?
Dr. Holt: If Mr. Ott will accept it.
Mr. E. C. Smith: I move you, Mr. Chairman, that the committee be given fur-
ther time.
Mr. Phillips: Mr. Ott, will you accept the amendment?
Mr. Ott: Mr. Chairman, I believe there is a request there that it be threshed out
on the floor of the convention, and it seems to me that we ought to endeavor to at
least get an expression of opinion from everybody. If the members think that it
would be better to lay it over, I would be perfectly willing to accept the amendment,
but I believe it is requested here that we act on it.
Mr. Marcus: If we do take action on it, it can be brought up at any future time,
and I cannot see why that would settle the matter, even if we take action.
Mr. Phillips: Is there a second to Dr. Holt's amendment?
Amendment duly seconded.
Mr. Phillips: Gentlemen, the discussion is now on the amendment to the motion.
The amendment is to refer it as an assigned matter to the next convention, simply
continuing for one year in statu quo.
Mr. Michaels: I can see no reason for it, I think the committee that had it in
charge ought to be discharged.
A Member: Why?
44 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Mr. Michaels: There is nothing to be gained by reincorporation. I believe that
we have sailed along very well under the present incorporation, and no argument
has been adduced so far as I have seen to show any reason for increasing our expense
by a reincorporation of this Society; therefore there is no reason why the committee
which has had this in charge for a year should continue its labor and make a similar
report next year, when the whole thing will come up. I think all the business ought
to be disposed of that can be disposed of, therefore I think the original motion ought
to be carried, and the amendment ought to be defeated.
Mr. Klemann: Mr. Chairman, it seems to me that the reason of this proposed
change in the by-laws is to facilitate the obtaining by the Society of second-class
rates for their publication. Is that so, Mr. Ault?
Mr. Phillips: In reply to that, I will read you from the report of the last con-
vention.
(Reading from proceedings of the 1914 cnovention).
That was the idea of introducing it a year ago, to give us a more dignified standing
among scientific societies.
Mr. Weber: Mr. Chairman, I would like to see the change made to the federal
incorporation, particularly as the United States government has now taken in hand
the most thorough manner the preservation and collection of the stamps in its pos-
session. They have officially recognized it in Washington, and given it proper house
room, and if we come in under the federal organization, it will give us a proper
standing with everybody.
Mr. Lyon: Is there anyone here familiar with what this would cost?
Mr. Michaels: I think the fee to the District of Columbia would be about $100.
The counsel fee I suppose would be gratuitous, inasmuch as we have a large number
of lawyers in the society.
Mr. Phillips: Mr. Secretary, might I ask you as a matter of information about
the probable internal expense in rearranging the books and blanks?
The Secretary: I don't know just how far it would require us to change or alter
our records. We would, of course, require a new stock register, and new stock cer-
tificates, to conform with the federal law, and at present it would mean a revenue
stamp for each certificate, and I think the cost would be not less than $100.
Mr. Phillips: It appears, gentlemen, for your information, that it could not be
done for less than $200, and very likely it might exceed that. It probably could not
be done for less than $250, I presume.
Mr. Ott: Mr. Chairman, Mr. Weber said that we would be recognized by the gov-
ernment. In what manner would we be recognized by the government, or get any
benefit from ft?
Mr. Weber: We are considered, or at least consider ourselves the pioneer and
the standard society in philately in the United States, and by coming under the feder-
al law we can maintain that standard and make our claim good. The United States
government has taken up the matter officially and recognized it, and we can come in
under that claim and be recognized by them. Even as it is now, our experts are call-
ed in by the secret service on occasions when stamps or similar matters come into
question.
Mr. Michaels: Mr. Chairman, as a matter of fact, the great majority of the large
national societies are not incorporated at all. The American Bar Association, which,
by the way, meets next week in Salt Lake City, is not an incorporated body, yet it is
the head of the bar. The American Surgical Society, with about 50,000 members,
is not incorporated. Really, the parentage or incorporation of a society does not lend
anything t© it. That is my opinion about it. Nobody inquires whether we are in-
The AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 45
corporated under New York, Nevada, Minnesota or California, and if we do incor-
porate, every stocli certificate must be called in, and it will be years before we get all
the collectors to send in their old stock certificates. There will be an enormous
amount of detail work involved, and nothing to be gained.
Mr. Phillips: The question is on the amendment to the motion. The amendment
is to continue this matter to the next convention.
The amendment was lost.
Mr. Phillips: The amendment is lost. The question reverts to the original mo-
tion, which is to dispose of this matter at the present time.
Mr. Ott: Mr. Chairman, I move that we do not re-incorporate, as suggested by
the Board of Vice-Presidents.
Motion duly seconded.
Mr. Phillips: That no action be taken. That was the language of the motion,
I believe.
Mr. Armstrong: I would like to make an amendment that we have a roll-call on
that question.
Mr. Michaels: There would be no vote except by viva voce until there is a sup-
plemental report of the Committee on Credentials, because no one knows now how
many proxies he may vote.
Mr. Phillips: I believe it is understood that there are not sffiucient proxies in
the hands of the committee to pass any legislation here, but to determine this mat-
ter, with your permission, we will at this point listen to the supplementary report of
the Committee on Credentials.
FINAIi REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
ON PROXIES.
To the Officers and Members of the San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 12, 1915.
American Philatelic Society —
We beg to report that 395 proxies or proxy forms have been submitted to us;
of these 252 were unstamped and therefore illegal; three stamped proxies were
made out to persons not in attendance and unasslgned; two stamped proxies were
made out to officers of the Society, and under the By-Laws could not be used.
The following named members in attendance are entilted to vote the number of
proxies set opposite their respective names —
A. W. Batchelder 50
Fred Farnham 1
J. M. Holt 11
J. A. Klemann 8
Eugene Klein 30
W. C. Michaels 3
B. W. H. Poole 8
W. F. Slusser 8
Chas. Schlieckert 5
A. H. Weber 5
W. O. Wylie 8
H. O. H. Shelley 1
Respectfully,
J. M. HOLT, Chairman.
A. W. BATCHELDER.
WM. C. MICHAELS.
A. H. WEBER.
^g THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Mr. Phillips: Gentlemen, you have heard the report of the committee, and know
your powers under your proxies. What is your pleasure?
The question was called for, and the original motion prevailed.
Mr. Michaels: Is it now the sense of this organization that we do not re-incor-
porate?
Mr. Phillips: Yes, that no action be taken at this convention.
Mr. Michaels: They may take it up again next year if they choose.
Mr. Phillips: Yes. Gentlemen, the photograph of the convention will now be
taken downstairs just in front of the building as you go down. This afternoon we
will go on an excursion around the bay to the Golden Gate, returning about five
o'clock. In the evening will be the Banquet at the Clift Hotel. You are expected to
bring your ladies to both functions.
And thereupon the convention adjourned, to Thursday, August 12, 1915,
at ten o'clock A. M.
THIRD SESSION — THURSBAY, AUGUST 12th.
Called to order at 10:30 A. M. by Mr. Phillips.
The following reports were submitted and unless otherwise shown, accepted as
presented.
PLACE OF NEXT CONVENTION.
Aug. 12, 1915.
Your Committee on Conventions, hereby reports that the following named cities
have extended an invitation to the A. P. S. to meet at their cities in 1916: Boston,
Mass., Rochester, N. Y., Honolulu, Hawaii, New Orleans, La., Baltimore, Md., Colum-
bus, Ohio, St. Louis, Mo., Cincinnati, Ohio, and New York, N. Y.
Your Committee would recommend that Boston be chosen for the next Conven-
tion.
O. N. SANFORD.
CHAS. SCHLIECKERT.
H. W. DOSCBER.
Mr. Phillips: Gentlemen, you have heard the report of the committee on the place
of the next convention. What is your pleasure?
Mr. Batchelder: Mr. President, do you wish that matter to be brought to a vote
at this time?
Mr. Phillips: I think so.
Mr. Batchelder: Briefly, a few months ago the Boston local society, of some
200 plus members, voted to invite the American Philatelic Society to Boston next
year. They were in Boston nine years ago, 19 years ago, and 2 8 years ago. Next
year will be the fourth ten-year period. There are six members of the Boston So-
ciety present here in San Francisco, two past presidents, Mr. Wylie and Mr. Roth-
fuchs, and if you come to Boston we will give you a fine time. Boston is not a boom
city, but if I had the time to tell you what they did at the last convention, you would
all vote for Boston. I represent by proxy the Cleveland Society, who have requested
me to vote for Rochester, N. Y. Had the Cleveland society known that Boston was
a candidate for the convention, they would not have done that, I believe, and I would
move that we go to Boston next year.
Motion duly seconded.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 4.7
Mr. Phillips: There appears to be no serious opposition to Boston. The only
serious bid is from the city of Rochester, the Branch Society there. I simply make
this statement so that the members generallj'' may know what the correspondence dis-
closes on which the committee based their report.
Mr. Schlieckert: As a member of this Committee, who signed that report, I would
say that these names were mentioned in that report to give everybody here that is in-
terested in either one of the other cities a chance to express his idea why we should
go to another place. Everybody that is interested that has put in an application for
these cities should say a few words in regard to it.
Mr. Michaels: I think there ought to be a ballot taken on this, for the reason
suggested by Mr. Schlieckert. I myself have one proxy here without written instruc-
tions, but the man who gave it to me would like to have the convention go some-
where to the middle west, Milwaukee or Minneapolis, which was talked of at the
Niagara Falls convention, or St. Louis. Therefore, I would rather feel it incumbent to
vote his proxy for St. Louis, inasmuch as it has been mentioned. Personally, I will
vote for Boston.
Mr. Batchelder: If necessary, I will withdraw that motion if a proxy vote is to
be called for.
Mr. Michaels: If there is no sentiment here for any other city, or no motion
made for the selection of any other city than Boston, I daresay it would be perfectly
in order to go to a viva voce vote for Boston.
Mr. Rothfuchs: Mr. Chairman, I would like to say a few words in regard to Bos-
ton as the proposed city for the convention for next year. 1 have not been in Boston
for a little over five years, but I am going to vote for Boston, not because 1 am a mem-
ber of the Boston Philatelic Society, or because I favor that city any more than any
other city, because I think that each city with a fair representation should be entitled
to a convention. The convention was held in Boston in 1888, 1897 and 1906. I was
at the last two, and I know positively that everyone of the visitors who were there
will go again. There is no place that I know of where they can have a better time
than Boston. Since I have been at the convention here, 1 have had a very good time.
The people of California do everything they possibly can to welcome their visitors,
and I have nothing but the kindest feelings towards them. As a matter of fact, I vot-
ed here for three years, so I consider myself somewhat of a Californian.
There are a great many attractions in Boston, not only the beautiful city itself
and the harbor, but a great many historic places. We have a monument there that
is the pride of the American people. Bunker Hill monument. It is not as high as the
Washington monument, but it is 211 feet, and if any of the members go there and
walk up on top, by the time they get there they will find it is pretty high. There
are the old battlefields of Concord and Lexington, where the minute men started.
There is the cradle of liberty, Paneuil Hall. Many of the great Americans who made
this country, laid the foundation, you might say, came from New England, and for
that reason I am in favor of Boston.
Mr. Schlieckert: In order to save time I wish that anybody that personally repre-
sents one of these cities mentioned in the report would get up and say a few words.
After some further discussion the question was called for, and Boston was
selected as the next meeting place of the convention.
Mr. Phillips: Gentlemen, you have selected Boston as the place of the next meet-
ing of this convention next year. Of course, the report of the proceedings will dis-
close that all these cities' invitations were received and considered, so that they will
not feel slighted, or that they were not represented in Convention.
Mr. Batchelder: Gentlemen, on behalf of the Boston Society I thank you. but I
will say no more at this time. Next year we will say it.
48 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
COMMITTEE ON BRANCH SOCIETIES.
To the President and Members of the San Francisco, Calif.,
American Philatelic Society — ' August 12th, 1915.
Gentlemen —
Reports have been received from Branches as follows — Chicago, San Francisco,
Philadelphia, Columbus, Omaha, Detroit, Berkeley, Springfield, Los Angeles, Balti-
more, and Richmond. The other Branches having failed to send in reports we would
suggest that our Secretary notify these branches who failed to comply with Article
X of the By-Laws to send in these reports at once that they may be added to our
Annual Report.
We are glad to notice that this year six new branches have been chartered; this
increase is a good showing as will be seen in comparison with the preceding year's
report, which showed no new branches formed. We hope this good work will con-
tinue and that the next annual report will show still further gain.
ROSS O'SHAUGHNBSSY.
FRED E. FARNHAM.
A. H. WiEB'ER.
CHICAGO BRxlNCH No. 1.
Pres. C. A. Coolidge, and Members of the
American Philatelic Society,
San Francisco, Calif.
Gentlemen: —
Chicago Branch # 1 begs to report that it has passed a very successful year.
The regular monthly meetings have been very well attended, there being a slight in-
crease over the attendance of the previous year. During the past year, a number of
the meetings have been held at the members' homes or offices, and some special en-
tertainment has been provided for each meeting.
The membership of Chicago Branch remains practically stationary, there being
but a slight increase over the previous year. However, we feel very well satisfied
with the work accomplished in the last year, and look forward to another year which
we hope will prove equally enjoyable.
Owing to the absence of the Secretary for the past three months, it is impossible
to give statistics in this report.
Chicago Branch wishes the members assembled a most enjoyable and profitable
time, and regrets that it cannot be present in a body.
Yours very truly,
A. W. BLOSS, Secretary, #35 66.
BRANCH No, 3.
American Philatelic Society, San Francisco, Cal., August 9, 1915.
Gentlemen:
Following requirements of Article X of the By-Laws, I herewith submit a report
of the number of meetings, and matters pertaining to the work of the Pacific Phila-
telic Society, Branch #3, together with the number of members in good standing,
at this date.
Meetings. — Beginning with July 1914, 302nd meeting, every third Wednesday of
each month, to July 21, 1915, 313th meeting, the Pacific Philatelic Society has had a
total attendance of 118 members and 20 visitors.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 49
At each meeting an informal exhibit of stamps has been held besides the regular
business.
The membership in good standing at the July meeting consists of 37 active and
one honorary member.
The additions to the Library consists of forty unbound and five bound volumes.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY C. MARCUS, Secretary.
BRANCH No. 18.
Philadelphia, Aug. 4th, 1915.
To the President and Board of Directors of
The American Philatelic Society.
Gentlemen:
As Secretary of Philadelphia Branch #18 A. P. S., I would report that the
Branch has held the necessary number of meetings during the past year, at which
meetings there has been nothing but routine business transacted with two exceptions,
one of which was the motion of Mr. Klein at the March meeting suggesting that the
foreign members of the A. P. S. be not dropped for none-payment of dues, on account
of the difficulty of receiving remittances from them during the present Euro'pean
War. The other instance was in June, at which meeting the Branch nominated a full
Board of Directors for the American Philatelic Society for the fiscal year of 1915-16
and recommended and endorsed the reappointment of 'Mr. P. M. Wolsieffer as Sales
Superintendent of the American Philatelic Society.
The Branch has 23 members in good standing and has to report the death of one
member, Mr. Julius Levy.
Branch #18 still enjoys the privilege of holding its meetings in the Club Rooms
of the Philadelphia Stamp Club.
Respectfully submitted,
A. P. HENKELS, Secretary.
BRANCH No. 21.
Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 1, 1915.
TTo the President and Members of the
American Philatelic Society.
Gentlemen:
The Columbus Branch No. 21 has met regularly during the pftst year at inter-
vals of two weeks, with an average attendance of about ten.
Many displays of collections, stamp contests and stamp discussions were held,
and the Branch has maintained its past standard of instruction given and interest
shown. Respectfully submitted,
PAUL BAUER, Sec'y.
BRANCH No. 23.
Omaha, Neb., August 3, 1915.
To the Board of Vice Presidents, American Philatelic Society,
San Francisco, Cal.
Sirs: —
The following report of the Omaha Stamp Club, Branch No. 23, American Phila-
telic Society, is submitted:
This club was organized on November 27, 1914, and has at present a membership
of thirty-five, of whom one is a life member. Ten meetings have been held since or-
50 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
ganization, with an average attendance of fourteen at each meeting. While no for-
mal programs have been presented at these meetings, some of the features have been
informal auctions, which were highly successful, members have displayed their col-
lections and a fraternal spirit fostered. Seven members of the branch are now mem-
bers of the A. P. S., one name having been added during the year.
The present officers of the society are: R. C. Hoyt, president; Prank S. Parmelee,
vice president; Ora E. Stark, 22nd and Hickory streets, secretary and treasurer.
At the meeting on June 18, 1915, adjournment was taken until the first Friday
in October, when the regular semi-monthly meetings will again be instituted. It is
intended during the next year to form a junior society, under the guidance of Branch
No. 23, to stimulate activity among the younger collectors of Omaha. The branch
endorses P. M. Wolsieffer for Sales Supt. for ensuing year.
Respectfully,
ORA E. STARK, Secretary-Treasurer.
BRANCH No, 35.
July 25, 1915.
American Philatelic Society.
Gentlemen:
In compliance with the laws of the Society, I herewith submit a report of the
membership and doings of the Detroit Philatelic Society, Branch 25, for the past year:
MEETINGS.
Beginning with October 7, 1914, and ending June 16, 1915, this Branch held 18
meetings — 8 business, 9 social and 1 public, viz.:
1914 Attendance
Oct. 7 — lElection of officers. Apt. of Gen. G. A. Coolidge 22
Oct. 21 — Social, residence of Mr. Theo. P. L^adue 15
Nov. 4 — Business, residence of Mr. Fremont Woodruff 19
Nov. 25 — Public Meeting and Reception to Philatelists of Detroit 80
Dec. 2 — Business, residence of Mr. John Kay 22
Dec. 16 — Social — Dinner at Wayne Hotel, by Messrs. Cornell, Rice, Smith, Fer-
nald and Brisley 18
1915
Jan. 6 — Business, residence of Mr. S. E. Heineman 18
Jan. 20 — Social — Illustrated trip to Alaska, residence Dr. W. L. Babcock 19
Feb. 3 — Business and auction sale, residence of Mr. Fred R. Schmalzriedt 15
Feb. 17 — Social, residence of Mr. €. F. Heyerman 15
Mar. 3 — ^Business, residence of Mr. B. S. Colburn 15
Mar. 24— Social, residence of Mr. William Swan 14
Apl. 7 — Business, residence of Mr. C. W. Wilson 17
Apl. 21 — Social, residence of Mr. W. T. Livingston 15
May 5 — ^Business — Dinner at Hotel Cadillac, by Messrs. Hartenstein, Jumper,
Norris and Sanderson 20
May 19 — Social, residence of Mr. J. E. Scott 17
June 2 — Business, residence of Mr. Henry Look 12
June 16 — Social — Dinner at Hotel Statler, by Messrs. Bennett, Ballentine,
Schenck and Sharpe 22
Total Attendance 375
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
51
7.30
to
8.00
to
8.15
to
8.45
to
9.00
to
9.15
to
MEMBERSHIP.
The membership numbers 37, of which 32 are resident, 4 non-resident, and 1
Honorary.
WORK OF THE BRANCH.
Several Auction sales were held.
Interesting papers were read on Slam, Alaska and United States.
New issues were secured, and distributed among the members, at various times
during the year.
The public meeting and reception of November 25th, 1914, to the Philatelists of
Detroit, was the banner event of the season. It originated with the idea of interest-
ing the juvenile collectors of the High Schools and senior grades of the public schools.
The program of the evening was in the hands of a special Committee, consisting of
Messrs. Babcock, Heyerman, and Ladue, and was conducted as follows:
8.00 Registration
8.15 Address of Welcome, Pres. C. A. Coolidge
8.45 Exhibition of specialized collections, Mr. Geo. VV. Rice, Com.
9.00 Literary contest, Mr. Theo. P. Ladue, Com.
9.15 Stamp Drawing, Mr. W. L. Babcock, Com.
10.15 Stamp Auction, Mr. Don R. Bennett, Mgr.
Mr. Jno. Wilkowski, Auct.
10.30 Buffet Luncheon.
Respectfully submitted,
DETROIT PHILATELIC SOCIETY,
By Henry Look, Secretary.
BRANCH No. 27.
Berkeley, Calif., Aug. 9, 1915.
To the Board of Vice Presidents of A. P. S.: —
Berkeley Branch #27 reports that regular meetings were held on the 4th Sun-
day of each month with an average attendance of 10. During the year the Society
did not gain in membership. We had five exhibits of stamps, also two luncheons and
several grab bags. There is nothing special which 1 have to report but hope to meet
with you in San Francisco this time.
HENRY CHALONER, Secretary.
BRANCH No. 28.
August 3, 1915.
The Board of Vice Presidents, American Philatelic Society:
The membership of Springfield Branch #28 is now 15, a falling off of 5 from
the number reported last year. This is due partly to removal from the city and part-
ly to lack of interest in stamps owing to the hard times.
Our meetings are purely formal, the local stamp club taking care of the active
work, leaving the Branch to maintain its organization principally for the purpose of
circulating the Sales Department circuits, which are much appreciated by our mem-
bers even though the quality is frequently very low. It seems to most of us very
foolish for members to attempt to circulate common low priced stamps even at enor-
mous discounts.
The Branch officers remain the same as in the past: President, John W. Prevost;
Vice President, Robert C. Munroe; Secretary-Treasurer, William C. Stone.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. C. STONE, Secretary.
52 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
BRANCH No. 35.
August 2, 1915.
To the President and Members of the
American Philatelic Society —
Herewith annual report of Los Angeles and Southern California Branch No. 35.
This Branch was revived and the first meeting held on Dec. 14th, 1914, at the
offices of the Palm Stamp Co., Washington BIdg., Third and Spring Sts., Los Angeles.
Mr. B. W. H. Poole was elected President and Joseph S. Davis, Secretary and Treas-
urer.
By-Laws were adopted and a program accepted which has been enthusiastically
carried out to this date.
The Branch has twelve active members who are quite regular in attendance and
each meeting is usually favored with one or more visitors.
Our program has been widely circulated among other stamp societies and the
Philatelic press and the Editor of "Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News" in reproducing it
said, "We publish it as a model working plan for progressive philatelic societies."
We are proud of the fact that our Branch numbers among its members some of
the best students of Philately to be found anywhere and our members also possess
general and specialized collections not surpassed in but few instances.
Our Branch has availed itself of the A. P. S. circuits but the class of stamps sent
us has in nearly every case been so inferior that this service (?) of the Society will
be discontinued until there is an improvement in the quality of the stamps sent for
inspection.
By resolution our Branch has gone on record as being opposed to the publica-
tion of verbatim reports of the Convention Proceedings in the American Philatelist,
believing their value to the great majority of members of the A. P. S. being very
small in comparison to the cost of publication.
While it is not officially a branch of the A. P. S. we wish to speak a few words
of praise of the Mutual Stamp Exchange of Fitchburg, Mass., whose benefits are re-
stricted to members of the A. P. S. Some of our members have patronized the Ex-
change for more than four years, are still loud in its praise and do not hesitate to
proclaim its advantages the best and biggest inducement for membership in the
American Philatelic Society.
Respectfully submitted,
JOS. S. DAVIS, Secretary.
BRANCH No. 39.
The Baltimore Philatelic Society has held eighteen meetings since October 1st,
1914. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Friday of each month from Octo-
ber to June. No meetings are held during July and August as many of the members
are out of town.
The Society at present has thirteen members and there has been an average
attendance of eight at each meeting. The present officers are:
Dr. Don Preston Peters, President;
Perry W. Fuller, Vice-President;
Geo. Winship Taylor, Secretary and Treasurer.
The Society expects to make an active campaign for new members during the coming
year.
GEO. WINSHIP TAYLOR,
Secretary Baltimore Philatelic Society.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 53
BRANCH No. 40.
August 3rd, 1915.
American Philatelic Society.
Gentlemen: —
Pursuant to your request of July 20th, I beg, herewith, to submit my yearly re-
port of Branch No. 40 A. P. S., Richmond, Va.
The granting of our charter being incidental with the outbreak of the present
War, interest in it (the war) seems to have had a somewhat overshadowing effect on
our hobby, while our members still hold their interest in the stamps, it is so secon-
dary to the greater event, that we have not been able to hold a regular meeting.
I feel that this condition is only transient, and that with the restoration of nor-
mal conditions, we shall have revival of interest that will put us well on our feet
again. Respectfully submitted,
C. F. W. MOSER, Act. Sec.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BY-LAWS.
San Francisco, Calif.,
August 12th, 1915.
To the Officers and Members of the
American Philatelic Society —
Gentlemen —
Your Committee has had several matters referred to them but as any action
requires a larger vote than is represented at this Convention we have thought best to
recommend that they be referred to the incoming Board of Vice Presidents so that
they may not be lost sight of, some of them being of considerable importance.
Respectfully submitted,
H. B. PHILLIPS,
A. W. BATCHELDER,
WM. C. MICHAELS,
A. H. WEBER.
REPORT OP COMMITTEE ON SALES DEPARTMENT.
San Francisco, Calif., Aug. 12, 1915.
American Philatelic Society —
Gentlemen —
The annual report of the Sales Superintendent is approved.
It is strongly recommended that the Superintendent's call for better conditioned
stamps should be heeded. Members should bear in mind that the A. P. S. Sales
Department is not a dumping ground for miscellaneous postal junk, and that any
member attempting the sale of this class of material in the department not only
fails to derive any personal benefit therefrom but assists materially in causing other
members to become discontented with the Sales Department service.
It is further recommended that measures should be adopted which will give
the Sales Superintendent greater discretionary power in rejecting damaged and other
undesirable stamps sent in for circulation.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN A. KLEMANN,
HERBERT ARMSTRONG,
W. F. SLUSSER,
Committee.
54 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARY COMMITTEE.
Officers and Members, A. P. S.: — San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 12, 1915.
Your Committee has tiad no matters referred to it for consideration, nor is it
sufficiently conversant with the details of administration as to enable it to make
any definite recommendations regarding this branch of the Society's activities.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLARD O. WYLIB, Chairman.
COMMUNICATION FROM PRES. COOLIDGE.
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 10, 1915.
To the Members 30th Convention assembled in San Francisco: —
My personal greetings to you all and hopes for a successful meeting and good
time. Wish I could be with you and renew old acquaintances and make new friends.
Will be with you in 1916. Fraternally yours,
CHAS. A. COOLIDGE, President.
Mr. Phillips: Committee on Finance will now report. Two of the committee on
finance being absent, I have appointed A. H. Weber and W. F. Greany, commit-
teemen, in place of the two absent members.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
To the President and Members of the
American Philatelic Society, San Francisco, Calif., August 12th, 1915.
Gentlemen —
We beg to certify that we have examined the account books and vouchers of the
Treasurer, Mr. C. F. Mann, and find them to be in accord with the report of the Audit-
ing Committee appointed by President Coolidge.
We have also examined the Secretary's books and find his vouchers showing
$464.55 remitted to the Treasurer during the fiscal year.
We have now in our possession certificate from the Citizens TTrust Co., of Jeff-
ersonville, Ind., showing a cash balance of $100 in Secretary's expense account dated
August 2nd. 1915. Respectfully submitted.
EUGENE KLEIN,
A. H. WEBER,
W. F. GREANY.
Mr. Phillips: The Resolutions Committee not being ready, I believe this cleans
up everything to the item of new business. Gentlemen, if there is anything in the
way of new business, we can entertain it at the present time.
Mr. Weber: Mr. President, I think at this time it would be appropriate, as we
are in convention assembled, to send the greetings of the convention to the several
associate societies with whom we are corresponding, or of which we are correspond-
ing members. Before we separate I think we ought to send such greetings through
our Secretary. There is, I think, the Philatelic Society of London, the International
Society of Dresden, the Boston Society and the New York Society. I think we could
very well leave that in the hands of our Secretary, but I think it is no more than
appropriate that we should send such greetings from the convention as assembled
here.
Mr. Phillips: Do you make that as a motion?
Mr. Weber: I do.
Motion duly seconded and carried.
Mr. Michaels: Mr. Chariman, I think now is the proper time to move, and I do
move, a standing vote of thanks to the Pacific Philatelic Society, its oflRcers, and its
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 55
members individually, and to the Berkeley Society, for the very gracious way in
which we have been entertained while in San Francisco. I think I am speaking the
sentiments of all of us when I say that we have had a very excellent convention, and
a good time, and been entertained royally by all of you.
Mr. Klein: In seconding this motion, I would like to add that after these three
days of entertainment we have had here, I can only say that I believe that the main
business of all of you is to entertain delegates, and that all other business is just
a little side line with you.
Mr. Batchelder: If this thing lasts much longer I shall not be able to get away
a+ all.
Mr. Phillips: I think we had better keep it up a while yet if that is the case;
but before this question is put, gentlemen, I want to say that while the formal en-
tertainment of the convention as a body will cease this afternoon at our meeting
in the Exposition grounds, the entertainment of the individual members by the in-
dividual members of our local society has not ceased and will not cease, and does
not cease as long as any of the people from other places are with us here, and I hope
it will be the business of every one of our local members to pursue that policy.
The motion was put by the Secretary, and unanimously carried by a rising
vote.
Mr. Phillips: Gentlemen, I thank you most heartily for this evidence of appre-
ciation. That is all we care to have, is your appreciation and good will, and we
hope that we have it and will retain it as long as we live. I have been a member of
this Association since its beginning, was one of the charter members, number six-
teen, and I look upon it as something more than a mere aggregation of stamp col-
lectors. As has been often expressed, there is more to it in a social way, in a way
which stands for all that is good in the human relationship between man and man.
The friendships that we have formed in the last thirty years are such that they will
never be severed until the time comes for us to cease our labors in this world.
I thank you, gentlemen, on behalf of both the Pacific Philatelic Society and the
Berkeley Society, who assisted us in this entertainment (applause).
Mr. Michaels: Now, Mr. Chairman, there is another matter that I should like
to bring before the society. It is not in the nature of an amendment to the by-laws,
but there are a number of members to this society, who, at some time or another,
have for various reasons dropped out of the society and then have come in again.
Each one attaches some sentimental importance to lais early number. I know that
in a time of great adversity, right after I left college, I dropped out of the A. P. S.
My early number was 497 and now it is 2,033. Some of the boards of vice-presidents
have given back the old numbers, other boards have refused to do it. There is noth-
ing in the by-laws prohibiting it. Therefore, I move you that it is the sense of the
members present at this convention, that where old members who have dropped out
and surrendered their certificates, apply for their old numbers, that the Board of
Vice-Presidents be requested to give the old numbers to the applicants. If I am in
order I desire to make that as a motion to express the sentiment of the members.
Motion duly seconded.
The Secretary: It may not be proper for me to make remarks, but I would like
to lay before you one reason why that ruling has been made. There is a sentiment
attached to the numbers, and it is the desire, of course, of nearly all of us to have as
small a number as we can get. A member, according to the by-laws, in applying
for reinstatement, if he makes his application as a reinstatement application, the
secretary and officers are compelled to give him his old number, the by-laws so state;
but unfortunately, our records at times have been so confused, so incomplete, that
unless a member would state that he was applying for reinstatement, it would not
56 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
be apparent to the secretary at that time in office, and frequently these reinstated
members were assigned a new number and given a new stock certificate.
The past Board of Vice-Presidents, who have such matters directly under their
charge, have taken the stand that the loss of their first number is a matter, you might
say, of discipline or penalty that they suffer for allowing their membership to lapse;
that a member may have been a member years and years ago and had an old num-
ber, and then if he comes back years after having dropped out, and is given his old
number, it would indicate that his membership was of long standing, when it may
only have been of a year or two. That is the position taken by the Board of Vice
Presidents. I am merely stating that, not personally, but as a ruling which they
have made.
'Mr. Doscher: I dropped out a number of years ago, my number was 395, and
through the kindness of Mr. Henkels of Philadelphia, I regained my old number,
and I appreciated it very much, and I think that any of the old members that come
back would appreciate having their old numbers. I would like to see the motion
carried.
Mr. Phillips: Gentlemen, I might simply state my own experience. I was char-
ter member number sixteen, and I have never dropped out of the Association from
its very beginning, but my number was changed. I don't know the reason why, I
never asked, but it was simply changed, and I am number 19 now.
Mr. Rothfuchs: Mr. President, I might add to what you say that my charter
number was 37, and it was changed to number 47, but I have never looked into the
matter, and do not know why it was changed. Of course, there must have been
some cause for it.
Mr. Richardson: Mr. President, there was a motion made about three conven-
tions ago, I think, to have the society renumbered. Was there some objection made
at that time?
Mr. Phillips: I think there must have been. I would object to it, for one.
Mr. Doscher: I would, too.
The motion prevailed, there being no votes cast in the negative.
Mr. Batchelder: Mr. Chairman, I shall object to that vote being recorded as
unanimous, for the reason that I did not vote. I did not care to oppose it, but I
know that there is a feeling which has been stated in the remarks of the Secretary
against a person dropping out for a number of years and then going back and get-
ting his original number. I am more or less of a sticker by nature, and when I join
I join for good. I never had any lapses, and I did not wish to oppose that, because
I know the sentiment of those who come back to get their old numbers, but I do
not want it to be recorded as unanimous.
Mr. Schlieckert: At the time when I joined another member joined. He was
the number right ahead of me, and he stuck to the society just one year and dropped
out, while I am sticking to it now. Would it be right to give that man his original
number, when he only stayed in one year?
Mr. Phillips: Didn't you vote for this motion a minute ago?
Mr. Schlieckert: No, I did not.
Mr. Phillips: You should have voted, so as not to have it appear that it was
practically unanimous.
Mr. Batchelder: Some of us do not object to its being carried, but we do object
to itg being said it was unanimous.
Mr. Phillips: I did not hear any vote against it.
Mr. Batchelder: There was none. All of us did not vote.
Mr. Phillips: The Committee on Resolutions is now ready to report.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 57
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 12, 1915.
American Philatelic Society.
Gentlemen: —
The Committee on Resolutions would report as follows: —
Favorable on Resolution to print pages 1 to 114 of Index.
To pay bill of C. A. Howes amounting to $15.75.
To appropriate $50.00 for use of Index Committee.
Also favorable to the Resolution appropriating $100.00 for use of Philatelic
Literature Committee.
For the purpose of bringing these matters before the house for final action we
have presented this report.
FRANK S. BARNES,
H. O. WOLCOTT,
W. PARKER LYON,
Committee.
Mr. Wylie: Mr. President, I suggest as the time is getting short that we act up-
on this report and then draw back from that committee this reference of the Los
Angeles matter, and dispose of it.
Motion duly seconded and carried.
Mr. Wylie: I move that we withdraw from the committee on resolutions the
matter referred to us by the Los Angeles Society.
Motion duly seconded and carried.
Mr. Michaels: Do I understand that the recommendation of the Los Angeles
Society is before this body for discussion without any further motion?
Mr. Phillips: No, it would require a motion to make it open to discussion.
Mr. Michaels: To get it before the house, I move that the recommendation of
the Los Angeles branch be adopted.
Motion duly seconded.
Mr. Michaels: What is the cost of publication per page, how is that printed?
The Secretary: I can give you the exact figures for last year's convention pro-
ceedings. The printing of the convention proceedings was a trifle in excess of $300.
Mr. Michaels: Does that include the by-laws and all the names?
The Secretary: It includes the by-laws, reports of all officers, the photograph,
and the report of the convention proceedings.
Mr. Michaels: All that is in this book?
The Secretary: Yes.
Mr. Michaels: To that must be added the cost of postage?
The Secretary: Yes. That usually runs about four cents, because it is always
mailed out with one copy of the American Philatelist.
Mr. Batchelder: While I could not support that motion as showing the sentiment
of this convention, as a matter of fact we have nothing to say about it, because we
have not a quorum represented here. Furthermore, the by-laws call for a verbatim
report, though we never get it. The secretary and the stenographer, I guess, to
some extent, eliminate some matters which come up. A verbatim report means liter-
ally every word that is spoken in the convention. Do you want it? No. The most
rabid advocate of a verbatim report does not want it. I think we can leave the mat-
ter safely where it is. Let us have the sentiment of this convention if we do not
want a verbatim report. Let us trust to the good sense of the Secretary to cut out
everything that can be cut out without eliminating anything vital, I think there
we will all join on common ground. ei".'::rCoa'
58
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Mr. Wylie: Mr. Chairman, do our by-laws say a verbatim or a complete report?
Mr. Phillips: They do not say verbatim, and there never was a verbatim report
printed.
(The Secretary here read the second paragraph of article 9, page 14.)
Mr. Wylie: That gives us all the authority that we want, and I am disposed
to feel that this is the right time to take the bull by the horns, and produce a report
that will be a business-like document, and one that will not contain a lot of small
talk which we use in a convention of this kind. I want to suggest that we amend
this motion, so that we can get just what we want, and I think that the best one to
do the job is our Secretary. He is the man of good judgment, and I think he will
give us a work that we will feel satisfied with. Anyway, I would like to see him
tackle it for one year, and I would offer an amendment to the motion that our Secre-
tary be given full authority in the matter of arranging the proceedings for publica-
tion. I think he will feel better satisfied if he is sure that he has back of him the
vote of this convention. Our book of proceedings has not been a dignified docu-
ment, it has not been a representative document. There has been much in our pub-
lished records that to my mind has been very light and trifling. I think it is time
for us to affect a reform in that direction.
Mr. Armstrong: I heartily approve the sentiments expressed by Mr. Wylie, be-
cause he has expressed my feelings exactly, and I second his amendment.
Mr. Phillips: The purpose of the amendment is to convert the motion from a
negative to a positive one.
Mr. Wylie: If Mr. Michaels is willing to allow mine to be substituted for the
other, that would bring the matter up on the motion which I have made.
Mr. Michaels: Mr. Wylie's motion is not precisely clear to me. Does he intend
that all statements made on the floor be eliminated?
Mr. Wylie: I intend to leave it to the good judgment of the Secretary to cut
out anything of an undignified or immaterial character, in other words, to carry out
the spirit of our by-laws in giving us a full report of this convention.
Mr. Michaels: A full report of the convention would be simply this, for example:
It was moved, seconded and carried, that so and so and so and so. I do not know
whether it is the desire of these gentlemen to eliminate what has been said in the
way of supporting motions by way of argument or not, or just how far the Secre-
tary is to go.
Mr. Wylie: We are leaving that to the Secretary's judgment. If Mr. Michaels
was secretary, it would be interpreted one way, if I was secretary it might be inter-
preted another. It is a matter purely of interpretation on the part of the secretary,
and I am content to leave it to him for one year.
Mr. Michaels: I am sure the Secretary would like to have the sense of this body.
Mr. Klein: I would be very sorry to see the reports abridged by the Secretary,
although I, like most of us, trust to his good judgment. There are hundreds of
members who do not attend conventions, who when they get the reports, like to read
them. I know I would if I could not attend conventions.
I was not present at the Niagara Falls convention, and I read last year's pro-
ceedings very carefully, and I thought they were interesting to read. As far as
expense is concerned, I don't believe that you would save very much by cutting out
some of the unimportant small talk, as you call it. We would have to print the
officers' reports just the same, we would have to print all the proceedings just the
same. We could possibly save two or three or four, maybe half a dozen pages,
which do not amount to very much when it comes to paying printers' bills, and your
postage would not be lightened, therefore, I would like to see the report as full as
possible,
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 59
Mr. Phillips: Gentlemen, can't we get a middle ground on this thing and have
it as the sense of this convention that the report be reasonably full; that all trivial
conversations and remarks be omitted, that all the essentials retained, including
the human element to a reasonable extent? It can be dignified without being dry.
It seems to me we ought to agree on some such middle ground as that.
Mr. Wylie: Here is page 65 of the last journal.
(Mr. Wylie here read the page referred to.)
Mr. Wolcott: Mr. Chairman, there is one man in the house who understands
the printing game, and he can tell you that in printing work of this character, where
there is no elimination made, it does run up the printing bill enormously.
If it so happens that it runs over onto another 1 6 pages, you will find that your
printing bill is two or three times what it would be if you would eliminate such
matters. It is very questionable whether the man who does not attend conventions
wants to know anything of that character. He wants just the vital things in the
discussion, of any measure which is before the house; and that is all that he does
want to know. If there is any by-play, or anything of that character, he cares
nothing for it. I think it would be better to eliminate certain things which go into
those reports.
Mr. Michaels: I move as a substitute for all motions before the house that the
matter of the reporting of this convention be left to the Secretary's discretion.
Mr. Wylie: That is my motion which is before the body now.
Mr. Michaels: If that is your motion, then I second it.
Mr. Wylie: My motion as made was that the Secretary be given full power to
transcribe a report of the proceedings of this convention in connection with the
conditions required under our by-laws.
Mr. Michaels: There is nothing objectionable in that. That is one thing we
wish to avoid, having others who are not here think we are cutting out something
they want.
Mr. Wylie's motion prevailed.
Mr. Phillips: Gentlemen, is there any further business to come before this
convention, other than that of receiving our medal at the Fair this afternoon? Of
course, we will adjourn sine die there at that time, after completing that particular
business. I think that a motion should prevail that we adjourn to meet at 2.30
o'clock P. M. at the place named for the purpose only of receiving the medal from
the P. P. I. Exposition, to obviate any possibility of someone springing any legis-
lation at our afternoon meeting, such as was sprung on me a couple of weeks ago
under similar circumstances.
Mr. Ott: Mr. Chairman, I think it is proper before adjourning, that a vote of
thanks be extended to the officers who have served us so faithfully and efficiently
during the past year. I don't know whether that has been the custom heretofore,
but it seems to me it should be made part of our records.
Motion duly seconded and carried.
Mr. Michaels: Mr. Chairman, there has been no motion made of thanks to the
Exposition officials for the assistance and time and courtesies that they have ex-
tended to this body.
Mr. Phillips: We will do that this afternoon. I think a motion at the conclu-
sion of your remarks, would be construed as part of the acceptance. I would so
construe it.
Mr. Schlieckert: Mr. Chairman, one of my proxies has asked me to offer here
a resolution to amend Article 2, Section 2 of the Constitution of the American Phil-
atelic Society, and I would like to have that referred as a matter of record, whether
it is read or not.
60
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Mr. Phillips: We will refer it to the incoming board of vice presidents, or we
can assign it to the next convention. That will appear as an assigned matter.
Mr. Schlieckert: In order to get that in the year book, is it not necessary to
have some action taken by the convention?
Mr. Phillips: No. Is there anything further, gentlemen? If not, a motion to
ad.iourn will be in order.
On motion duly seconded and carried, the convention adjourned to 2:30
o'clock P. M.. at the California Building, in the Exposition grounds.
FOURTH SESSION — AUGUST 12, 1915.
The convention was called to order at 2:30 o'clock P. M. in the California Build-
ing, at the Exposition grounds, by Mr. Phillips, who said:
"The convention is now called to order, and we will proceed to business. The
business of the convention consists, ladies and gentlemen, in giving official recogni-
tion to the courtesies of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in dedicating
to us a day called the 'American Philatelic Society Day,' to be celebrated here on
the grounds, and also of the many courtesies and favors which we have received
from the management of the Exposition, they having furnished us the use of the
hall in the civic auditorium for the purposes of our convention, and they also pro-
pose to recognize us by a commemorative medal of this occasion.
Ladies and gentlemen, it gives me at this time much pleasure to introduce to
you Mr. Charles A. Vogelsang, the representative of Mr. Charles C. Moore, President
of this International Exposition, who will speak to us on behalf of the Exposition.
Mr. Vogelsang, at this time we, as stamp collectors — ^philatelists, in plain Eng-
lish, means stamp collectors — desire to place the stamp of our approval upon the
work which you have done here in creating this magnificent exposition. Mr. Vogel-
sang, ladies and gentlemen. (Applause.)
ADDRESS— MR. CHARLES A. VOGELSANG,
Commsisioner of the Panama Pacific International Exposition,
San Francisco, 1915.
Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen: I appreciate this recognition, this honor,
and this little reward of merit, I presume you would call it. It seems to be the
custom these days to decorate men in various lines of human activity for the ser-
vices that they render. That which we propose to do is not because you have been
more successful than someone else in shortening your brother man's life, but it is
because you represent something that has a strong educational value, something
that seems to me must be far-reaching in its effect upon the minds of the young,
and any who engage in it seriously. One of my intimate friends is a stamp collector.
Of course, my own personal knowledge of these things consists of buying postage
stamps, collecting them that way, sometimes war stamps. Our history is full of the
history of stamps. They bear a close relation to the affairs of countries. It some-
times defines them when .they change from one kind of government to another,
when they change from an empire to a republic, and all that has a strong educa-
tional value, it seems to me.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. g]^
I want to say to you that you are most welcome to our house, but it must appear
in other ways than words. I believe someone wrote: "What is it you read, my
Lord?" "Words, words, words." And so we must express our feeling in something
more substantial, more tangible, and in recognition of your gathering, and what you
represent, the Exposition management desires to give you something to carry away,
marking this day in the history of your organization, this day and this year in the
world's history.
This is perhaps one of the momentous years in all the world's history, because
we must realize that empires and kingdoms are tottering, civilization almost, at the
awful cataclysm that is shaking the world today, except here, and you have chosen
to make your meeting here in California, which is the meeting ground this year of
the nations of the world, and San Francisco is the one great peace capital, nothing
here but music, harmony, flowers and goodfellowship, not a single discordant note,
so we extend to you this little memorial. It has no great intrinsic value. It is not
of gold, nor it is studded with precious stones, but it is rich in its sentiment, its
regard and esteem, and on' behalf of President Moore and the directors of the Ex-
position, I desire to offer to you, Mr. Michaels, as the representative of the Ameri-
can Philatelic Society, this bronze medal, commemorating your 30 th annual con-
vention of the American Philatelic Society, August 12, 1915. When this bronze
medal is no more, perhaps the world will be no more. You are living in this period
of the world's history, and have come here, and we are glad to give you something
tangible, other than what is before you now, because these buildings will fade and
be only a memory, but this will be the cornerstone, the foundation stone, if you
please, of this meeting, and from it we hope many great things will come to you.
On the reverse side of this medal is inscribed, "In commemoration, Panama-Pacific
International Exposition, San Francisco."
Mr. Michaels, on behalf of the directorate, and the President of the Panama-
Pacific International (Exposition, I offer to you this medal with out profoundest re-
gard and esteem and appreciation of your gathering with us. (Applause.)
RESPONSE — MR. MICHAELS.
Mr. Vogelsang, Mr. Chairman, and members of the American Philatelic Society:
I desire on behalf of the Society, its officers and members, to thank the Exposition
and you, Mr. Vogelsang, for this most beautiful souvenir, and also to extend at
this time the thanks of our entire Society for the courtesies extended to our associa-
tion while we have been here.
I have been asked by the Exposition officials to say something as to the pur-
poses and objects of our Association. The American Philatelic Society is the real
representative of about 500,000 collectors of stamps in this country. These, are not
all members of our Society, but there are about that many collectors of postage
stamps in the United States. The ordinary person thinks that stamp collecting is
merely a fad, or fancy of the school boy, and that is all they know of it, but this
idea is entirely erroneous; for instance, here in this city of San Francisco, there
are at least 2,000 men and women collecting stamps.
The history of San Francisco has been linked with the name of Crocker, but
how many of the business men and others in San Francisco know that one of the
greatest authorities and experts on stamps, as well as a writer, was Henry J. Crock-
er, and his cousin William is also a great collector, and there are many other suc-
cessful men here who are also collectors.
This so-called hobby is more than a hobby, it is a science. We have about
fifty publications, weekly and monthly, devoted to this thing. This science, or
52 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
"pastime," if you please, teaches the boy, teaches the man, teaches anybody who
follows it, vastly more than he can learn in any other way. Only day before yes-
terday I stood in the Netherlands Building, looking at the beautiful diorama of
the various cities of the Netherlands, and its colonies, one of which depicted the
harbor of Curacao, and one of two ladies standing there said: "Where is Curacao?"
Any school boy who collects stamps could have told her that it was the chief city
of Surinam, an island off the South American coast, belonging to the Netherlands.
Stamp collecting teaches not only geography and history, but order, discrimina-
tion and art, and the average stamp collector will be found to be a worshipper of
everything that is beautiful. This necessarily is so. These are some of the things
that we acquire in our pursuit.
It would take a long time to tell all the objects and the purposes of this society.
We are often referred to as insane persons, idiots and "bugs," but those terms apply
as well to golf fiends or to others who specialize in a hobby, and they all get a great
deal of pleasure out of them. Stamp collecting has been recommended by physicians
as of great benefit to the tired and wornout man as a relazation. The United States
government recognizes this science or fad. It has appointed in the last few wears a
philatelic expert, who is now arranging the United States collection in the Smithso-
nian Institute. The United States government itself has it own collection here in
the Mines Building, so that Philately has gained not only the recognition of the
leading men of the country, doctors, lawyers and merchants everywhere, but also of
the government itself; and as I have stated it is more than a hobby, it is a science.
Many more things could be said, but I think that is sufficient to comply with
the request of the authorities of this great Exposition as to what the purposes and
objects of our Society are.
I propose now, Mr. Chairman, a rising vote of thanks to the Exposition and
its officials for the many courtesies they have extended to us, and for this beautiful
medal, which we will place in our archives, and designate as "Plate One, original,"
and I make this motion that we extend, as a body, to this Exposition, a vote of
thanks for all of these things, and this beautiful souvenir.
Motion duly seconded and unanimously carried by a rising vote.
Mr. Phillips: Mr. Vogelsang, will you kindly convey this expression to Pres-
ident Moore and the Board of Directors of the Panama-Pacific International Expo-
sition '
Mr. Vogelsang: With pleasure.
Mr. Phillips: Mr. Vogelsang, as a slight personal token and remembrance of
this pleasant and auspicious occasion, I desire to present to you an associate mem-
bership in our local Society, the Pacific Philatelic Society, for the current year; to
be kept as a memento of your participation in the exercises here this day.
Mr. Vogelsand: I thank you very much. 1 appreciate it.
Mr. Batchelder: Mr. President, holding the proxy of William C. Stone, past
president of this organization, I desire to make a motion.
Mr. Phillips: You have the floor.
Mr. Batchelder: At twenty of our annual conventions, Mr. Stone has made this
motion, and has now delegated to me his privilege. I would therefore move you
that we now adjourn sine die.
Motion duly second and carried, and the convention adjourned sine die.
Attest:
W'M. E. AULT,
Secretary.
Officers of the American Philatelic Society
( INCORPORATED )
C. A. HOWES, President
Board of Vice-Presidents.
H. H. WILSON, Chairman,
152 Monroe St.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
WM. B. SPRAGUE, Recorder,
5 4 William St.,
New York City.
Dr. CARROLL CHASE,
1050 Park Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary
WM. E. AULT,
728 E. Court Ave.,
Jeffersonville, Ind.
55 Kilby St., Boston, Mass.
Treasurer
C. P. HEYERMAN,
19 McGraw Bldg.,
Detroit, Mich.
International Secretary
L. HARALD KJELLSTEDT,
1026 Woodlawn Ave.,
Scranton, Pa.
Directors-at-Liarge
H. B. PHILLIPS,
Berkeley, Calif.
W. H. BARNUM,
Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIA E OFFICERS.
P. M. WOLSIEPFER, Sales Superintendent, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
A. P. HENKBLS, Examiner of Sales Books, Philadelphia, Pa.
WM. E. AULT, Editor of American Philatelist, 72 8 E. Court St., Jeffersonville, Ind.
H. W. CRAVER, Librarian, Pittsburgh, Pa.
ADAM E. DAUM, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
FRED R. SCHMALZREIDT, Attorney, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
EUGENE KLEIN, Counterfeit Detector, 142 S. 15th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
COMJVUTTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
Philatelic Literatui-e — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles A. Nast.
Philatelic Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A. Howes.
Obituary — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, A. F. Henkels.
Recruiting — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Committee, 636 Market St.,
San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian, Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau
St., New York City, N. Y.
Catalogue — F. R. Cornwall, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. Worthington, John N. Luff,
H. E. Deats, E. M. Carpenter, C. A. Howes, J. M. Bartels, C. K. B. Nevin, Wm.
L. Stevenson, Dr. Carroll Chase, Wm. B. Sprague, A. E. Owen.
64 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
BRANCH SOCIETIES.
1775 Chicago Branch No. 1, Arild Dahl, President. Wm. Bloss, Secretary, 2729
Hampden Court. Meets second Thursday evening, at 1530 Republic Bldg.
3387 Pacific Philatelic Society, Branch No. 3, San Francisco, Calif. H. C. Mar-
cus, Secy., 711 Mission St., San Francisco, Calif.
460 St. Louis Branch No. 4, Frank B. Goodwin, Secy., 804 Pine St., Meets Tues-
days fortnightly, 801 Chemical Building.
457 Pittsburgh Branch No. 5, Max. Wenzel, President. Wm. Schwarz, Secretary,
218 3rd Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Meets third Tuesday, each month, Room 712
Magee Bldg.
197 8 Philadelphia Branch No. 18, F. Hahman, President, A. F. Henkels, Secy.,
241 W. Seymour St., Germantown. Meets first Wednesday, at 300-301
Wood Building.
3166 Columbus Collectors Club, Branch No. 21. Meets Tuesdays fortnightly at
Rooms 5 and 8, Clinton Building.
3192 Omaha Stamp Club, Branch No. 2 3, Omaha, Neb. R. C. Hoyt, President;
Ora B. Stark, Secretary, 2 2nd & Hickory Sts.
3219 Detroit Philatelic Society, Branch No. 25, Gen. Chas. A. Coolidge, Presi-
dent, Chas. F. Sharpe, Secretary, 203 Chamber of Commerce. Meets second
and fourth Fridays.
3259 Louisville Branch No. 2 6, John H. Wilms, President, Jas. V. Porter, Secretary,
232 B. College St.
3106 Berkeley Branch No. 27, Henry Chaloner, Secretary, 3208 Ellis St., S. Berk-
eley, California.
3305 Springfield Branch No. 28, J. W. Prevost, President, Wm. C. Stone, Secre-
tary, 21 Princeton St., Springfield, Mass. Meets quarterly.
3208 Garfield-Perry Stamp Club, Branch No. 30, W. A. Chamberlin, Secretary, 2641
Exeter Road, Cleveland Heights, O.
3638 Saginaw Stamp Club, Branch No. 34, John J. Spencer, President.
3 639 Los Angeles and Southern California Branch No. 35, Los Angeles, Calif.
B. W. H. Poole, President. Jos. S. Davis, Secretary, 1749 N. Serrano Ave.
3691 Buffalo Collectors Club, Branch No. 37, F. P. James, Secretary. Meets first
and third Thursday.
4492 Baltimore Philatelic Society, Branch No. 39. Dr. Don Preston Peters, Pres-
ident, Geo. Winship Taylor, Secretary, 701 Maryland Trust Bldg.
449 3 Richmond Stamp Club, Branch No. 40, Richmond, Va. C. F. W. Moser, Act-
ing Secretary, 921 E. Main St.
4522 Rochester Philatelic Association, Branch No. 41, Rochester, N. Y. L. S.
Richardson, President. H. J. Haddleton, Secretary, 87 Shelter St.
4584 Hawaiian Philatelic Society, Branch No. 42, Honolulu, Hawaii. A. C. O. Lin-
neman, Secretary, P. O. Box 613.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. Qn
(CORRESPONDING SOCIETIES.
Internationaler Philatelisten Verein, Dresden, Victoriastr, 10, Dresden A, Germany.
Oesterreichischer Philatelisten Club "Vindobona," Himmelpfortg 9, Vienna I,
Austria.
The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 4 Southampton Row, London, W. C, Eng-
land.
The Philatelic Society of Sweden, Greftureg 24A, Stockholm, Sweden.
The Herts Philatelic Society, 29 Holland Villas Road, Kensington, London, W.,
England.
The British Guiana Philatelic Society, care A. D. Ferguson, P. R. P. S., Georgetown,
British Guiana, South America.
Petrograd Philatelisten Verein, care Edmund Bade, Nevsky, Pr. 34, Petrograd, Russia.
The Philatelic Literature Society, P. J. Peplow, Esq., Secretary, "Grotesby," Black-
heath, London, S. E., England.
Societe Prancaise de Timbrologie, M. R. Leroy, Secretary, 19 Rue Blanche, Paris,
France.
Sociedad Filatelica Argentina, Casilla De Correo 1103, Buenos Aires, Argentina,
South America.
Kristiania Pilatelist Klub, care Henrick Dethloff, P. O. Box 71, Christiania, Norway.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
67
By-Laws of the American Philatelic Society
As Adopted at the Seventh Annual Convention,
August 15, 16, 17, 1892, and Amended at the
Subsequent Conventions, including Amendments
Adopted at the Twenty-ninth Annual Conven-
tion, August 11, 12, 13, 1914.
ARTICLE I.— Capital Stock.
Section 1. Every certificate of stock
issued by this society shall be for a sin-
gle share only and shall be subject to
the following terms and conditions:
That the holder thereof has accepted
the said certificate with the understand-
ing that it can be issued or transferred
only to a person who has been duly
elected a member of the Society in the
manner provided by its By-Laws, and
who is not the holder of any other share
or certificate of its capital stock. That
no transfer of said stock, or the certifi-
cate thereof, shall be valid unless made
upon hte books of the Society and sign-
ed by the member transferring the same,
or his lawful attorney, and attested by
the Secretary, and upon return of the
outstanding certificate, which shall be
cancelled and filed by the Secretary.
That the holder is liable for the pay-
ment to the Society of the annual dues
provided for by the By-Laws, until the
said stock certificate is surrendered to
the Society, and is not entitled to vote
said stock so long as he is in any man-
ner indebted to the Society. That the
Society has a first lien on the said stock
and all increments thereof for all indeb-
tedness of the holder to the Society,
and that no transfer thereof shall be
permitted so long as the holder is so in-
debted to the Society; and that the pos-
session of said certificate shall not be re-
garded as evidence of the ownership of
the holder, or his right to participate as
a stockholder, unless it appears upon
the books of the Society, that all said
conditions have been duly complied
with. That the ownership of said stock
shall at all times be subject to the pro-
visions of the By-Laws. That upon the
expulsion of the holder, or his resigna-
tion, or the dropping of his name from
the roll of membership for non-payment
of dues or other indebtedness to the So-
ciety or any of its departments, hi^s
stock shall revert to the Society, and
his certificate become and remain null
and void.
Sec. 2. Every certificate of stock
shall be signed by the President and
countersigned by the Secretary, and
sealed with the corporate seal of the
Society, and shall be duly nuinbered
and entered in the stock book to be kept
by the Secretary for that purpose. A
charge of twenty-five cents shall be
made for a duplicate certificate in case
of loss.
Sec. 3. Certificates of stock shall be
valued at $1.00 each, and all money re-
seived for stock certificates as provided
for by Article II, Section I, shall be kept
by the Treasurer in a separate and in-
violate fund to be known as the Stock
Fund, the interest of which may be ap-
plied to current expenses; and the
Treasurer shall place this fund at inter-
est in such manner from time to time
as the Board of Directors may approve
or direct
ARTICLE II.— Membership.
Section 1. Any person desiring to be-
come a member of this Society shall file
with its Secretary an application in the
6S
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
form prescribed from time to time by
the Board of Directors, signed by one
member of the Society, and, if the appli-
cant is of legal age, accompanied by one
or more commercial references, which
commercial references shall not be the
firm, or a member of the firm, of which
the proposer is a member, and if the ap-
plicant has not attained the age of 21
years, he must accompany his applica-
tion with a bond signed by some respon-
sible person, obligating himself for the
proper fullfillment of the applicant's
promises and obligations to the Society
in case the applicant is admitted, such
guarantor to furnish one or more com-
mercial references. Said application
must be accompanied by the sum of
$1.00, for one share of stock and the
amiount of dues for the remainder of the
fiscal year, ending August 31, the whole
to be refunded if admission is refused.
The Secretary shall acknowledge the re-
ceipt of each application, stating the date
when the applicant will become a mem-
ber, provided no objections are received.
The Secretary shall cause the name, age,
occupation, and address of each applicant
and the name of his references and bonds-
men to be published in the OflBcial Jour-
nal, and if no objection shall be received
by the Board of Vice-Presidents within
one month after publication, the appli-
cant shall become a member. In case the
Board of ViccrPresidents shall receive
any objections to the admission of any
applicant they shall notify the Secretary
thereof, and proceed to investigate the
case, and may accept or reject the appli-
cant in their discretion, and shall certify
their result to the Secretary, who shall
thereupon proceed accordingly.
In case the Secretary is advised that ob-
jections to an applicant have been re-
ceived by the Vice-Presidents, he shall
continue to publish the applicant's name
in the Official Journal, but under such cir-
cumstances the applicant shall not be-
come a member until the Secretary be ad-
vised by the Board of Vice-Presidents that
they, after investigation, have accepted
the applicant.
Sec. 2. As it is important to the well-
being and prosperity of this Society that
all members thereof should be persons of
good repute, every person applying for ad-
mission thereto agrees to become subject
to such rules of discipline as may be pro-
vided by the By-Laws from time to time.
All charges of improper conduct on the
part of any member of the Society shall
be addressed in writing, accompanied by
affidavit of the truth of the charges, and
all obtainable proof, to the Board of Vice-
Presidents, who shall investigate and de-
tremine the same under such rules as they
may prescribe; and report their findings
thereon to the Board of Directors who
may, in their judgment, suspend or expel
such member, and declare his stock for-
feited to the Society, and their action
shall be final and binding on all parties.
Should the Board of Directors deem it
advisable, they may, however, certify
the case for consideration to the next
convention of the Society, and such con-
vention shall have the same powers in the
case as the Board of Directors.
Sec. 3. The annual dues shall be $1.80
to all members, payable in advance, to the
Treasurer, on the first day of September
when the fiscal year shall commence; pro-
vided, that every new member for any un-
expired portion of the first fiscal year
after his admission to membership shall
pay at the rate of fifteen cents per month,
or fraction thereof, from the date of his
application.
No assessment other than the annual
dues shall be levied except on recommen-
dation of the Board of Directors, pub-
lished in the call for an annual conven-
tion, sepcial meeting, or mail vote, and
adopted by a vote of two-thirds of all the
stockholders voting thereon; provided,
that the number of affirmative votes shall
be not less than one-third of the whole
number of stockholders entitled to vote.
Sec. 4. In case any member fails to
pay the annual dues or any indebtedness
to the Society or any department there-
of, within thirty days from the time the
same are due, the Treasurer shall notify
such delinquent member, and unless such
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
69
dues or debts are paid within thirty days
thereafter, the Treasurer shall notify the
Secretary, by whom his name shall be
stricken from the rolls, and his stock
shall be declared forfeited to the Society,
and his name shall be omitted from the
printed membership list. The Secretary
shall notify the Sales Superintendent to
debar from the privileges of the depart-
ment any member whose name shall have
been dropped from the rolls.
Any stockholder or branch society hav-
ing resigned in good standing, or any
stockholder or branch society whose name
shall have been stricken from the rolls
for non-payment of dues or debts as
aforesaid, may be reinstated on payment
of such debts, and $1.00, plus the amount
of dues for the remainder of the current
year, and a share of stock bearing the ori-
ginal stock number shall be reissued, and
in case of reinstatement of a branch
society, a charter certificate bearing the
original number shall be reissued. In
case of minors a new guarantee shall 'be
required, and in the case of members who
have been suspended for more than one
year new references shall be required.
All applications for reinstatement shall
be published in the Oflacial Journal and
treated in the same manner as is pro-
vided for an ordinary application for
membership.
Sec. 5. Any stockholder in good stand-
ing may at any time tender his resigna-
tion to the Secretary, and surrender his
stock certificate to the Society. All resig-
nations received by the Secretary shall be
published in the next Official Journal, and
if no objections are received within one
month of the date of the publication, they
shall be duly accepted by him, to take
effect from the date of their receipt, but
no stockholder will be permitted to re-
sign while indebted to the Society. In
case the Secretary is in doubt as to the
advisability of accepting the resignation
of any stockholder, he shall refer the
matter to the Board of Vice-Presidents,
who shall have the power to decide the
case, and, if they deem advisable, to pre-
scribe conditions on which the resigna-
tion shall be accepted.
■Sec. 6. No stockholder of the Society
who has not attained the age of twenty-
one years shall be eligible to any office.
Sec. 7. Any Philatelic Society outside
the United States and possessions may
be elected by the Board of Vice-Presidents
upon the recommendation of the Inter-
national Secretary, or by the Society in
convention assembled, as an honorary cor-
responding member, and shall receive
all publications of the Society and shall
be exempt from dues; such honorary cor-
responding membership shall not carry
the right to vote or hold stock. A list of
such members shall follow the branch
societies in the annual list of members.
ARTICLE III.— Meetings.
Section 1. The annual meeting of the
stockholders of this Society, to be des-
ignated as the Annual Convention, shall
be held each year at such date and such
place, within or without the state of Min-
nesota, as may have been selected by the
last preceding Annual Convention, and
the publication in the Official Journal of
the proceedings of the convention, nam-
ing such time and place, shall be deemed
sufficient notice of such meeting; but the
President shall also issue a call for the
Annual Convention, stating the time and
locality of convening thereof, to be pub-
lished in the number of the Official Jour-
nal issued not less than sixty days prior
to the holding of such convention.
Sec. 2. Special meetings of the stock-
holders of this Society may be called by
the Board of Directors, or by one hun-
dred stockholders of this Society. Notice
thereof shall be mailed to each stock-
holder, at his last known address, at least
sixty days before the date fixed for hold-
ing said meeting, and a copy of such no-
tice shall be published in the Official
Journal at least one month 'before the
time of holding such meeting.
Sec. 3. If in the opinion of the Board
of Directors it should be advisable at any
time, or in case one hundred stockholders
so request, the President shall call for a
70
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
general vote of the shareholders upon any-
desired question. Notice that such call
has been issued shall he given in the
Official Journal, at least one month be-
fore the date when the vote is to be count-
ed. The vote shall be in the form desig-
nated by the President, with the assent of
the Board of Vice-Presidents. The call
and the form shall each state the time and
place at which the count is to take place,
and a copy of each shall be mailed to
every person appearing upon the books of
the Society as entitled to vote as a stock-
holder thirty days before the vote is to
be counted. The vote shall be signed by
the stockholder and sent to the Board of
Vice-Presidents; and no vote shall be
counted unless in the form prescribed at
the date when the call was mailed. Any
stockholder shall have the right to be
present and witness the count. The re-
sult shall be certified by the Board of
Vice-Presidents to the President, who
shall announce the result in the next
number of the Official Journal. A ma-
jority of the votes cast shall determine
the question submitted, but the By-Laws
can be amended only as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. 4. All stockholders of the Society
who are present at any of its meetings
shall be entitled to participate in the
proceedings; but only those not indebted
to the Society shall be entitled to vote in
person, or by proxy, at any annual con-
vention, at any special meeting, or upon
any question submitted .to a general vote.
No member of the Society shall be al-
lowed to vote more than fifty proxies.
Sec. 5. A quorum for the transaction
of business at any convention or special
meeting shall consist of lone-ihalf the
stockholders there represented in person
or by proxy; but the By-Laws can be
amended only as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 6. No director of this Society shall
be permitted to act for or vote as proxy
for any other stockholder of this Society.
Sec. 7. At all meetings of the Society
all questions of order and parliamentary
law shall be determined 'by reference to
Robert's Rules of Order.
Sec. 8. At all meetings of the Society,
all reports of officers and committees and
all resolutions must be presented in writ-
ing.
Sec. 9. At the annual convention, the
President shall appoint the following
standing committees:
A Committee on Finance;
A Committee on Library;
A Committee on Sales Department;
A Committee on Branch Societies;
A Committee on Resolutions;
A Committee on Place of Next Conven-
tion; each to consist of three members.
A Committee By-Laws, to consist of the
President, who shall be chairman of the
committee, and four other members.
The following shall be the order of busi-
ness:
FIRST SESSION.
1.
2.
3.
tials.
4.
tion.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Call to Order.
Reading of Call.
Report of Committee on Creden-
Reading of Minutes of last Conven-
President's Address.
Appointment of Committees.
Reports of Officers.
Reports of Permanent Committees.
Communications.
Assigned Matters.
New Business.
SUBSEiQUBNT SESSIONS.
1. Call to Order.
2. Supplementary Report -of Committee
on Credentials.
3. Communications.
4. Assigned Matters.
6. Unfinished Business.
6. New Business.
7. Reports of Standing Committees.
8. Reports of Special Committees.
Sec. 10. At all special meetings of the
Society, the President shall appoint such
of the foregoing committees as are neces-
sary, and the foregoing Order of Busi-
ness shall be followed so far as the
necessities of the occasion will permit.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
71
ARTICLE IV.— Directors.
Section 1. The Board of Directors of
this Society shall be designated as the
Board of Directors, and shall consist of
nine members, who shall all be citizens of
the United States.
Sec. 2. Each Director shall be a stock-
holder of the Society, and shall hold his
office until the close of the next annual
convention, and until his successor shall
have qualified. At least five of their num-
ber shall 'he collectors and not dealers by
profession; and at least seven of their
number shall be residents of different
states. Three of the Directors shall serve
as a Board of Vice-Presidents and must
reside within a radius of thirty miles,
and in case of the three Vice-Presidents
being from the same state or locality as
another candidate for Director, the Vice-
Presidents will take precedence over the
othef candidate, even though he have a
greater number of votes.
Sec. 3. Immediately after the annual
election of Directors, they shall choose
from their number a President, Secretary,
Treasurer, and International Secretary,
and appoint such officers and committees
as are required by the By-Laws to be ap-
pointed by the Board of Directors. The
two Directors not holding any of the
aihove offices shall be known as Directors-
at-large.
Sec. 4. The Board of Directors may
meet at such times as they from time to
time determine, or whenever called to-
gether by the President by a notice ad-
dressed to each Director at his last known
address, by mail or by telegraph, a suflS-
cient time before hand to enable him to
reach the place of meeting. Five mem-
bers of the Board shall constitute a quor-
um for the transaction of business.
Sec. 5. To expediate the transaction
of business by the Board of Directors they
may take mail votes upon any question in
the following manner: Any member of
the Board desiring to submit any matter
for their action may reduce the same to
writing in the form of a motion and shall
mail a copy thereof upon a separate sheet
of paper to each member of the Board.
Any comments or observations he desires
to make thereon must Tae on a different
sheet. Upon receipt of such motion each
member shall write upon the same sheet
of paper his vote for or against the same,
or any correction or amendment thereof
he may wish to make, and forward the
same by return mail to the President, who
shall in case any amendment shall be
offered, forthwith mail, or cause to be
mailed a copy of the motion as amended
to each member of the Board who shall
return the same by return mail, with his
vote for or against the same, or the ex-
pression of his preference for the origi-
nal motion. The President shall, upon
receiving the ballots of the other mem-
bers, certify to the Secretary the result,
accompanying the certificate with original
ballots. The Secretary shall file the same
and record the vote, notifying the other
mem'bers of the Board of the result.
Sec. 6. The Board of Directors shall
exercise a general supervision over the
affairs of the Society and all its ofl!icers;
may make rules for the conduct of busi-
ness in the several departments not in-
consistent with these By-laws; may re-
quire special reports from any officer from
time to time; may remove any officer ap-
pointed by them as provided by statute,
fill any vacancy in their own number aris-
ing from any cause except removal by
stockholders, as provided by statute, and
generally manage and control the business
of the Society, as provided by law.
ARTICLE v.— Duties of Directors.
Section 1. President — The President in
addition to the general duties of his office,
shall preside at all meetings of the Society
sign all certificates of stock and all war-
rants on the Treasurer for moneys ex-
pended by the Society, as well as con-
tracts, deeds, bonds, notes and other obli-
gations entered into by the Society, in-
cluding the approval of bonds of the Sec-
retary, Treasurer and Sales Superinten-
dent, as provided in these By-laws. Prior
to each annual convention he shall issue
the call therefor, as provided for in Arti-
cle III, Section 1 ; shall appoint a commit-
72
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
tee of 'five members on Credentials, and
a Committee of Arrangements to provide
suitable rooms and make other prepara-
tions for bolding said meeting, the ex-
penses incurred by such committee in
performance of their duties to be defray-
ed from the general fund of the Society
At each annual convention he shall ad-
dress the Society on such matters of in-
terest as he shall determine.
Sec. 2. Vice-Presidents. — The three Di-
rectors elected as Vice-Presidents shall
select one of their number to act as
chairman of the Board of Vice-Presidents
who shall perform all the duties of the
President in case of the absence, death, or
disability of the President. The Board of
Vice-Presidents shall decide all questions
arising as to the admission of applicants
for membership, as provided in Article
II, Section 1, and shall investigate all
questions of discipline, as provided in
Article II, Sections 2, 4, and 5, and all
disputes and difficulties between members
or officers of the Society, as provided in
Article II, Section 2. They shall approve
the form of ballot to be used at all elec-
tions and prepare an unauthorized form
of proxy to be used at all conventions.
The Board of Vice-Presidents from
time to time, and at least every three
months, shall make report of their pro-
ceedings to the President, for publica-
tion in the Official Journal, and shall
make a full report of their proceedings
to the annual convention.
They shall keep a minute book of all
proceedings and a file of correspondence,
which they shall turn over to their suc-
cessors when qualified.
All expenses for postage, stationery,
telegrams, and registry fees shall be cer-
tified by the chairman, and be paid from
the general fund.
They shall elect one of their number to
act as recorder, wbo shall have charge of
their records and keep their minutes.
Sec. 3. Secretary. — The Secretary in
addition to the ordinary duties of his
office, shall keep a record of all proceed-
ings of the Society and Board of Direc-
tors, conduct all correspondence, have the
custody of and preserve all documents,
have suctody of the corporate seal of the
Society, seal all documents required to be
sealed therewith, keep proper books of is-
sue and transfer of stock certificates, is-
sue all stock certificates, membership
cards, and receipts, countersign, register,
and attest all documents signed by the
President. He shall also keep a set of
loose leaf ledgers for members in good
standing, as well as for past members,
each separate page of which shall repre-
sent a stockholder, and shall have all
data regarding his application and admis-
sion into the Society clearly set forth,
together with a record of the annual pay-
ment of dues, or the date of suspension,
expulsion or reinstatement. He shall, un-
der the supervision of the President, edit
the official matter published in the Official
Journal ; provided, that if there shall be a
disagreement between the President and
Secretary as to the advisiability of the
publication of any matter, said matter
■shall be submitted to the Board of Direc-
tors. He shall also receive all applica-
tions for membership, made publication
thereof in the Official Journal, and con-
duct all correspondence in reference there-
to, as provided in Article II, Sectionl,
and notify applicants of their election. He
shall furnish a copy of the Charter and
By-Laws and the list of members of the
Society to each member in good standing.
He shall receive all resignations and ap-
plications for reinstatement, etc., as pro-
vided in Article II, Sections 4 and 5, and
perform all such duties as are incident to
his office. He shan pay all funds collected
by him from any source to the Treasurer
each month. He shall prepare and present
to each annual convention, and to any
special meeting, when so required by the
Board of Directors, or the stockholders
calling the same, the general report of
the condition of the Society, required by
law to be made by the Directors, together
with a complete financial statement of
the transactions of his department for the
year, accompanied by all of his books of
account and record. He shall cause to be
published in each number of the Official
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
73
Journal, in addition to the list of appli-
camts, resignations, etc., of members, a re-
port of all proceedings of the Board of
Directors, or of the Society, since his
last published report. He shall at all
times be subject to the direction of the
President or Directors in the performance
of his duties. He shall be paid all trans-
portation expenses to and from the con-
vention, and $5.00 per day during the ses-
sion. He shall be allowed his reasonable
expenses for postage, stationery and print-
ing, for which purpose $100.00 of the So-
ciety's imoney shall be in his hands, which
fund shall be reimbursed on the first of
each month by warrant on the General
Fund to the extent of the expenses of the
preceding month, so that on the first of
each month this fund will always equal
$100.00. In addition he shall be allowed
the sum of $200.00 iper year for his
further use in the prosecution of the du-
ties of his oflice.
He shall give bond to the Society in the
sum of not less than $500, said bond to be
obtained at the expense of the Society, of
some Surety Company to be approved by
the President.
Sec. 4. Treasurer. — The Treasurer shall
receive and take charge of all moneys,
property, and securities of the Society.
He shall collect all dues and make month-
ly reports of his receipts and disburse-
ments showing balance of cash on hand,
to the Secretary, who shall publish it in
the Official Journal. Among his accounts
shall be kept a separate suspense account,
to which shall be credited all moneys re-
ceived for other than current accounts.
He shall pay out no money except on war-
rants regularly drawn on him by the
President and Secretary, and shall pre-
sent to the annual convention a complete
financial statement of the transactions of
his department for the year, accompanied
by the proper vouchers, all his books of
account, a cashier's certificate of the
amount of money on deposit at the date of
such statement, and any and all such
other papers and instruments as may be
requisite for a complete auditing of his
books and accounts. He shall deposit all
moneys in some bank, to be designated by
the Board of Directors to the account of
the Society, and shall give bond to the
Society in the sum of not less than $3,-
000, said bond to be obtained at the ex-
pense of the Society, of some surety com-
pany to be approved by the President. He
shall be allowed his reasonable expenses
for postage, stationery, and printing, and
in addition thereto the sum of $25.00 per
year, which shall be in full for all other
incidental expenses.
Sec. 5. International Secretary. — The
International Secretary shall conduct all
correspondence for the Society or the
Board of Directors, with individuals or
societies in foreign countries. He shall
whenever called on to do so, assist the
Secretary or any other ofiicer of the So-
ciety, in their correspondence concerning
the business of the Society and their sev-
eral departments. He shall perform all
the duties of the Secretary whenever the
latter is absent or temporarily unable to
perform his duties. He shall present to
the Annual Convention a full report of
the proceedings of Ms department for the
year.
He shall report regularly to the Ver-
trauliches Korrespondenz-Blatt the chan-
ges in membership so long as this Society
continues interested in its publication. He
shall, so far as possible, report to the
Board of Vice-Presidents any publication
in foreign journals of items affecting the
welfare of this Society or its individual
members.
Sec. 6. The two Directors-at-large shall
have special oversight of all the branch
societies, and it shall be their duty to
promote the organiz?ation of such societies.
ARTICLE VI.— Elections.
Section 1. All elections of Directors
shall be conducted under the supervision
of the Committee on Credentials, appoint-
ed by the President for that purpose,
which shall consist of five stockholders.
The ballot shall be signed by the stock-
holder voting and delivered to the Com-
mittee on Credentials, and may be sent to
the Committee in any manner desired by
74
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
the stockholder, and at any time before
the closing of the polls for that election.
At all such elections a plurality of votes
cast shall elect, except as provided in Ar-
ticle IV, Section 2, in regard to Vice-Presi-
dents, but no vote shall be counted that
shall not have been received before the
closing of the polls, nor shall any stock-
holder be permitted to vote in any other
than the prescribed form, or by proxy, or
to change his vote after it has once been
received by the Committee.
Sec. 2. The polls for the annual elec-
tion shall close at noon of the day pre-
ceding the day appointed for the open-
ing of the annual convention, and at all
special elections at such times as shall
be named in the call for the election.
Sec. 3. The Secretary shall cause blank
forms for the ballot and proper envelopes
for enclosing the s'ame to be mailed to the
last known address of each stockholder
entitled to vote at least sixty days before
the date fixed for closing the polls, and
the form of the ballot shall be designated
in all published notices of the election.
Sec. 4. The special election to fill va-
cancies in the Board of Directors, pro-
vided for by the statues of the State of
Minnesota in case of the removal of a
Director by the stockholders, or in case
of the want of a quorum of qualified Di-
rectors, shall be conducted as far as pos-
sible in the same manner as other elec-
tions ; but in case the election is called by
the stockholders, they may prescribe and
send out the form of ballot, necessary en-
velopes for enclosing the same, and notice
of the election, which shall, however, as
fas as possible, conform to the ordinary
forms in use in the Society.
Sec. 5. All special elections of officers
to be elected by the stockholders shall be
conducted in the same manner as other
elections, but shall be called by the Presi-
dent, and notice thereof shall be mailed
to the last known address of each stock-
holder entitled to vote, at least sixty
days prior to the date fixed for the count-
ing of the vote, and shall be accompanied
by the form of the ballot to be used, pro-
per envelopes for enclosing the same, and
shall designate the time and place of
holding the election, the persons who are
to act as Committee on Credentials, and
such other information as shall facilitate
the sending of the vote to the Committee.
Sec. 6. Prior to every annual or special
election, nominations for the office or
offieces to be filled may be sent by any
five members or any branch of the Society
to the Secretary, and all such nomina-
tions received by him shall he published
in the number of the Official Journal
nearest to sixty days prior to the date
for closing the polls.
Sec. 7. Cumulative voting shall be il-
legal at any election.
ARTICLE VII.— Officers and Standing
Committees.
Section 1. In addition to the nine
Directors, the officers of the 'Society shall
be:
A Sales Superintendent;
An Examiner of Sales Books;
An Editor of the American Philatelist;
An Attorney;
A Librarian;
An Assistant Librarian, and
A Counterfeit Detector.
Sec. 2. In addition to the officers as
named in Section 1 of this Article there
shall be the following Permanent Com-
mittees :
An Expert Committee;
A Committee on Philatelic Literature;
A Committee on Philatelic Index;
A Committee on Philatelic Hand Books;
A Recruiting Committee, and
An Obituary Committee.
Sec. 3. All of the officers and Perma-
nent Committees mentioned in Sections
1 and 2 of this Article shall be appoint-
ed and subject to removal by the Board
of Directors, as provided for by the laws
of Minnesota, and shall make a full re-
port of their proceedings to the Annual
Convention and to the Board of Directors
or any special meeting of the Society,
when called upon to do so. Their terms
shall expire when their successors shall
have been appointed and qualified. In
case any such officer is temporarily pre-
vented by sickness or other cause from
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
75
performing his duties, the Board of Di-
rectors may, in its discretion, appoint a
substitute to act during such incapacity.
No expense shall be incurred tjy any
officer or standing committee appointed
by the Board of Directors, except for pos-
tal and express charges, until the same is
authorized by the Board of Directors.
Sec. 4. Sales Superintendent.
(a) The Sales Superintendent shall
conduct the Sales Department in accord-
ance with the provisions of this section
and of the sections of Article VIII of
these By-laws.
(b) He shall give bond to the Society
in the sum of $10,000, for the strict
and faithful performance of his duties
and proper rendering of true accounts for
all moneys, stamps, or other property re-
ceived by him, whether for the Society or
individual owners, and until he has notice
from the Secretary of the Society that the
bond tendered by him, within a reason-
able time, after his appointment, has been
approved and accepted by the President,
he shall not ask or advertise for, or re-
ceive from the preceding Superintendent
or from individual members, any stamps
or other philatelic property for his de-
partment.
(c) The Sales Superintendent shall
on the first days of October, January,
and April, respectively, make to the
Board of Vice-Presidents a quarterly re-
port of the affairs of his department,
including a full and accurate balance
sheet of such bookkeeping entries as
shall satisfy said Board, taken from his
books upon the last day of the preced-
ing month; and not less than twenty nor
more than thirty days prior to the open-
ing day of the Annual Convention he
shall make to said Board an annual re-
port, covering the transactions of the
department for the past year, and in-
cluding similar balance sheet or en-
tries. Said reports shall be audited by
said Board, who may at any time make
or cause to be made by themselves, or
a committee, or agent, appointed by
them, such examination as they may
deem expedient of said Sales Superin-
tendent's books and accounts and of
the affairs of his department, and sh^ll
cause such an examination to be made
in connection with the auditing of the
annual report, and shall submit said an-
nual report with the report of such ex-
amination and their recommendations
on said report and examination to the
annual Convention. The approval of
the Sales Superintendent's reports by
the said Board shall not be construed
as an admission by the Society of accu-
racy of said reports or as a release by
the Society of either said Superinten-
dent or the surety on his official bond
from 1 lability to the Society or any
member thereof for any breach of duty
on his part.
(d) The Board of Vice-Presidents
may for cause suspend the Sales Super-
intendent and require him to deliver
and turn over all accounts, books and
other property of his department, to-
gether with all stamps then in posses-
sion of said department, to them or to
such person as they may designate as
Sales Superintendent, pro tempore, who
shall exercise all powers of Sales Super-
intendent until the Board of Directors
shall take further action in the matter.
(e) The Society shall provide ac-
count books for the Sales Superinten-
dent. Such account books and the cor-
respondence of the department shall be
and remain the property of the Society;
and shall at all times be open to the
examination of the Board of Vice-Pres-
idents and their representatives duly
authorized. Except for the purchase of
such books, the Sales Superintendent
shall pay all expenses of the depart-
ment.
(f) Upon retiring from office the
Sales Superintendent shall turn over to
his successor all stamps in his hands as
such Superintendent, together with all
books of account, official correspond-
ence, papers, instruments, moneys, and
evidences of indebtedness belonging to
the department, and the business of the
department shall thereafter be conduct-
ed by the new Sales Superintendent.
76
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
All sums due the department shall be
collected by the new Sales Superinten-
dent, who shall pay therefrom to his
predecessor such commissions as the
latter may have earned thereon, also
the requisite payments to the Insurance
Fund, and all balances due from the
department to members at the time of
his assuming the office. Upon a change
of Superintendents the Board of Vice-
Presidents shall give notice to all par-
ties i nterested, by publication in the
Official Journal, calling on them to file
with the Board a statement of their
claims against the department within
thirty days, so that the outgoing Super-
intendent's accounts may be properly
audited and he be given an honorable
release. The Board of Vice-Presidents
shall also cause an examination to be
made of his books and accounts, and
upon the expiration of the period of
thirty days from publication of the
above prescribed notice shall send to
each member who has not filed accounts
and whose name appears on the Super-
intendent's books a statement of his ac-
count, and in default of acknowledg-
ment within thirty days thereafter, such
account shall be deemed correct.
(g) The Sales Superintendent shall
assess a charge of one-half of one per
cent, upon the net cash value of all
books of stamps sent him for circulation
in the department, immediately upon
their arriving in his hands, with a mini-
mum charge of ten cents per book, and
shall remit on retirement of such books
the sums so assessed to the Treasurer
of the Society, who shall keep it in a
special account, known as the Insurance
Fund. The Superintendent shall re-
ceive all claims for payment desired by
owners out of the Insurance Fund, for
whatever cause, and shall submit the
facts and papers of every case to the
Board of Vice-Presidents, who, if they
approve, shall certify the case to the
Secretary of the Society who shall there-
upon draw a warrant upon the Treas-
urer against the Insurance Fund, in the
regular manner pursued for payments
from other funds. If at any time the
Insurance Fund becomes insufficient to
meet any such warrant so drawn against
it, the sum shall be paid the owner out
of the General Fund of the Society, and
shall subsequently be transferred to that
fund from the Insurance Fund, as soon
as the assessments duly collected shall
suffice.
(h) The Superintendent shall submit
to the Examiner of Sales Books all
books sent in for circulation, remove
from books sent him for circulation all
stamps which are clearly and obviously
counterfeits or non-governmental re-
prints, and return all stamps removed
by him or by the Examiner of Sales
Books, as provided in the next section,
at once to the owner of the book from
which they came, stating the price at
which they were marked, and the value
to which the book has been reduced by
their removal; and he shall place the
words, "Specimen Removed," with at
least one of his initials in the space thus
left vacant.
A fine of twenty-five (25) cents shall
be imposed upon the owner of any book
of stamps submitted for circulation for
any and every counterfeit contained in
such book, unless said stamp, or stamps,
shall be of less catalog value than twen-
ty-five (25) cents in which case the fine
shall be the catalog value of such stamp;
such fine to go to the Examiner of Sales
Books, or such other expert as he may
call to his assistance, subject to the con-
ditions of the following paragraph.
The action of the Examiner of Sales
Books or other expert shall be final and
binding upon all parties. In the event
the owner of such stamp or stamps, so
removed, being dissatisfied with the de-
cision of the expert's action, he shall
have a right to appeal from their de-
cision to the Counterfeit Detector at his
own expense, and the decision of the
Counterfeit Detector shall be final. In
case such stamp, or stamps, are found
by the Counterfeit Detector to be genu-
ine, then the fine shall be removed, and
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
77
the expense of the examining shall be
borne by the Examiner of Sales Books.
(i) The Superintendent shall furnish
to members of the Society control
stamps, and at a cost not exceeding five
cents each, books for holding stamps to
be circulated in this department, of such
form as may be approved by the Board
of Vice-Presidents; provided, that they
be printed on one side of the leaf only,
contain space for ten ordinary adhesive
stamps on a page, have successive nu-
merals not less than an inch in height
on the reverse or unused side of each
leaf, and contain no advertisements save
of the Society or its Sales Department.
(j) He may refuse to circulate any
stamps not mounted in the books so pro-
vided by him, or books containing an
excessive amount of display, notes, or
remarks by the owner; or any books for
any reason previously approved by the
Board of Vice-Presidents; and he may
decline to send stamps to any member
of to a foreign country when it shall be
shown to the satisfaction of the Board
of Vice-Presidents that customs, laws or
other conditions make it impracticable
or undesirable for the department to do
business with such a member or in such
country.
(k) When all the preceding duties
shall have been satisfactorily perform-
ed, as occasion demands, or no charge
or notice to the contrary be in the hands
of the Board of Vice-Presidents, the
Superintendent shall be allowed to re-
tain for himself a commission of twelve
and one-half per cent, out of the
amounts remitted to the selling owners
upon the sales then settled for, made
through the regular circuits of the de-
partment, and already paid for by cash
to him, not including settlements out
of the Insurance Fund for theft or oth-
er losses of all or any part of the cir-
cuit. He shall also receive a salary of
$25.00 per annum.
Sec. 5. Examiner of Sales Books —
The Examiner of Sales Books shall pass
upon the genuineness of all stamps, etc.
that may be sent to the Sales Superin-
tendent before such stamps, etc., are
put upon the exchange circuits.
He shall remove from all books all
stamps that he considers counterfeit or
reprint, with the exception of reprints
sold by the government originally issu-
ing the stamps they represent and re-
ceivable for postage at the time of their
sale by that government, also all stamps
v/hich have been repaired or manipu-
lated for the purpose of increasing their
value, unless so marked by the owner,
and return them to the Sales Superin-
tendent, together with the number of
the book from which they came, the
name of the owner of such book, and
the price at which they are marked;
and shall place the words "Specimen
Removed," with at least one of his in-
itials, in the space thus left vacant.
Sec. 6. Editor of the American Phil-
atelist.— ^The Editor shall edit all adver-
tising and reading matter excepting
official matter originating with the
President or Secretary, and shall invite
literary contributions and pass upon the
same for publication.
He shall solicit and arrange all ad-
vertisements. He shall collect all mon-
eys due on advertising accounts and
shall turn the same over to the Treas-
urer without deduction, immediately af-
ter the issuance of each number, ac-
companied by an itemized statement
showing specifically on which contracts
payments have been made and the sev-
eral amounts; such moneys to be placed
in the General Fund. He shall in gen-
eral act as business manager in all mat-
ters pertaining to the publication of the
American Philatelist.
The editor's compensation shall be
$100.00 per year in addition to postage
and printing expenses; which shall be
paid to him by warrant on the general
fund.
Sec. 7. Attorney. — The Attorney
shall endeavor to collect and settle any
claims that may be sent him by mem-
bers of this Society against any person
whatsoever, or to recover any stamps,
etc., that they are unable to secure the
78
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
return of. It shall also be his duty, when
so ordered by the Board of Directors, to
see that proper steps are taken, and the
proper authorities notified, to secure the
prosecution of any manufacturer of or
dealer in forged stamps, etc.
He may charge for his service all ac-
;ual disbursements for postage, station-
ery, etc., and ten per cent of all amounts
recovered; provided, that in case of col-
lections made for the Society he shall
charge only actual disbursements with-
out commission.
Sec. 8. Assistant Librarian. — It shall
be the duty of the Assistant Librarian to
preserve, and properly care for the rec-
ords of the Society as received from re-
tiring officers or boards, and he shall
further receive all gifts to the Society of
printed matter, and attend to binding
the same, and shall at proper times for-
ward the same to the Librarian for per-
manent care.
He shall also, upon receipt of postal
notice giving the name of the book de-
sired to be taken from the library advise
the member of the cost of carriage, up-
on receipt of which the book shall be
forwarded. He shall also keep a record
of all books passing through his hands.
Sec. 9. Counterfeit Detector. — The
Counterfeit Detector shall when called
upon to do so, pronounce upon the gen-
uineness of the specimens sent him by
members, charging therefor five cents
for each specimen if five or more stamps
are submitted at one time, but if less
than five stamps are submitted at one
time the charge shall be twenty-five
cents; except that the prices for ex-
amination of all surcharges as well as
cancellations shall be 15 cents per
stamp. Postage or expense of carriage
must in all cases be defrayed by owners.
He shall not be required to pass upon
the genuineness of any surcharge or
stamps which can be plated. He shall
also have the right to refuse to pass on
such stamps as in his opinion should go
to the Expert Committee.
Sec. 10. Expert Committee. — It shall
be the duty of this committee to pro-
nounce upon the authenticity of any
stamp submitted for their opinion. They
shall return to the sender a certificate of
their findings in each case, the same to
bear a photograph of the stamp in ques-
tion to be signed by all members of the
committee. For the examination of each
stamp the committee shall receive the
sum of $1.00. This amount must ac-
company each stamp so submitted.
Sec. 11. Committee on Philatelic Lit-
erature.— It shall be the duty of this
committee to report, through the col-
umns of the Official Journal, upon all
new catalogues, handbooks, manuals,
and papers that are brought out during
the year; to summarize the same in
their annual report for publication in
the Year Book, and to make such de-
ductions or suggestions in relation there-
to as may, in their judgment, seem to
be warranted or called for.
Sec. 12. Committee on Philatelic In-
dex.— It shall be the duty of this com-
mittee to compile and compare for publi-
cation an index on philatelic literature.
Sec. 13. Committee on Philatelic
Hand Books. — -It shall be the duty of
this committee to undertake the publi-
cation as opportunity offers of Philatelic
Hand Books that shall be of low cost
yet worthy of the name of the American
Philatelic Society. The conditions under
which said books be issued shall be left
to the Committee, whose plans for publi-
cation shall be endorsed by the Board of
Vice-Presidents before definite action be
taken; but, in case the publishing of
any such book involves the expenditure
of money from the treasury of the So-
ciety, it shall be necessary for the Board
of Directors to consent to such expendi-
ture before the approval of the Board of
Vice-Presidents shall become operative.
Sec. 14. Recruiting Committee. — The
Recruiting Committee shall prepare and
disseminate literature calculated to im-
press upon the philatelic public the many
advantages to be derived from affiliation
with the Society. They shall also inves-
tigate the standing of applicants upon
the request of any officer of the Society.
"THB AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
79
Sec. 15. Obituary Committee.- — It
shall be the duty of this committee to
secure during the year such facts about
deceased members as will be of general
interest, to publish them in the Official
Journal from time to time, and to bring
them together in their annual report in
the form of a summary for publication
in the Proceedings of the Society.
ARTICLE VIII.
Section 1. Every member of the So-
ciety whose dues are paid for the cur-
rent year is entitled to participate in the
privileges of the Sales Department ex-
cept as provided in Article VII, Section
4, paragraph j, or until he becomes a
debtor of the Society or any of its de-
partments of more than two weeks'
standing, or is suspended by the Board
of Directors in accordance with the pro-
visions of Article II, Section 2, of these
By-Laws, or has been dropped from
circuit lists by the Sales Department for
non-payment of fines, as provided in
Section 2 of this Article.
Sec. 2. A member who desires to be
placed on circuit lists, must make appli-
cation to the Sales Superintendent, stat-
ing his wish and he will be irrevocably
taken thereby to promise and pledge
himself to abide for so long as he parti-
cipates by all the rules for the conduct
of this department now contained in
these Bj^-Laws in this Article or Article
VII, Section 4, or elsewhere, and any
which may hereafter be made, by amend-
ment to these By-Laws, or by the Super-
intendent for matter properly within
his discretion. Every member who re-
ceives books on circuit agrees to give a
written receipt for them to the preced-
ing member from whom they are re-
ceived, and to take a like written receipt
from the member next on circuit to
whom he delivers them; to pay a fine of
ten cents per day for each day a circuit
is kept by him over three days, not
counting Sundays or legal holidays,
which fines shall be collected by the Sup-
erintendent and paid over by him to the
Treasurer for the Insurance Fund; to
account for every space from which he
removes stamps by placing therein an
adhesive control stamp furnished by the
Superintendent, and properly cancel-
led, or by writing his full name in ink
in the space from which the stamp has
been removed, or by placing therein any
other mark previously approved in writ-
ing by the Superintendent; and im-
mediately upon forwarding a circuit to
send to the Superintendent a report
sheet containing a memorandum of the
total value of all the stamps reported
upon each time regardless of whether or
not he, as an owner, has at the same
time stamps circulating in the depart-
ment, or any other consideration or debt
due or claimed by him from the So-
ciety. Every membe; agrees by his
participation in the department to pay
the Society the full priced value of any
circuit traced to him, for which he can
show no written receipt from any other
member; and the value of any stamps
found by the Superintendent to be mis-
sing from 'books which have passed
through the hands of said member,
either by reason of the disappearance of
any stamp from a space not accounted
for, or the loss of an entire page out of
a book, or several pages, if he has not
immediately upon receipt of the dam-
aged book notified the member pre-
ceding him on circuit, and adjusted the
matter with him. The Superintendent
shall suspend from participation in the
department any member for non-pay-
ment of fines or failure to make re-
ports promptly, or to accompany them
with the requisite remittance, or upon
notifi.cation from the Treasurer that said
member has been a debtor to the Society
for more than two weeks, or at the re-
quest of the Board of Vice-Presidents,
and any member so suspended shall be
restored to the privileges of participa-
tion again, only by a vote of the Board
of Vice-Presidents, certified to the Sup-
erintendent in writing before being act-
ed on by him.
Sec. 3. Any member who desires to cir-
culate stamps in the department must
80
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
send tliem to the Superintendent mount-
ed in proper books furnished for the
purpose, with his name on the cover,
the price visible near each specimen,
and the total value of the book in the
place provided on its cover. Counter-
feits, non-governmental reprints, bulky
entires, and books excessively written in
will not be circulated, and the Superin-
tendent may further refuse circulation
in accordance with the provisions of
Article VII, Section 4, of these By-Laws.
Every owner participating agress to
make cash remittances for any stamps
he may buy, during the time his stamps
are in the department, exactly like any
other purchasing member of the Society
and submit to the assessments for the
Insurance Fund and Superintendent's
commission, when made strictly in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the By-
Laws. Claims for losses shall be made
to the Superintendent, and payment ac-
cepted by warrant on the Treasury, as
provided in Article VII, Section 4, of
these By-Laws. Claims for payment for
substituted stamps shall always be ac-
companied by the substituted stamps in
the books as received by the owner, and
such substituted stamps shall become
the property of the Society, to be sold
for the benefit of the Insurance Fund
upon payment of the claim made by the
owner.
ARTICLE IX. — Official Journal.
Section 1. The American Philatelist
shall be the Official Journal and shall be
published as often as once a month, and
more frequently if the Board of Direc-
tors shall so determine. It shall be ed-
ited by the Editor and approved by the
President for publication.
The Charter, the By-Laws as amended
at the annual convention, the full report
of the convention proceedings, the rules
of all departments which may not be in-
cluded in the General By-Laws, and the
revised list of members, officers. Branch
Societies, etc., shall be published as soon
as practical. The list of members shall
be arranged alphabetically, numerically
and geographically; and the specialties
of each member, if furnished by him,
shall be indicated by proper reference
marks. The names of minors shall be
marked in the alphabetical list with an
asterisk, the significance of which shall
be explained in a foot note on each page.
Reports of officers, committees and
Branch Societies shall be published in
the American Philatelist from time to
time, together with such literary matter
as the Editor may deem expedient, sub-
ject to the approval of the President.
Advertising shall be admitted subject
to the approval of the Editor, at a rate
to be determined by the President.
Ten copies of each issue shall be sent
to each Director, if he shall so request,
ten to the Assistant Librarian, and one
copy each to such libraries and other in-
stitutions as may be approved by the
President. Copies to the public, or extra
copies for members, shall be sold by the
Editor at fifty cents for the issue con-
taining the membership list, twenty-five
cents for the issue containing the con-
vention proceedings, fifteen cents for the
issue containing the By-Laws, and ten
cents for regular number without sup-
plements. The yearly subscription to
non-members shall be one dollar. The
proceeds of all sales, subscriptions and
advertisements shall be turned into the
Treasury. All copies of the American
Philatelist on hand after one year trora
date of issue shall be turned over to the
Assistant Librarian. The expense of
publishing the American Philatelist shall
be paid from the General Fund.
Sec. 2. The Secretary, immediately
after the convention, shall request bids
for the printing of the American I-'.hila-
telist, and the contract shall be awarded
by the Board of Directors, who may at
their discretion reject any or all bids.
ARTICLE X. — Branch Societies.
Section 1. Branch societies of this So-
ciety may be formed as follows: — A
charter may be issued by the Board of
Vice-Presidents for such a branch so-
ciety on formal application to such
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
81
Board; provided, that shall have adopted
a name and rules for their government,
and shall submit a copy of the same
w^ith a list of the members, at the time
the application is made; and provided
that the said rules of the branch so-
ciety are not inconsistent vpith the Char-
ter and By-Laws of the Society.
Sec. 2. Five or more stockholders re-
sident in the locality, or twenty-five
stockholders resident in the same state,
shall be necessary before a charter can
be granted.
Sec. 3. Local and state branches so
formed shall be numbered in regular or-
der, in consecutive series, and each shall
be known by its number, in addition to
the name selected by it; provided, that
the name of the state branch includes
the name of the State for which it is
chartered.
Sec. 4. Branch societies may admit
to membership persons not stockholders
of the American Philatelic Society, but
such members shall have no vote on
matters pertaining to the American
Philatelic Society.
Each branch shall furnish to the Sec-
retary of the Society the name and ad-
dress of its Secretary, to whom all offi-
cial communication shall be sent. At
each annual convention said officer shall
make a report showing the number of
meetings his branch has held during the
year, the number of members in good
standing and any matters pertaining to
the work of the Branch Society. Upon
request of the Board of Vice-Presidents,
the Secretary of any Branch shall fur-
nish any information which the Board
may request pertaining to the member-
ship and work of said Branch.
All changes in the by-laws of a branch
society shall be approved by the Board
of Vice-Presidents before the same can
become effective. In the event that the
membership in any Branch is reduced to
less than five members or in the event
that a branch refuses or fails to com-
ply with any of the above requirements,
the Board of Vice-Presidents may sub-
mit the facts to the Board of Directors,
as in the case of a member, for the
purpose of having the revocation of the
charter of such offending branch voted
upon.
No person, who may be elected an
honorary member by any branch, unless
he or she is a member of the American
Philatelic Society in good standing, shall
be permitted to vote or take any active
part in the business proceedings of the
branch with which affiliated.
Sec. 5. Bach branch society so organ-
ized shall be required to subscribe for,
acquire, and hold, in the name of such
branch, one share of the capital stock of
this Society and may vote the same by
proxy.
ARTICLE IX. — Property.
Section 1. AH officers shall, at the ex-
piration of their terms of office, deliver
to their successors all books, papers,
moneys, and other property in their pos-
session belonging to the Society, and
they shall not be relieved from their
bonds or obligations until this require-
ment be complied with.
Sec. 2. The records of the Board of
Vice-Presidents and of the Board of Di-
rectors shall be turned over to the As-
sistant Librarian for safe keeping after
two years have elapsed from the final
adjustment of the subject of such rec-
ords. These records shall be obtainable
from the Assistant Librarian at any time
that reference to them is necessary, up-
on written request of the Board in
which they originated.
Sec. 3. A duplicate form record book
shall be kept, one by the Secretary and
one by the President, wherein shall be
securely fixed a duplicate of each form
or printed matter that is used by any
officer to whom is delegated executive
power. All such blanks or forms shall
have printed on them in a noticeable
place "Form approved by Board of Di-
rectors" (date to follow); said approval
to apply to the necessity of issuing and
to form, and also to subject matter ex-
cept as otherwise provided in the By-
Laws.
82 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
ARTICLE XII. — Amendments. laws shall be final, if such proposed
amendments shall have been published
Section 1. The By-Laws of this So- in the Official Journal at least thirty
ciety may be altered or amended only days prior to the date of such conven-
by the consent of two-thirds of the tion or meeting. But any amendment
stockholders voting on such alteration to the By-Laws adopted by any conven-
'or amendments; provided, that such tion or special meeting which was not
two-thirds shall constitute a third of all so published, and any Rules or By-Laws
the members of the Society entitled to passed by the Board of Directors shall
vote. Amendments may be made at the be submitted to a general vote, as pro-
Annual Convention, or at any special vided by Article III, Section 3, in case
meeting, or by a general vote, as pro- one hundred stockholders entitled to
vided for in Article III, Section 3, and vote shall so request of the President
the action of the Annual Convention or within sixty days from the publication
special meeting in amending the By- of the same in the Official Journal.
Article of Incorporation of the American Philatelic Society.
We, the undersigned, hereby associate ourselves according to the provisions of an
act of the legislature of the State of Minnesota, entitled "An Act relating to Corpo-
rations other than those for pecuniary benefit," approved March 3, 1870, under the
following Articles of Incorporation:
I. The name of the corporation shall be The American Philatelic Society. Its
Principal office shall be in the city of Minneapolis, County of Hennepin, and State
of Minnesota.
II. The purpose for which this corporation is established is to assist its members
in acquiring knowledge in regard to Philately, to cultivate a feeling of friendship
among philatelists, and enable them to affiliate with members of similar societies in
other countries, and, in furtherance of these objects, to assist its members in acquir-
ing and disposing of stamps of various kinds through its several departments.
III. Any person may become a member of the society by filing with its general
Secretary an application in the form prescribed from time to time, signed by at least
two members, and accompanied by one dollar for a certificate of stock and the amount
of the dues for the remainder of the fiscal year (ending August 31st), the whole to
be refunded if admission is refused, and if the applicant has not attained the age of
21 years, he must accompany his application with a guarantee from some responsible
person that the guarantor will be responsible for the proper fulfillment of the appli-
cant's promises and obligations to the society, in case the applicant is admitted. The
General Secretary shall cause the name and address of each applicant, his references
and guarantor, to be published in the next number of the Official Circular sent to
members, and, if no objection shall be received by the Board of Vice Presidents with-
in one month after such publication, the applicant shall be considered elected. In
case any objection is filed with the Board of Vice Presidents, they shall notify the
General Secretary thereof and proceed to investigate the case and accept or reject
the applicant in their discretion.
IV. The capital stock shall consist of ten thousand shares of a par value of one
dollar each. No member shall be allowed to purchase or hold more than one share
of said stock. The annual dues shall be two dollars, or such sum as may be .pre-
scribed by the By-Laws.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. g3
V. The corporation shall be managed by and under the care of the Board of Di-
rectors, to be elected at such times and in such manner as the By-Laws shall pre-
scribe. The first Board of Directors shall hold their respective offices until the first
day of September, 1897, and shall consist of the following: F. F. Olney, of Provi-
dence, R. I.; W. C. Van Derlip, .1. L. Kilbon, and George L. Toppan, of Boston, Mass.;
.Toe. F. Beard, of Muscatine, Iowa; H. B. Phillips, of San Francisco, Cal.; E. Doeblin,
of Allegheny, Pa.; N. W. Chandler, of CoUinsville, 111.; and G. D. Mekeel, of St. Louis,
Mo.
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this 3rd. day
of April, A. D., 1897.
ALBERT W. BATCHBLDER, WILLARD C. VAX DERLIP, (Seal)
E. M. CARPENTER, Bo.ston, Mass.
Witness as to .JOHN LUTHER KILEON, rSeal)
W. C. VAN DERLIP, .1. L. KILBON, Boston, Mass.
AND GEO. L. TOPPAN. GEO. L. TOPPAN, fSeal;
MAXIL D. ROBE, Boston, Mass.
SAM E. ROBB. EDW. S. STEBBINS, (Seal)
Witness as to Minneapolis, Minn.
E. S. STEBBINS, W. R. YOUNG, W. R. YOUNG, (Seal)
AND GEO. W. ACHARD. Minneapolis, Minn.
GEO. W. ACHARD, rSeal)
Minneapolis, Minn.
ss.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, ")
County of Suffolk, i'
On this 5th day of May, A. D. 1807, personally appeared W. C. Van Derlip, .1. L.
Kilbon, and Geo. L. Toppan, to me known to be the signers and sealers of the fore-
going instrument, and they acknowledged to me that they executed the same as their
free act and deed. .TAMES A. LOWELL,
r Notarial Seal) Notary Public, Suffolk County, :\Iass.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, )
County of Hennepin, j
On this 3rd day of April, A. D. 1897, personally appeared E. S. Stebbins, W. R.
Young, and Geo. W. Achard, to me known to be the persons who executed and sign-
ed and sealed the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged to me that they ex-
ecuted the same as their free act and deed. MAXIL D. ROBB,
("Notarial Seal) . Notary Public, Hennepin County, Minn.
265,739.
Office of Frank C. Metcalf, Registrar of Df-eds.
County of Hennepin, Minnesota.
I hereby certify that the within instrument was filed in this office for record on
the 29th day of .Tune, A. D. 1897, at 1:45 o'clock p. m., and was duly recorded in
Book 72, of Miscellaneous, pages 478, 479, 480. FRANK C. METCALF,
Frank .1. Peterson, Deputy. Regi.strar of Deeds.
Filed for record in this office .Tune 30, A. D. 1897, at 11 o'clock a. m.
ALBERT BERG, Secretary of State.
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY.
We, Frank F. Olney, President and .Toe F. Beard, Secretary, do hereby certify
that at the annual convention of the society, held in the City of Boston, County of
84
THE AIMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts, on the 24th, 25th and 2'6th days of August, 189 7,
a motion was duly made, seconded, and carried, amending the Articles of Incorpora-
tion filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota, on the 30th
day of June, 1897, so as to read as follows:
Section 1. The name of the corporation shall be The American Philatelic Asso-
ciation. Its principal office shall be in the City of Minneapolis, County of Hennepin,
and State of Minnesota.
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names and affixed the
seal of said corporation, this 26th day of November A. D. 1897.
FRANK F. OLNEY, President.
Filed for record in this office December 31,
A. D. 1897, at 2:30 o'clock p. m.
ALBERT BERG, Secretary of State.
.JOE F. BEARD, Secretary.
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION.
We, John N. Luff, President, and H. S. Adair, Secretary, do hereby certify that
at the Annual Convention of this Society, held in the City of Columbus, County of
Franklin, and State of Ohio, on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd days of July, 1908, a mo-
tion was duly made, seconded and carried, amending the Articles of Incorporation
filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota, on the 30th day
of June, 1897, so as to read as follows:
Section 1. The name of this corporation shall be the American Philatelic So-
ciety. Its principal office shall be in the City of Minneapolis, County of Hennepin,
and State of Minnesota.
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names and affixed the
sea^, of said Corporation this 5th day of September, A. D. 1908.
JOHN N. LUFF, President.
H. S. ADAIR, Secretary.
I hereby certify that the above instrument
was filed for record in this office on the 8tii
day of September, A. D. 1908, at 9 o'clock a.
m., and was duly recorded in Book Q-3, of
Incorporation, on page 400.
JULIUS A. SCHMAHL,
Secretary of State.
INDEX
Page
Address, of President 11
of Welcome 9
Articles of Incorporation 82
Branch Societies —
List of 64
Reports of —
No. 1, Chicago 48
No. 3, San Francisco 48
No. 18, Philadelphia 49
No. 21, Columbus 49
No. 23, Omaha 49
No. 25, Detroit 50
No. 27, Berkeley 51
No. 28, Springfield 51
No. 35, Los Angeles 52
No. 39, Baltimore 52
No. 40, Richmond 53
Committees —
List of Standing 63
Appointment of Temporary 20
Standing, reports of —
Expert 36
Index 37
Literature 37
Obituary 38
Recruiting 38
Temporary, reports of —
By-Laws 53
Branch Societies 48
Credentials 10, 48
Finance 54
Library 54
Place of Next Convention 46
Resolutions 57
Sales Department 53
Convention, Call for 7
Proceedings 8
Corresponding Societies, list of . . . . 65
Incorporation under Federal Law,
discussion 42
Officers, list of 63
Reports of —
Assistant Librarian 31
Attorney 33
Board of Vice Presidents 15
Counterfeit Detector 34
Editor 34
Examiner of Sales Books 34
Librarian 30
Sales Superintendent 16
Secretary 20
Page
Secretary, International 30
Treasurer 27
Restoration of old membership num-
bers, discussion 55
Publication of Convention Report,
discussion 57
Sessions —
First, Tuesday morning, Aug. 10th 8
Second, Wednesday morning, Aug.
11th 20
Third, Thursday morning, Aug.
12th 46
Fourth, Thursday afternoon, Aug.
12th 60
Stockholders present 3
Visitors present 4
BY-LAWS.
Amendments 82
American Philatelist 80
Attorney 77
Branch Societies 80
Capital Stock 67
Committees 74
Expert 78
Index 78
Obituary 79
Philatelic Handbooks 78
Philatelic Literature 78
Recruiting 78
Counterfeit Detector 78
Directors 71
Directors-at-Large 73
Directors, duties of 71
Editor 77
Elections 73
Examiner of Sales Books 77
Librarian, Assistant 78
Meetings 69
Membership 67
Officers 74
Official Journal 80
Order of Business 70
President 71
Property 81
Sales Department 79
Sales Superintendent 75
Secretary 72
Secretary, International 73
Treasurer 73
Vice-Presidents 72
INFORMATION
Members desiring information relative to any of the following
subjects should communicate with the officers noted:
President C. A. Howes should be addressed upon any executive
or parliamentary matters, committee appointments, etc.
The Board of Vice Presidents, Wm. B. Sprague, Eecorder, should
be addressed upon all matters pertaining to complaints against mem-
bers.
The Secretary, Wm. E. Ault, should be addressed upon all mat-
ters relating to membership, for any printed forms of the society and
upon all matters of a general nature.
The Treasurer, C. F. Heyerman, should be addressed upon all mat-
ters concerning payment of dues.
The International Secretary, L. H. Kjellstedt, should be addressed
upon all matters relating to our Corresponding Societies and other
official business in all foreign countries.
The Sales Superintendent, P. M. Wolsieffer, should be addressed
upon ALL matters pertaining to that department.
The Librarian, Harrison W. Graver, should be addressed upon all
matters pertaining to the withdrawal of books from the library.
The Assistant Librarian, Adam E. Daum, should be addressed upon
all other matters concerning the library.
The Attorney, Fred E. Schmalzriedt, should be addressed upon
all matters involving financial disputes, unsettled accounts, etc.
The Editor of the American Philatelist, Wm. E. Ault, should be
addressed upon all matters relating to the literary and advertising
departments of this publication.
To the Counterfeit Detector, Eugene Klein, should be submitted
stamps upon which an opinion is desired as to their genuineness.
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
"resident — C. A. Howes, 55 Kilby St., Boston, Mass.
Board of Vice-Presidents — H. H. Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder. 54 William
St., New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase, 1050 Park Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary — Wm. B. Ault, 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville, Ind.
Treasurer — C. F. Heyerman, 19 McGraw Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
International Secretary — L. Harald Kjellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Directors-at-L.arge^H.' B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W. H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
Sales Supt. — P. M. Wolsieffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Examiner of Sales Books — A. F. Henkels, Philadelphia, Pa.
Editor of American Philatelist — Wm. E. Ault, Jeftersonville, Ind.
Librarian — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librarian — Adam E. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Pa
Attorney — Fred. R. Schmalzreidt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 142 S. 15th St., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
Philatelic Literature — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles
A. Nast.
Philatelic Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
Obituary — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, P. H. Burt.
Recruiting — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee, 636 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City, N. Y.
Hand Book — C. E. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A. H. Web-
er.
Catalogue — F. R. Cornwall, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. Worthing-
ton. John N. Luff, H. E. Deats, J. M. Bartels, C. K. B. Nevin,
Wm. L. Stevenson, Dr. Carroll Chase, Wm. B. Sprague, A.
B. Owen.
Vol. XXIX "g Dec. 1, 1915
No. 5
-C-H.-S--^
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX
DECEMBER 1, 1915.
No. 5
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets loill kindly inform tne Recorder of
ihe Board of Vice Presidents the na-tnes of dealers sending them, in order that the
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 7. Nov. 15th, 1915.
Applications Pending.
Goubault, Geo. A.
Paul, Grant L.
Colt, John T.
Allen, Miss Gertrude.
Bushnell, B. Gordon.
Stenger, J. E.
Albright, L. Lawrence.
Triest, Montague
Warner, A. L. D.
Olson, Olaf J.
Smith, H. L.
Applications for Reinstatement Pending
1738— Wickes, Roscoe L.
4104 — Fischer, Charles G.
Applications Posted.
Schumacher, August H., 1306 Louisiana
St., Houston, Texas; Age 21; Student,
University of Texas; Ref. Bering-Cur-
tis Hdw. Co., Houston, Texas; Pro-
posed by G. C. Cuenod, No. 1266.
Braun, Julius, 821 S. Meridian St., In-
dianapolis, Ind. ; Age 45; Printer; Firm
Julius Braum; Refs. Bradstreet Co., R.
G. Dun & Co.; Proposed by H. S. Ack-
erman. No. 2147.
Guenther, Charles J., 123 E. Ontario St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.; Age 35; Electrician;
Ref. Lyndell Myers, Real Estate Broker
530 W. Tioga St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Proposed by Eugene Klein, No. 2275.
Cresson, Geo. B., 202 Dartmouth _Ave.,
Swarthmore, Del. Co., Pa.; Age 56;
Fire Insurance; Ref. Francis K. Delp,
229 Church St., Philadelphia, Pa.; Pro-
posed by Eugene Klein, No. 2275.
Bridgham, John M., 1136 State St., La
Crosse, Wis.; Age 33; Teacher of Lan-
guages, State Normal School; Ref. The
National Bank of LaCrosse, LaCrosse,
Wis.; Proposed by D. C. Bartley, No.
4000. •
New Stockholders.
4635— Hayden, E. W., 1459 E. 116th St.,
Cleveland, Ohio.
4636— Rex, R. W., 155 Stillman St., San
Francisco, Calif.
4637— Hollers, Victor D., 45 Henry St.,
Passaic, N. J.
4638— Garcia y Garcia, Fed., 13 Colon,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
4639— Guenther, Carlos M., 32 V. C. P.
Ave., Yonkers, N. Y.
Reinstated.
2743— Marvin, J. W., 5222 Virginia Place,
Los Angeles, Calif.
2882— Egan, Benj. F., 2216 Pleasant St.,
Indianapolis, Ind.
Resignations Received.
2385— Stevens, Major P. C, Plattsburg
Barracks, N. Y. (Present address, Ber-
wyn, Md.)
Resignations Withdrawn.
The following resignation published
Nov. 3rd, 1915, is hereby withdrawn at
the request of the member:
4583— Lee, Dr. Alfred P., Philadelphia,
Pa.
Resignations Accepted.
4273— Bertling, Dr. A. E., Chicago, 111.
4435— Blunt, Harry H., Nashau, N. H.
2035 — Delano, Maurice F., Vineyard Ha-
ven, Mass.
1811 — Gile, S. A., Minneapolis, Minn.
4228 — Hunziker, Julius, Patterson, N. J.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 56
4397 — Jones, Harry B., Pittsfield, Mass. Membership Summary.
3924— Jackson, R. L., Watertown, N. Y. Total membership Nov. 3rd,,
2955-^Matthes, Wm. H., Milwaukee, Wis. ^^^^ ^^^^
A-,nA -n. J. TTTT^n m New stockholders admitted
4184 — Putney, L. H., Dallas, Texas. ^ .- , .„.^
Nov. 15th, 1915 5
4459-Riedell, Paul W., Schenectady, N. ^.^^^.^^^^^ ^ov. 15th, 1915 .. 2 1457
Y.
2648— Staub, C, Chicago, 111. Resignations accepted Nov.
2921 — ^Washburn, H. L., Houston, Texas. I5th, 1915 15
3598— Watkins, Mrs. E. S., Columbia, S.
C. Total membership Nov. 15th,
2499— Wood, Geo., Los Angeles, Calif. 1915 1442
4135 — Brook, Harry J., Simcoe, Canada. Wm. E. AULT, Secy.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Detroit, November 1, 1915
STOCK FUND.
Balance Forwarded $4340.66
Oct. receipts $12.00
Voucher 981 1.00 11.00
FOR THE MONTH OF OGTOBER 1915.
GENERAL FUND.
Credit Balance
INSURANCE FUND.
Balance Forwarded $1758.11
October receipts 23.56
$4351.66
Credit Balance
EXCHANGE ACCOUNT,
$1781.67
Balance Forwarded
October Receipts
$61.83
2.35
Credit Balance
SUSPENSE ACCOUNT.
$64.18
Balance Forwarded
October receipts
$38.08
22.25
Voucher 983 to Treas
Credit Balance
60.33
37.68
$22.65
Balance Forwarded
Receipts —
Bank Int. $2.51
Dues 842.28
$456.56
$844.79
Expenditure 657.30
$187.49
Credit Balance $644.05
SUMMARY OF BALANCES.
Stock Fund $4351.66
Insurance Fund 1781.67
Exchange Account 64.18
Suspense Account 22.65
General Fund 644.05
$6,864.21
RESOURCES.
Bonds $3489.34
Cash in Bank 3374.87
$6,864.21
C. F. HBYERMAN, Treas.
56
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vol. XXIX Dec. 1, 1915.
No. 5
Published at
FEDERALSBURG, MD.
WM. E. AULT, Editor, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Associate Editors
HENRY A. KIDDER, - Arlington, Mass.
L. H. KJELLSTEDT, Scranton, Pa,
subscriptions-
Free to All Members in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— $1.00 per year for Monthly
issues.
Supplements —
Membership List - - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, - - - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTI8EMENTS-
One .page, per insertion, - - , - S8.00
Half page, per insertion, - - - . 4.00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, (2 inches) per insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, - - . . .75
Five per cent (5%) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices- Wants or Exchangea-From members only —
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12J^ cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, ------ 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
ssue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
ofTered.
Address all communications lo the Editor.
EXCHANGES— We will he pleased to exchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITORIAL.
member who has by that time added most
to the strength of the membership of the
Society. In this matter every member of
the A. P. S. has as good an opportunity
of being declared the winner as any other
and we cannot help but believe that with
this trophy before them there will be a
decided increase in our numbers.
While it is the desire of the Society to
gain in membership, it seems to be the
proper place to make the statement that
quality should always be placed before
numbers but we know there are many,
many collectors entirely elig'ible who
could be induced to apply for member-
ship if the matter were simply brought
properly to their attention.
To those who attended the Convention
last August in the City of the Golden
Gate, there was plenty of evidence that
Branch No. 3 is progressive and wide
awake and while it is a matter of delight
that through them we are enabled to
make the announcement of this offering,
yet it not altogether a surprise that
their activity should takle this form.
Nevertheless, the member who is so for-
tunate as to win the medal they offer,
will have abundant evidence that the
members on the Western Coast have the
interest of the Society at heart.
It is w'ith much pleasure and many
thanks to the members of San Francisco
that we acknowledge receipt of the med-
al, and we shall hope that the number
of those who desire the possession of it
will be many and that their efforts in
this direction w'ill be reflected in a
healthy increase in our membership when
the yearly report of the Secretary is
made at Boston next summer.
A MEDAL In this number is the
FOR SOME announcement of the great
ONE. interest displayed by the
Pacific Philatelic Society,
Branch No. 3, in the ever-present ques-
tion of adding new members to our ranks
and that they have hit upon a happy
method of creating interest in this mat-
ter. The medal has been received by the
Secretary and will be retained until af-
ter the next Convention when it will be
suitably inscribed and presented to the
ANNUAL DUES.
Attention of the members is called to
the beginning of the Society year, Sep-
tember 1st, when dues for the twelve
months ending August 31st, 1916, be-
came payable, and the amount $1.80,
should be forwarded to the Treasurer,
Mr. C. P. Heyerman, 19 McGraw Bldg.,
Detroit, Mich. The response to the no-
tices to this effect sent out by the Treas-
urer has been unusually liberal and more
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
57
than 60% of the membership have al-
ready remitted for their dues. Those
who have not yet forwarded the amount
of their dues can materially assist the
officers and the Society by giving this
matter their prompt attention. At the
same time we urge each member to ad-
vise his correct address and speciality, so
that when the membership list is pub-
lished it may reflect correct data con-
cerning our members.
A MEMBERSHIP MEDAL.
The Secretary is pleased to acknow-
ledge the receipt of the following letter
from Mr. H. B. Phillips Director-at-Large
representing Branch No. 3, The Pacific
Philatelic Society, of San Francisco:
Nov. 7th, 1915.
Mr. Wm. E.. Ault,
Secretary American Philatelic Society.
Jeffersonville, Ind.
Dear Mr. Ault —
At a meeting of the Pacific Philatelic
Society held October 21st, 1915, it was
voted that the Society offer a prize to the
person who secured the greatest number
of new members for the American Phila-
telic Society for the year 1915-1916.
This prize or trophy takes the form of
a solid silver medal of the Pacific Phila-
telic Society inscribed, "Awarded to
for securing greatest num-
ber of members A. P. S. 1915-1916." A
suitable blank space is reserved in which
to engrave the name.
This medal has been placed in my
hands as a Director of the American
Philatelic Society, for transmission and
advice to you as Secretary. I am for-
warding it under spearate cover by this
mail. Will you please call the attention
of the Board of Directors to this matter
and cause mention to be published in the
Journal that it may come to the notice
of all our members, and such further ac-
tion as may seem fitting in the pre-
mises?
Very truly yours,
H. B. PHILLIPS,
Director-at-Large.
Your Secretary acknowledged receipt
of the medal, which is of a handsome
design, consisting on one side of the seal
of the Branch, the Pony Express rider in
the center surrounded by the wording
"Pacific Philatelic Society Organized
Nov. 24, 1884", and on the other side as
described in Mr. Phillips' letter, at the
same time thanking the Branch in the
name of the A. P. S. for their kindness
and interest in thus offering for competi-
tion so lasting and beautiful a prize.
Fortunate indeed will be the member
who secures possession of the medal next
year; it is well worth trying for and we
shall hope that the response to this an-
nouncement will be such that our mem-
bership may be greatly increased by the
time of the 31st Annual Convention.
As a regular feature in each issue of
the American Philatelist, the Secretary
will publish the standing of those mem-
bers who have secured the largest num-
ber of new members, these figures be-
ing based not on applications received,
but on actual admissions, either as new
members or re-instatements of former
members, and all such admissions since
the date of the 30th Convention held
last August will be counted.
Below is a list of those who have
secured two or more new members, as
above, to the date of this writing (Nov.
15th):
Van Dyk MacBride
H. S. Ackerman
Ross O'Shaughnessy
W. G. Whittaker
P. M. Wolsieffer
Eugene Klein
It is needless to state that the Secre-
tary does not include the members ob-
tained by him in this contest.
Watch this list each month and see
the number grow. Why not have your
name among those who may get the
prize?
58
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
BRANCH SOCIETIES.
We are always glad to publish reports of minutes of Branch Societies and the
Secretaries are requested to furnish the Editor with copy for this purpose.
BRANCH No. 23.
The Omaha Stamp Club, Branch No.
23, re-commenced its semi-monthly
meetings on the first Friday in October,
after the usual summer vacation. At-
tendance has been up to normal at the
two meetings held thus far, and an in-
teresting winter is looked forward to.
Two new members, Messrs. W. H. Zim-
merman and F. K. Davis, were admit-
ted during the month.
Mr. S. L. Irvine, A. P. S. 2074, has
moved to Gering, Neb., where he is en-
gaged in the real estate business.
Branch No. 23 and philatelists general-
ly in this city will feel his loss keenly.
The branch acted as host on October
7 to the Nebraska State Philatelic So-
ciety. About fifteen members of the
latter society were present and th©
meeting was interesting and profitable.
The Omaha club expects to entertain
the N. S. P. S. convention again next
year, and a general invitation is ex-
tended to all philatelists to attend.
ORA E. STARK,
Secretary-Treas.
BRANCH No. 25.
Detroit, Mich,
O'Ctoher 6th, 1915.
The 66th regular meeting of the De-
troit Philatelic Society, held this date,
at 8.30 p. m. at the residence of Dr. W.
L. Babcock, 81 Willis Ave. E.
Members present: Messrs. Babcock,
Bennett, Ballentine, Cornell, Coolidge,
Hartenstein, Heyerman, Jumper, Ladue,
Livingston, Look, Norris, Rice, Schmal-
zriedt, Smith, 'Swan, Scott. Sharpe and
Wilson, (19).
The Minutes of the 65th regular
meeting were read and approved.
Annual reports of the Secretary,
Treasurer, Sales Superintendent and
Auction Superintendent were received,
read and filed.
The report of the Treasurer showed
a balance of $35.02 in the treasury.
The Sales Superintendent, Mr. Smith,
in his report, stated that on account of
the poor showing in Detroit sales, he
exchanged circuits with both the Toron-
to and Pittsburg Societies; IFurther,
that to improve future sales, he re-
commended that the commission of the
sales-manager be reduced from 10% to
5%, and also the discontinuance, al-
together, of the insurance on circuits;
that the balance on hand, in the in-
surance fund, amounted to $23.04; the
recommendations of the sales-manager
were then acted upon and concurred
in by the Society.
A communication from the Vice Pres-
ident, Mr. Herbert Bowen, addressed
to the President, as to his inability to
attend meetings of the Society, was
read and filed.
The Society then proceeded to the
election of officers for the ensuing year,
which resulted as follows:
President: Gen. C. A. Coolidge; Vice-
Pres. : Dr. W. L. Babcock; Hon. Vice-
President, H. Bowen; Sec'y- Tres.: Chas.
F. Sharpe; Sales Supt. Chas. H. Jumper;
Auction Supt.: J. E. Scott; Executive
Committee: Geo. W. Rice, S. E. Heine-
man and F. T. Norris.
Following the meeting. Dr. W. L.
Babcock entertained the members with
stereoptican views secured by him, on
his recent trip to Alaska.
Adjournment, followed by luncheon.
HENRY LOOK,
Secretary.
BRANCH No. 30.
Minutes of the Garfield-Perry Stamp
Club, Branch No. 30, Room 202, The
Arcade, October 21st, 1915.
Pres. Rust called meeting to order at
8.35 P. M.
Members present: Hanford, Corner,
Whitltaker, Oettinger, Rust, Barnum,
Chamberlin, Weigel, Gender, Moses,
MacLaren, Henn, Beatty, Lewis. Tub-
man, Young and Lent. (17).
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
69
Visitors: Kreil (1).
Minutes of previous meeting approv-
ed as read.
Board of Directors reported receipt
of application for membership of Fran-
cis Kriel, proposed by Jas. H. Young
and seconded by J. A. Oettinger. Or-
dered posted.
Treasurer reported good results from
statements recently sent out.
The Public Library requested Club
to appoint some one to assume charge
of a Boys Philatelic Society at one of
the branch libraries. Mr. Lent volun-
teered to direct the activities of the
Club.
MacLaren outlined the entertainment
of the next meeting which he and Mr.
Henn will provide. It is to be amateur
night and members were requested to
bring all their boy friends. A live pro-
gram is in view.
After adjournment at 9.00 P. M. we
had the pleasure of going over Mr.
Rust's splendid collection of the U. S.
which was especially strong in rare
cancellations of the early issues. Even-
ing was concluded with an auction
which brought the usual results.
W. A. CHAMBERLIN, Secy.
Minutes of the Garfield-Perry Stamp
Club, Branch No. 30, Room 202 The
Arcade, November 4th, 1915.
Dr. Tubman, Vice President, called
the meeting to order at 8.15 P. M. in
the presence of the following members:
Tubman, MacLaren, Corner, Hanford,
Whittaker, Oettinger, Weigel, Holly,
Lutzeier, Lent, Mader, Henn, Good,
Beatty, Kreil and Chamberlin (16).
Visitors, G. E. Brown, F. E. Sheahan,
Green of Cincinnati, Chandler, Barton,
R. F. Hovey, Leonard, Mrs. J. B. Wood-
worth, Mrs. Dunn, Miss Foreman, Miss
Murray, Ronan, Duncan, Dow, Stewart,
Gale, Steel, Spero, Heilbronn, Runge,
Strauss, Ricksacker, Blum, Brown,
Lange, Hutyera, Regenhardt, Jas.
Sheahan, Robt. Sheahan, Roger Blum,
Chandler, Barton, Stone, Wood, Miss
Woodworth, Holly, Luff, Meek, Robt.
Luff, Hungerford, Gray, Smith, Tyler,
Sampliner, Waldorf, Kauthrowe, Stew-
art, Ubersax, Baus, Leonard, Eppink,
Lutzeier, MacLaren, Wessler, Stevens,
Hecht, Pollack, Price, Click and George
(59).
Board of Directors reported accep-
tance of application for membership of
Francis Kreil. Received application of
R. F. Hovey, proposed by W. G. Whitt-
aker and seconded by Dr. F. C. Miller
of Case School. Ordered posted.
Ordinary routine was dispensed with
and regular meeting was adjourned at
8.25 P. M.
MacLaren and Henn had the evening
in charge and planned the entertain-
ment for the young collectors who were
present in large numbers.
A number of collections were exhib-
ited and seemed to prove very interest-
ing to our guests. Bach guest was pre-
sented with a package containing per-
foration gauge, packet of stamps and
stamp periodicals. The prize package
seemed to be very acceptable. Thanks
is due the liberal stamp firms who co-
operated in this.
A brief auction was held so the boys
could secure some real bargains, and
spirited bidding ensued.
The regular members of the Club had
as good a time as the guests and all
evidently enjoyed the evening.
MacLaren and Henn are to be con-
gratulated first on the idea of having
the young collectors with us and also
on the energetic and able way they plan-
ned and carried out the whole affair.
W. A. CHAMBERLIN, Secy.
BRANCH No. 35.
The 15th regular meeting of the Los
Angeles and Southern California
Branch No. 35 was held in the office of
the Palm Stamp Co., on the evening of
October 5th, 1915.
Pres. Poole presided and other mem-
bers present were: — Lyon, Goodman,
Grant and Davis.
Among the several visitors invited
and present was Mr. J. W. Marvin, re-
cently from San Diego, who made ap-
plication for membership.
60
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
This meeting was one of the events
of the season in this Branch as could be
easily inferred from the announcement
in the program of the "Display of
United States Stamps" by Mr. W. Par-
ker Lyon of Pasadena.
Mr. Lyon is known far and wide for
his collection of Mexican Provisionals,
but there is no reason why he should
not be justly as well known for his U.
S., or for that matter several other
countries in which he specializes. In
his many loose leaf albums are scores
of philatelic treasures of the greatest
scarcity. To describe Mr. Lyon's United
States collection would be but to re-
peat Scott's catalogue, with frequent
insertions of such philatelic terms as
pairs, all kinds of blocks, on original
covers, many shades, inverted center,
complete sheets, errors, etc., etc. In
fact, the truth in a nut-shell is "if
anybody has it, Lyon has it".
The Society extended a vote of thanks
to Mr. Lyon and adjourned at 10 P. M.
JOS. S. DAVIS, Secy.
The 16th regular meeting of this
Branch was held in the rooms of Mr.
Goodman on the evening of Oct. 19th,
1915.
Pres. Poole was in the chair and other
members present were: Lyon, Kunkel,
Pallette, Grant, Goodman and Davis.
Also J. W. Marvin and H. J. Lelande
whose applications for membership are
before the Society.
Mr. Kunkel received a royal welcome
upon his return from San Diego where
he spent several months.
After the business was disposed of
there was an open discussion on the sub-
ject of holding a banquet later in the
season and the idea met with general
favor but no action was taken.
The subject for study at this meeting
was Denmark and those present were
greatly indebted to our fellow-member,
Mr. M. H. Newmark, who, although not
present at the meeting, very generous-
ly sent his highly specialized collection
of Denmark, thus enabling the members
to not only discuss the various types of
this popular country but examine them
in every possible or catalogued variety.
Mr. Newmark's Denmark are almost
entirely in unused blocks of various
sizes and show all the listed varieties of
perforation, paper, shades and errors,
besides the uncatalogued types of nu-
merals.
A vote of thanks was extended Mr.
Newmark for his kindly consideration
in adding so much to the evening's en-
joyment.
Meeting adjourned at 9.45 P. M.
JOS. S. DAVIS, Secy.
NOTES.
Mr. I. C. Greene writes as follows: —
"It may be of some interest to readers of
the American Philatelist to know the
outcome of some of the lost letters sent by
registered mail. The Mutual Stamp Ex-
change had a valuable circuit on its way
home from South Africa. The member in
Africa sent the circuit by registered mail
and on its way was lost at sea when the
Arabic was torpedoed and sunk. The
postmaster at Nylstroom reports that no
compensation is payable if lost through
tempest, shipwreck, earthquake or war."
The newspapers have made more or less
mention of the fiinancial matters of Mr.
Geo. H. Worthington, Cleveland, member
of this Society and the owner of one of
the finest collections of stamps in the
world. Our members, and especially those
who know Mr. Worthington will be glad
to know as we learn from Mr. Alvin Good
"that the assignment is nothing as se-
rious as the newspaper accounts would
lead one to believe; that it is simply a
precautionary measure, done to hold
things together until several interurban
railroads in Cincinnati could be sold, in
which Mr. Worthington is the principal
owner. The stamp collection will not be
disposed of, at least not for some time to
come." We shall hope that everything
will turn out all right.
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
"resident — C. A. Howes, 55 Kilby St.. Boston, Mass.
Board of Vice-Presidents — H. H. Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder, 54 "William
St., New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase, 1050 Park Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary — Wm. E. Ault, 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville, Ind.
Treasurer — C. P. Heyerman, 19 McGraw Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
International Secretary — L. Harald Kjellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Directors-at-Large^H." B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W. H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
Sales Supt. — P. M. Wolsleffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Examiner of Sales Books — A. F. Henkels, Philadelphia, Pa.
Editor of American Philatelist — Wm. E. Ault, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Librarian — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librarian — Adam E. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Pa
Attorney — Fred. R. Schmalzreidt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 142 S. 15th St., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert— John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
Philatelic Literature — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles
A. Nast.
Philatelic Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
Obituary — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, F. H. Burt.
Recruiting — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee, 636 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City, N. V.
Hand Book — C. E. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A. H. Web-
er.
Catalogue — A. E. Owens, W. B. Sprague, Dr. Carroll Chase, J.
N. Luff, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. Worthington, J. M. Bartels,
C. K. B. Nevin, W. L. Stevenson.
62
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
French Colonial Red
Cross Stamps
France I ^°
France II |*^
Dahomey |^
Morocco I °^
Morocco II |<^
Morocco III ^c
Alexandria oc
Port Said 5c
India, local overprint 15c
Guadeloupe ,5c
Indo China, I Local Surcharge 15c
Indo China, II Local Surcharge ... 5c
Ivory Coast 5c
Madagascar 5c
Martinique 5c
Mauretania 5c
New Caledonia I5c
Reunion, red surcharge \}nn
Reunion, black surcharge $6.00
St. Pierre Miquelon 5c
Senegal 5c
Somali Coast 5c
Tunis °^
Upper Senegal oc
Important selections of New Republic,
Papua, Orange and Straits Settlements
ready to send on approval.
Ferris Auction Review, a few copies
left, reduced to 35 cents post free.
EUGENE KLEIN,
142 S. 15th St.
Philadelphia, Pa.
SALES DEPARTMENT.
Members that have discontinued re-
ceiving the Circuits during the Summer
Season and all new members that have
joined since, are invited to participate
in the Sales Department.
No circuits are sent to any member
unless a request is made to the Super-
intendent with a promise to take the
best of care of the books and forward
promptly to the next member according
to the Rules and Regulations.
All of the 2000 books now on hand are
priced by old catalog values, many of
the stamps having gone up by the 1916
catalog.
Any information about the Sales De-
partment cheerfully furnished on re-
quest either to members or prospec-
tive members. Every stamp collector in
the United States should be a member
of the American Philatelic Society.
P. M. WOLSIEFFER Sales Supt.
ai S. ITth St., Philadelphia, Pa.
A Spplement to the
STANDARD POSTAGE
STAMP CATALOGUE
is issued Monthly
Are you receiving your copy?
A live 16 page circular, the
bulk of which is devoted to
Price Changes of Importance
Illustrated Chronicle of
New Issues.
Stamp News of The Month
Sample copy on request, or
send 12c. (to cover postage) for
one years subscription.
SCOTT STAMP & COIN CO.,
127 Madison Ave., IVew York, N. Y.
Auction Sales
when conducted by responsible high
class dealers, are admitted to be the
most remunerative channels through
which to dispose of large stamp col-
lections or single rare specimens. I
hold auction sales of stamps practi-
cally every month. If you have any-
thing choice to dispose of, write me
— it will be to your advantage.
If you do not receive my catalogties
write for them.
Edward Michael
119 North Dearborn St., Chicago
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
OfHcial Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX
DECEMBER 15, 1915.
No. 6
MEXICO.
The 1872 Issue.
By J. H. BARRON.
(Reprinted Irom the Philatelic Journal of Great Britain).
(Continued From Page 14).
Needless to say, ten types were duly
discovered, and on this a priori principle
it was easy to go on and imagine novel
and additional types in the later settings.
These are merely printing varieties; the
sole case in which a tenth type occurs
later — ^^and possibly this may be derived
from an existing type — is the 12 centavos.
All three values start originally with nine
because, for some unexplained reason, the
stones were made up to print only ninety
stamps in ten vertical rows of nine. It is
hard to understand why this should have
happened, but it may be recalled that the
first plates of the 1856 issue were of 60
stamps, and some mechanical considera-
tion may have suggested increasing the
width by one half. (On plate D of the
^^ real the space occupied by six stamps is
exactly equal to that of six stamps of the
1872 issue). When this had been carried
so far, an official from the non-technical
side of the Post Oflice seems to have in-
tervened to point out that a multiple of
ninety would involve most cumberous cal-
culating in book-keeping; at any rate a
new line of assorted types was laid down
at the left side. (This refers to its posi-
tion on the printed sheet; as is natural,
the added row is the right-hand, that is
to say the end, row of the impressions on
the stone). As, however, the stone for
printing the moire design had been plan-
ned for the smaller width, it also required
alteration, and this was carried out by
adding a strip to back the new line of
stamps constructed from two pieces meas-
uring 130mm. and 128mm. in height, the
larger section of which does not harmon-
ise with the adjacent pattern, while the
smaller one fits it. The lines of junction
are visible along the vertical union and
between the two pieces. It is curious that
the meaning of this added strip should
not hitherto have been recognized, but
it must have remained obscure so long as
the top end was read as an integral ar-
rangement of ten different types.
Types of the 6 Centavos.
1. The outer line under Seis is weak;
there is a spot of colour on the down
stroke of T in Centavos and a stroke from
the inner frame line towards the E of the
same word.
2. There is a cut in the outer frame
line by the N in Centavos; just below the
middle of the ornament lower down the
frame line is broken and bent outwards.
There is a spot of colour by the N. E. cor-
ner.
3. There is an extra pearl under the
flower N. W.. and a bubble in the outer
64
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
frame line over the second R of Correos.
In the pearled oval are two flaws, either
or both of which are retouched in the
later settings.
4. V and 0 are joined at top; there is
a thickening and bend in the frame line
outside T of Centavos; the line below I of
Mexico is weak and the inner line to the
right of the S. W. corner "pansy" is part-
ly thickened.
5. The S. E. corner is split; a spot of
colour intrudes into the upper end of the
centavos panel and a white break under
the N. W. corner "pansy."
6. There are two coloured dots after
Mexico and a spot of colour on the outer
frame line near the S. El corner.
7. There is a cut in the outer frame
line by T in Centavos; the N. E. corner
is broken and the S. E. square panel is
broken below. There is a spot of colour
above the S in Seis about ly^mm. distant.
8. The shirt is unshaded. There is a
break half way down the S. E. square and
the bottom frame line is fringed at the
right end.
9. There is a white break in the pearl-
ed oval above M of Mexico.
The five plates of the 6 centavos. The
setting, which may be taken to have been
the first on other grounds as well as that
it is the most regular, shows a peculiar
exception in the ninetieth stamp which
is undoubtedly type 7 instead of type 9.
Possibly some fault necessitated the sub-
stitution; otherwise it is quite normal.
For comparison Mr. Phillips's charting of
this plate (G. S. W.) is given underneath
the renumbered and corrected setting,
which I have called la to associate it
with the twin plate lb referred to here-
after.
4|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8 9
2|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8 9
4|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8 9
8|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8 9
6|1|2|3|4|5|6|.7|8 9
6|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8 9
5|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8 9
5|1|2|.3|4|5|6|7|8 9
1|1|2|3|4|5|6]7|8 9
711|2|3|4|5|6|7|8 9
l|ii|3|4|5|6j7| 8 1 9| 10
a 1 iJ 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 1 10
1 |.2 j 3 1 4 |6 1 6 1 7 j 8 1 9| 10
3|2|3|4|5|6j7|8|9H0
4|2.|3|4j5|6|7j8|9|10
Y 1^ 1 ;i 1 4| 5 1 6 1 7T8| 9 1 10
6|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10
ti|2|3|4|5|6i7l8|9|l0
2|2j3|4l516|7|8|9|ir
8|2|3|4|5l6|7|8j9|l0
G. 8. W.
The erroneous beginning of the fourth
and fifth rows in the G. S. W. version is
due to including a double strip which
presented all the appearance of being part
of the first setting because of its uniform-
ity, but which in fact belongs to lb. The
existence of two plates, in the 6c., 12c.,
and 25c. values, which, except for one
stamp in the 6c., are indentical in the
last eight vertical rows, but differ entirely
in the first row and slightly in the sec-
ond (as regards the 6c, and 12c)., renders
the re-construction of these stamps a mat-
ter of the greatest difficulty, because small
pieces are quite useless, and it is neces-
sary to separate all the similar strips by
means of the printing marks. Probably
these plates were made up at the same
time, but though they agreee to such a
large extent neither is derived from the
other as the space between the rows va-
ries considerably.
Continuing my description of the five
plates of the 6 centavos stamp, I next deal
with plates lb., II., III. and IV.:—
1 1 1 1 2
5 j 1 1 2 3
4 5 6 7
8
9
9 1 2 1 3
4 J 5 6 7
8
9
8 4 6 1 3
z 1 1 2 1 3
4
2 1 1 2 3
4
5 6 7
8
9
3 12 3
4
6 7 8
9 .
1 1 2
3
4
J 2
3
3 1 1 2
3
la.
lb.
The fourth row in this setting is excep-
tional as it is irregular, not only in the
second stamp but also in the third, but
its uniformity otherwise, so far as pljat?d>
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
i65
ranks it along with la. It should be pos-
sible to fill in the blank spaces," beginning
the ninth row from a block of four and
the other blanks are aot likely to show
any departure from the general scheme.
After these comes a setting which pre-
sents features I have not found in the
other values. It is largely unfinished, but
it would not be hard to guess at most of
the vacant spaces.
1 1 6 7 8 9 4 1
1 1 6 7 8 9 2 1
7 4 4 1 5 6 1 1
7 8 4 1 5 6 1 1
1 1
7 4 1|2 3 4 5 '6 718
... .... 1 1
1.1 2 1
■ 1 1 2 1 3 1
6 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
IL
In this chart the two-row pieces, con-
sisting of a block of ten and a vertical
pair, provisionally assigned to the third
and fourth row, are unfixed, but the for-
mer certainly belongs to the upper half
of the sheet; the other pieces, which are
in three parts, stand where they belong.
At sight this is a very regular grouping
of the types; indeed, the lower half shows
a normal sequence of eight varieties, a
fact which makes the differentiation of
la. and lb. all the more diflScult. This
setting is, however, connected with the
twin plates in another way. On a close
examination the stamps of types 6, 7, 8
and 9 in the second row are precisely iden-
tical with the stamps of the same types
in the second row of plate lb.; in the
fourth row 4, 5 and 6 are identical with
the same types in the fourth row of plate
la. In the lower half of the sheet, row
six is: identical with the top row of la.
from types 1 to 8, and the lowest row
agrees with row five of la. in the same
type. It is quite clear that the arrange-
ment used for the twin plates was again
employed somewhat confusedly to make
up plate I., pieces having been cut off and
new rows added. As yet there is not suf-
ficient material to prove that a vertical
strip of type 7 was laid down to form the
first row( the last on the stone), but tak-
ing the lower half of the sheet, which, so
far as ascertained, is allied with la., if
the last vertical row on the sheet were
cut off, the transfers moved one stamp
forward and a new row added in front
we should arrive at plate II. The upper
half of the sheet is slightly more compli-
cated in its origin; it seems as if two new
rows were added to the right (on the
sheet), the retained transfers moved two
stamps backwards, two rows added to the
left and the first to fourth rows cut out.
More material might elucidate the ques-
tion which constitutes as nice a problem
in plating as any with which I am famil-
iar.
The plates numbered III. and IV. are
not remarkable as- regards their composi-
tion. They show the mixed arrangement
of types usual in all the later settings.
4i9|2]4|6 8 7|6|5|4
4|4|8 5|1 9 8|3|313
9j7|2 9|8 4 9|5|6|2
y|l|5 6|3 1 9|8|7|8
4j3|2 3|5 2 1|7|9|7
6|4|2|3|'5|4-9|9|5|2
216|3|5|1|1 4j6|5|7
1|6|4|6]3|1 2|1|9|8
2|5|3|8|4|9 5|817|7
6|9|8|1|8|2 2|7|6|3
III.
9|8|1|4|2|3|7|2|6|9
5|8|6|7|9|4|6|2|1|4
5|2|3|9|3|1|4|8|6|7
3|6|6|5|3| |7,|7|8|5
1|7|8|1|5|6|2|7|2|9
4|5|1|2|3|5|4|6|9|8
9|8|3|5|9|6|4|8|7|7
4|9|8|7|3|5|4|6|2|3
1|5|9|8|7|1|9|7|8|1
1|2|6|5|3|2|1|4|6|2
IV.
Retouches. Plate III. is, however, inter-
esting as showing the marked retouch-
ing on the fifth, sixth, and seventh stamps
of the lowest row, illustrated in Mr. Phil-
lips's article. It appears certain that an
accident damaged the S.W. quarter of
66
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
these stamps on the stone, and that they
were roughly mended by drawing in the
defective ornaments and the letters of the
word Mexico. Possibly pieces from this
part of the sheet may be found showing
the printing before the retouches but I
have never seen any, and considering the
number of retouches which I have inspect-
ed I incline to think that the fault was
caused either very early in the use of this
plate or in the laying down of the trans-
fers, more probably the latter.
A couple of retouches arose through the
mending of the breaks in the pearled oval
on type 3 and these provide varieties
worth looking for as sometimes the work-
man filled up both white spaces, some-
times the upper only and sometimes the
lower. A record of examples I have come
across may be of value as throwing light
on the date when the retouches were
made, and also the period when the par-
ticular setting was in use. I have not
found this retouch on la. On plate lb.
the lower retouch occurs in 1872, as well
as in 1873, in which year the upper also
occurs. Plate III. occurs not retouched in
1873 but retouched in 1S74, and the same
applies to plate IV.
Types of the 12 Centavos.
1. The first down-stroke of M in Mexico
is broken; the CE of Centavos is weak,
and there is a spot of colour on the outer
frame line about 2mm. below the Doce
panel.
2. The first R in Correos is defective
and resembles a P; there is a coloured
dash after Doce, and the upper left petal
of the N.E. "pansy" is not outlined.
3. The S.E. tablet is broken below.
4. There is a small break in the O of
Mexico and of the D in Doce; the outer
frame line of the right is weak.
5. The oval line is broken where it
touches the inner frame line by the upper
side of the Doce panel, and the curved
panel line to the left of Mexico is cut in
the middle.
6. There is a flaw in the outer frame
line above RE of Correos, and a spot of
colour in the outer frame line beside 0
in Doce; the upper half of the outer frame
line on the right is weak.
7. The C in Doce has a large curved
head; the S in Centavos is joined to the
panel line; there is a white flaw in the
upper circle N.W. and a minute cut over
the X of Mexico.
8. The X of Mexico is broken, as is the
E of Correos, just below the middle
stroke; the outer frame line is cut to the
right of the Mexico panel.
9. The curved panel line to the right
of Correos cuts the outer frame line, in
which there is a flaw by the N.E. corner
square.
10. There Is a flaw on the shirt and a
spot of colour after D in Doce.
Type 10 does not occur in the first
plates, but only on those numbered II. and
III. ; it seems due to a fresh transfer. Mr.
Griebert discovers eleven types, but the
variety which he hits upon once only in
the course of four partial reconstructions
— a matter that might have aroused some
curiosity — and calls number 10 (why not
11?), is in fact his fourth type here num-
bered 2, the confusion being apparently
due to some printing marks. Mr. Grie-
bert's numbering of the types bears no re-
lation to their plate in the setting, and
the marks he uses to distinguish them are
in several cases accidental, that is to say,
they are flaws or spots which appear on
particular stamps (not types). The
sketches of the plates are given in the re-
versed order of their date for no apparent
reason, as some idea of their true se-
quence, though based on incorrect infor-
mation, is shown in the letter-press. In
so far as the illustrations accompanying
the article display the constant marks,
they may help in picking out the types.
5|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9
■7|1|2|3|4|5|678|9
3|1|2|3|4|5|6| |8|9
4|1|2|3|4|5|6| i8|9
8|1|2|3|4| |6|7|8|9
6|1|21 I |5| 1 |8|9
6|li 1 1 |5| 1 1 1
2|li |3|4|5|6|7| 1
1|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9
5|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9
la.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
67
The four plates of the 12 centavos.
Keeping to the rule of uniformity, it
seems likely that the plate la., charted
below, came first with its "twin" lb., pos-
sibly made up at the same time. The for-
mer is not wholly reconstructed but it
seems to be quite uniform.
Plate lb. as in the similar setting of the
6 centavos shows a slight departure from
2|1|2|3|4|5|6 7|8|9
3|1|2|3|4|5|6 7|8|9
4|5|2|3|4|5|6 7| |
2|1|2|3| 1 6 7| 1
7|1|2|3|4|5 6 7|8|9
8|1|2|3|4|5 6 7|8|9
4|1|2|3|4|5 6 7| |
5|1|2|3|4|'5 6 7| ]
9|1|2|3|4|5 6 7|8|9
9|7j2|3|4|5 6 7|8|9
J.b.
the regular system, but after the second
vertical row it may follow the usual order
in the stamps I have not been able to
place as well as in those charted.
10| 6 ilO| 5 1 8
2 1 1 1 3 1 7 1 5
2 1 6 1 3 1 6 1 3
7| 5 9 6| 1
4 1 3 1 3 1 7 1 1
9 1 3 1 3 |10
4
3
7
1
=.0| 1 1 8 1 2 i 3
2 1 6 1 4 1 4
8 1 3 1 6 |10| 4
4 1 5 1 6 1 7
2 j 4 1 5 1 9 1 8
5 1 9 1 5 1 3
9 1 5 1 4 1 4 1 6
8 1 7 1 1 j 4
10
1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 5
8 1 7| 9 1 6
8
9 |10| 6 1 2 |10| 7 1 7 1 9 1 7
1
3|8il|5!7|2|7|2|9
9
II.
9 1 6 '5 2 1 4
2 9 6 4
10
4| 3 1 7 i 7
6 8 9 8
2
5 2 9 13
4 19 6
10
4 5 5 9 9
5. 6 7 3
1
10 6 4 7 7
10 8 3 4
2
1 1 8 1 5 4 3
8 6 6 5
6
5 |10| 2 13 5
8 8 9 7
2
3 1 4 1 9 1 5 1 8
4 6 1 7 1 8
i liUi 1 |10| 4 1 6 |10| 3 110 2
1 |10| 3 1 2 |10| 7 1 8 1 2 1 9 5
III.
The two remaining plates are again
formed of types assorted at random and
include the new type 10.
Plates la. and lb. were in use in 1872
and 1873, plates II. and III. in 1873 and
1874.
Retouches. Although the two earlier
settings were employed until the impres-
sions on the stones were quite worn out,
and though there are very marked traces
of rough handling, no attempt seems to
have been made to erase these and, so
far as I am aware, there are no retouches
in this value. Plate la. shows in its later
stages a deep scratch running almost the
entire breadth of the sheet between the
first and second horizontal rows, and
from the fourth stamp in the first ver-
tical row there is a series of short
scratches on the left side affecting every
stamp down to the corner; others exist
on the right side of the sheet, occurring
mainly on the 7th, 8th and 9th vertical
rows. On plate lb. there is a scratch be-
ginning on the third stamp in the top
row, and passing to the fourth stamp in
the third row, on which it continues to
the bottom. The first and second vertical
rows are also scratched by a line run-
ning right down the sheet from the 11th
stamp. These blemishes, most of which
are very clear, are helpful in determin-
ing the position of small pieces, which in
the first two settings are much more
common that the quarter sheets which
occasionally assist re-construction.
Types of the 25 Centavos.
1. The lower part of the Centavos
panel is defective; there is a cut in the
outer frame line just under the Veinti-
cinco panel; the lowest stroke of E in
Mexico is weak.
2. There is a small spot of colour in
the second O of Correos, and a short down
stroke from the inner ornamental circle
to the left of Correos.
3. The head of the C in Mexico is
broken; there is a cut in the pearled oval
to the left of CO in Veinticinco; the sec-
ond N in the same word is defective, but
not on all plates.
68
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
4. There is a thin line from the left
outer frame line towards the V of Cen-
tavos, and a cut left of the A. The first
down stroke of M in Mexico is slightly
broken at the foot, and the broken end
of the curved panel line to the right of
Correos ends in a spot of colour. (The
blot of colour under the C of Correos is
not constant; see under Retouches).
5. There is a spot of colour in the
middle of the C in Correos; the outer
frame line in the N.E. corner is weak;
the lowest stroke of E in Mexico is
broken,
6. There is a cut in the outer frame
line by the T in Centavos and in the in-
ner frame line over the C in Mexico.
7. The outer frame line over the E in
Corres is broken and there is a cut in the
same line just under the N. W. comer
square.
8. There is a small diagonal stroke be-
fore the M in Mexico and a spot of colour
to the right of the V in Centavos. The
third stroke of the M in Mexico is broken
at the foot.
9. There is a marked defect in the
outer line of the N.W. corner square; the
second leg of A in Centavos is broken.
The second N in Veinticinco resembles an
M and its last down stroke is broken.
Plates of the 25 Centavos. Large pieces
of this value are extremely scarce. Mr.
Phillips in the article before referred to
gave chartings of two entire sheets, one
overprinted with the year 1872 belonging
to Mr. El. M. Taylor, and the other over-
printed 1874 belonging to Mr. Chapman.
I have examined the latter and among
other pieces have had material making
up the two top rows of Mr. Taylor's sheet.
Prom this it appears that, as in the
lower values, the expectation of finding
ten different types led to their being
found and that some uncertainty as to
the distinctive marks produced the con-
fusing result, that one type occurring in
the same place in both settings appeared
to be "quite different" from itself. An
eleventh type, which was encountered,
had only been used once and was there-
fore a sufficiently singular rarity to de-
serve closer scrutiny. In point of fact,
as will be seen, nine types made up the
1874 sheet which seems to claim the
designation lb. only because it is over-
printed with a later date; in all other re-
spects it is a "twin" setting with la., the
sheet of 1872.
9
1
2
3 1 4
5
6
7
8
9
6
7
1
IT
2
2
3-1-4
3| 4
5
5
5
5
5"
6
6~
6^
6
6
7
8
9
7
7"
7"
7
8
8
8
T
9
'9
9
9
9
~9~
6
9"
1
2
"2"
3 1 4
"3'r4"
1
7
8
1
2
3 1 4
1
2
3 1 4
5
6
7
5
3"
1
2
~2"
3 1 4
5-
6
7
8
3 1 4
5
6
7
8
9
4
1
2
3 1 4
5
6
7
8
9
n>.
It is perhaps unnecessary to explain
hiow this plate came to be wrongly charted
in the Monthly Journal article, because
the chart given above has been prepared
from the original sheet, but it may be
noted that the only place in which the
"supernumerary" type was found was in
the eleventh stamp which was misread, an
oversight applying also to stamps 61 and
81. It is very remarkable that a setting,
the regularity of which ranks it with the
earliest, should have been in use so late
as 1874. Even in the case of the 6 cen-
tavos, a much less common value, the
(first plates come to an end in 1873, at
which date those of the 12 centavos are
seen to be very much worn. This particu-
lar sheet, however, may have been print-
ed off long before — it is beautifully clear
and well executed — and have become
buried in the stock from which it was
taken many months after to receive the
1874 overprint.
I give for comparison a charting of
the 1872 sheet, though it has only been
verified and corrected in the two highest
rows, the others for the present being
merely re-numbered.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
69
1 1 1 2 3 4 1 5 1 6
7 8 1 9
9 12 3 4 1 5 1 6
7 819
■ 7, h 2 3 4j 5:| 6
7 8 9
6. .l, .2 3 4 1 5 1 6
7 8 9
51 2 3,-4 1 5 1 6
3; 1, 2 ,3 4.|5 1 6
7 8 9
7 8 9
"7" ^8' 9
7 8 9
,9 1 2 3 4 1 5-1 6
,5. 1. 2. ,,3,4 |,5-| 6
2 12
,3 4 1 5 1 6
7 8 9
112
3 4 1 5 i 6
7 8 9
- >;W^]ien we consider the twin plates in
the 6e., 12c. aad 25c. values, it is scarce-
ly reasonable to dissent from the conclu-
sion that two stones of each value were
prei^ared simultaneously, and that this
took place before the settings were wid-
ened from 'nine to ten stamps. In every
inst-anee, if w6 imagine ourselves looking
at the actual stones, we see the firfet nine
rows- practically identical and regular,
consisting of nine separate types, and no
more, laid down vertically; then we' see
a tenth row composed of these types,
used at haphazard. If the lithographer,
when called upon to extend the setting,
had prepared a new transfer from ' the
original cliclie, this would have yielded
a symmetrical series of ten types. Which,
apart from the moire, would have effec-
tively concealed the successive steps in
the execution of this issue; fortunately
he had material at hand in the old trans-
fers and saved himself trouble. There is
at least one other plate of the 25c. which
seems to correspond with the mixed set-
tings of the lower values, and there may
be more than one, probably two. Cor-
ner stamps would throw light on the min-
imum number which must exist.
Retouches. A clear retouch which has
been familiar for some time, at least in
illustration, is given in Mr. Phillips's
article. It occurs on t3rpe 5. I have a
copy of this type which shows a colour-
less spot (with only two lines of shad-
ing),-1mm. in diameter, in front of the
bridge of the nose, and it is possible that
this flaw was mended. The details of the
retouch are as follows: — The lines of the
background have been redrawn from the
level of the eye to the point of the rtose
and are uneven and wider apaH. The
outline of the face, instead of being form-
ed by the shaded background, is denoted
by a line drawn from slightly above the
eye to the point of the nose, which is al^
tered in shape and becomes more acute.
It seems as if the workman's hand had
slipped in carrying out this repair as the
T and A of Centavos are crossed by thin
strokes of Colour. From its rarity — I
have seen not more than half-a-dozen
examples — it is evident that this retouch
affected only one stamp in the sheet and
probably took place soon before the par-
ticular setting was discarded.
Another retouch is described and pic-
tured in Mr. Griebert's Notes and Offers
for July, 1914. This is on type 4. The
only copy I have seen is the original
discovery and unhappily part of the ob-
literation falls upon the place of chief
interest. It is stated to show redrawing
of the nose, upper lip and mouth, and a
line of the background. A clearer ex-
ample, which may be looked for in plate
la., would be very welcome and might
enable the genesis of the retouch to be
traced.
What I take to be a set of retouches
of a minor character, recalls the mended
flaws in the pearled oval of the 6 cen-
tavos. In type 4 of the 25c., one of the
principal type marks, so far as concerns
plate la., is a. heavy blot of colour on
the oval line under the C of Correos. At
some period in the life of plate lb., this
was removed from each stamp in the ver-
tical row, causing various defects in the
oval line and. in the shading between that
line and the pearled oval. In some cases
there are signs of these having been re-
paired, and the varieties are so disMnct
that I had got together most of them be-
fore I had an opportunity of inspecting
Mr. Chapman's sheet, when I found that
single copies could be plated from this
feature alone.
, Higher Vahies. With regard to the 50
centavos, while it is just possible that
material may exist somewhere which
would encourage a study of the plating,
it is extremely unlikely that, this value
could be read even from an entire sheet
of the first, or regular system as ,the col-
our is a hopeless obstacle. Some attempt
70
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
to plate the 100 centavos, might be made
by anyone with patience enough to record
the larger pieces which are met with oc-
casionally, but in default of substantial
parts of sheets, it might prove an unsat-
isfactory waste of labour. The double
strips I have seen indicate the regular
form of setting, which marks the earliest
plates of the lower values, and it may be
expected that owing to their infrequent
use, the 50c. and 100c. were only printed
from the first plate or plates, and that the
mixed settings do not occur.
(To be continued.)
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
The Secretary is pleased to acknow-
ledge from Mr. I. Weltman, A. P. S. No.
4607, a complete unbound volume of the
Stamp Journal for the year 1910, being
Vol. Ill, issued at Florida, N. Y. This
donation to our Library will be forward-
ed to Mr. Daum for proper care, and we
thank Mr. Weltman for his kindness.
PHILATELIC NOTES.
Apropos of the clipping which appeared
in our last issue regarding the use of Rus-
sian stamps as currency, Mr. C. F. Heyer-
man sends us another clipping which bore
the date of Oct. 17th, coming from Petro*
grad, via London — "The use of stamps in-
stead of coins, recently authorized by the
Government because of the scarcity of
small change, is proving inconvenient and
the stamps will probably be replaced by
small notes."
Mr. Wm. C Michaels, of Kansas City,
sends for our inspection a copy of the
Five cent Columbian stamped envelope, U.
S. issue of 1893, on vertically laid paper.
It seems we have seen this or some of the
values of this series so listed, but we can-
not find the reference at this time.
AMONG OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
JAPAN. Through the kindness of
Messrs. Jun Kotaayagawa Co., Yokohoma,
we are pleased to acknowledge receipt of
a set of four stamps issued by Japan to
commemorate the coronation of the Em-
peror, the stamps being put on sale on
Nov. 10th, 1915, consisting of IVz, 3, 4 and
10 sen, the two former being intended
mostly for interior use and the higher
values for foreign mail. The 1^ and 3
sen are printed in two colors and are
slightly larger than the current U. S.
stamps, while the 4 and 10 sen values
are of about the same shape and size as
the U. S. Columbian issue and printed in
one color. The designs are very pleasing.
EGYPT. Mr. E. L. Angeloglous favors
us with copies of the provisional 2 mil-
liemes on 3m., (Scott No. 52) of the
1914 pictorial issue. The stamps were
placed on sale Oct. 14th, 1915. The sur-
charge is in two diagonal lines the lower
being in Turkish.
CAMEROONS. Mr. Eugene Klein writes
as follows:
"Various British Philatelists and
Journals have recently chronicled a
set of German Kamerun stamps over-
printed G. R. I., giving details as
to number issued of some of the
values and total amount over-print-
ed. A Philadelphia boy attempted to
launch these stamps on the collect
ing public, stating that he had re*
ceived them from a Missionary at
Malinde. Such stamps originating in
Philadelphia are bogus and figures
quoted imaginary."
CHAS. BOSSER3LI.N.
Mr. Chas. Bosserman, A. P. S. 1251, of
La Porte, Ind., died Sunday afternoon,
Nov. 28th, 1915, while on a visit at Glen-
dale, Calif., where he and Mrs. Bosser-
man had gone to spend the winter. Pneu-
monia was the cause of Mr. Bosserman's
death. He was born in Pennsylvania
sixty years ago, but removed to LaPorte
about forty years ago, since which time
he had become identified with many of
the business interests of his adopted city.
He had been a member of the Society
since 1896.
The Society joins in extending to his
widow and children, of whom three sur-
vive him, its sincere appreciation of their
great loss and assuring them of the sym-
pathy of our members in their bereave-
ment. ,; 'W
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
71
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets will kindly inform the Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that the
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 8. Dec. 1st, 1913.
Applications Pending.
Paul, Grant L.
Albright, L. Lawrence
Triest, Montague
Warner, A. L. D.,
Olson, Olaf J.
Smith. H. L.
Schumacher, August H.
Braun, Julius
Guenther, Charles J.
Cresson, Geo. B.
Bridgham, John M.
Application for Reinstatement Pending.
4104 — ^Fischer, Charles G.
Applications Posted.
Leavy, Joseph B., care U. S. National
Museum, Washington, D. C. ; Age, 43;
Philatelist; Refs., Nassau Stamp Co.,
New York City, N. Y. Scott Stamp &
Coin Co., New York City, N. Y.; Pro-
posed by Eugene Klein, No. 2275.
Richards, Frederick T., 1710 Jefferson
St., Philadelphia, Pa.; Age, 51; Car-
toonist; Ref., Robt. C. Fable, 1503 N.
54th St., Philadelphia, Pa.; Proposed
by Milton P. Lyons, Jr., #2715.
Perine, Fred A., 306 Burlingame Ave.,
Detroit, Mich.; Age, 37; Editor Seed
Publications; Firm, With D. M. Ferry
& Co.; Ref., John Kay, Detroit, Mich.;
Proposed by Chas. A. Coolidge, #64.
Ramel, Harriet (Mrs. Henry), 504 S.
Euclid Ave., Pasadena, Calif.; Age,
50; Refs., W. H. Vedder, Banker, Col-
orado & Fair Oaks, Pasadena, Calif.;
J. B. Coulston, Banker, Colorado &
Broadway, Pasadena, Calif.; Propos-
ed by Bertram W. H. Poole, #4169.
Applications for Branch Charters.
The following applications for branch
charters have been placed in the hands
of the Board of Vice-Presidents:
Indianapolis Collectors Club, Indianap-
olis, Ind.; H. S. Ackerman, President;
Julius Braun, "Vice-President; Charles
L. Pond, Secretary-Treasurer.
New York Stamp Society, New York
City, N. Y.; (List of officers to be
published later.
Passaic Stamp Club, Passaic, N. J.; J.
Waldo Sampson, President; Van Dyk
MacBride, Vice-President; A. E. Land-
vatter, 58 Irving Place, Passaic, N. J.,
Secretary-Treasurer; C. W. HoUiday,
F. Stedman and J. S. Van Ness,
Trustees.
New Stockholders.
4640 — Goubault, Geo. A., Anotto Bay, Ja-
maica, B. W. I.
4641— Coit, John T., 385 Charlton Ave.,
South Orange, N. J.
4642— Allen, Miss Gertude, 206 Moore St.,
Hackettstown, N. J.
4643— Bushnell, B. Gordon, 2715 Indiana-
polis Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.
4644— Stenger, J. E., 650 Baldwin St.,
Meadville, Pa.
Reinstated.
1738— Wickes, Roscoe L., 4501 N. Racine
Ave., Chicago, 111.
Deceased.
1251 — Bosserman, Chas., La Porte, Ind.,
Nov. 28, 1915.
Resignations Accepted.
2526 — Bergman, G. G., Caracas, Venezue-
la.
4533— Curgan, J. H., Philadelphia, Pa.
4564 — Wohlander, Chas. J., San Francisco
Calif.
Resignation Received.
4320 — Burnett, Thomas, Camden, N. J.
Changes of Address.
4356 — Ahern, W. S., to read, Masonic
Temple, Richmond, Va.
3989— Altman, Chas. I., from Cor. 3rd
and Court Ave., to care Todd & Kraft
Co., Des Moines, Iowa.
4470— Bell, Geo. A. W., from Market St.,
Camp Hill, Pa., to 1716 Fourteenth
Avenue South, Birmingham, Ala.
3728 — Brophy, T. S., from Hotel Barron,
Vancouver, B. C, Canada, to care
Fabyan House, Fabyan, N. H.
72
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
3208— Cleveland Branch No. 30, to read
care W. A. Chamberlin, Secretary, 2641
Exeter Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
4051 — Deas, A. W., from care New York
Telephone Co., 81 Willouby St., to 91
Midwood St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
4358 — Dietz, August, from 12th & Frank-
lin Sts., to Masonic Temple, Richmond,
Va.
4618 — Higgs, Dr. Chas. J., from 44 Ter-
race St., to 20 Charles St., Wilkes-
Barre, Pa.
2217— Hutchins, Femald, from 6 Beacon
St., Rooms 801-2, Boston, Mass., to 68
Court St., Dedham, Mass.
4428— Kocher, Frank, from R. D. No. 3,
Bridgeville, Pa., to Ellsworth, Wash.,
Co., Pa.
2389— Koehler, Robert from 1306 8th St.,
. N. W., to 1256 8th St., N. W., Wash-
ington, D. C.
4003 — Morris, Albert W., from Page Boule-
vard, to 179 Bay St., Springfield, Mass.
3252— Wright, A. M., from 208 Tyndale
St., Roslindale, Mass., to 47 Court St.,
Boston, Mass.
4561— Van Kirk, Royal P. H., from 2527
Kingsbury Road, to 1107 Maple Ave.,
La Porte, Ind.
2461— Kay, A. B., from 18 Melrose Gar-
dens, Hammersmith, London, England,
to 71 Fleet St., London, E. C, England.
Membership Summary.
Total membership Nov. 15th
1915 __1442
New stockholders admitted
Dec. 1st., 1915 5
Reinstated Dec. 1st, 1915 ___ 1 1448
Resignations accepted Dec.
1st., 1915 3
Death reported Dec. 1st 1915__ 1 4
Total membership Dec. 1st
1915 1444
WM. E. AULT, Secy.
PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.
By the International Secretary.
Revista de la Sociedad Filatelica Argen-
tina, Vol. XIX No. 4. July Aug. 1915.
Published by the Argentine Society at
Buenos Aires.
Der Philatelist, Vol. XXXVI No. 9. Sept.
15th, 1915. Published at Dresden by
the Internationaler Philatelisten-Verein.
SvensJc Filatelistist Tidskrift, Vol. XVI
No. 7. Sept. 15, 1915. Published by
the Philatelic Society of Sweden.
By the Editor.
The Philatelic Gazette, Vol. V, No. 10,
Oct. 1915.
New England Stamp Monthly, Vol. IV,
No. 12. Oct. 20, 1915.
Linn's Way, Vol V. No. 6, Nov. 1915.
National Philatelic Society Bulletin, No.
7, Oct. 15th, 1915.
Everybody's Philatelist, Vol. VI. No. 9,
September, 1915.
The Economist Bulletin, Vol. 3 No. 1,
Oct. 1915.
The Collectors' Journal, Vol. VI, No. 2,
Sept. 1915.
The Nebraska Philatelist, Vol. I, No- 4,
Oct. 1915.
The Stamp Trade, Vol. I, No. 7, Nov.
1915.
Rock Wholesale Stamp Exchange, Rules.
Secy. Chas. Rock, 257, High St, Houn-
slow, England.
Nordisk Filatelistisk Tidsskrift, Vol. 22,
No. 8, Aug. 31st, 1915.
El Filatelico Espanol, Vol. XV, No. 157,
Aug. 1915.
The Philatelic Circular, No. 56, Oct. 1st,
1915.
The West-End Philatelist, Vol. XII. No.
140, Oct. 1915.
The Stamp Lover, Vol. VIII, No. 5, Oct.,
1915.
Stamp Collecting, Vol. IV, Nos. 24, 25,
and 26, Vol. V No; 1, Sept. 25th, Oct. 2,
9, and 16, 1915.
The Postage Stamp, Vol. XVI, No. 26 and
Vol. XVII, Nos. 1, 2, and 3, Sept. 25th,
Oct. 2, 9 and 16, 1915.
The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain,
Vol. XXV, No. 298, Oct. 1, 191'5.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
73
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vol. XXIX Dec. 15, 1915. No. 6
Published at
FEDERALSBURG, MD.
WM. E. AULT, Editor, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Associate Editors
HENRY A. KIDDER, - Arlington, Mass.
L. H. KJELLSTEDT, Scranton, Pa,
subscriptions-
Free TO All Members in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— $1.00 per year for Monthly
issues.
Supplements —
Membership List - - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, - - - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTISEMENTS—
One page, per insertion, - - , - $8.00
Half page, per insertion, - - - . 4.00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, (2 inches) per insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, . . - . .75
Five per cent (5?o) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices- Wants or Exchanges-From members only —
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12J^ cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, ------ 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
ssue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Address all communicalions to the Editor.
gXCH ANGES— We will he pleased to exchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wiikes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITORL\L.
MEMBERSHIP With the possibility
CAMPAIGN. of securing the medal
announced in our last
issue, every member can now put forth
his best efforts to the end that our mem-
bership roll may gain many names of
stamp collectors. But do not forget
that quality counts and we want to up-
hold the traditions of the Society that
its membership list contain the best of
American Philately. Every member has
an equal opportunity to be a contestant
for the prize offered by the Pacific Phila-
telic Society, and your Secretary invites
you to send him a list of names, the
bigger the better, of those collectors
whom you know to be worthy of admis-
sion and whom you would willingly en-
dorse for membership. These collectors
will be sent literature describing the
work and aims of the Society and an
effort will be made to secure their ap-
plications. For every such application
secured, you will be given due credit
and your name endorsed on the appli-
cation as the proposer. This is an op-
portunity to assist yourself without
much work and at the same time to
render to your stamp collecting friends
a real benefit and secure for the So-
ciety new members of whom we shall
all be proud.
GREETINGS. The approaching holi-
day season, if we are to
judge by the reports which are being
sent out from many of the principal
cities of the United States, bids fair to
be one of plenty, and in this time of
joy and good will we want to wish every
one of our members a Right Merry
Christmas and the Happiest of New
Years, with the hope that 1916 may
bring to them a season of great pros-
perity and a good measure of all the
good things that Life and Hope may of-
fer.
CONGRATULATIONS.
Announcements have been received tell-
ing of the marriage of Miss Grace Rebec-
ca Baker to Mr. William Hamilton Bar-
num, the ceremony being said on Thurs-
day, Nov. 18th., 1915. Everybody knows
the groom and his friends, and they are
legion, will join in wishing both a happy
voyage through life, hoping that their
days may be filled with plenty and that
happiness and the best of all that is good
may be theirs. Mr. Barnum became wide-
ly known to A. P. S. members through his
two terms as Secretary and is now a
Director-at-Large of the Society.
74
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
The United States Aerial Postal Service.
BY RUSSELL L. STULTZ.
REFERENCE LIST OF U. S. AERIAL DISPATCH ROUTES.
(Continued From Page 44).
(xliv)
1912:— CEDAR
PALLS,
AUGUST 7,
IOWA.
Postmaster, Cedar Falls, Iowa, autlio-
rized to dispatch mails by aeroplane from
the temporary sub-station on the aviation
grounds to the post office at Cedar Falls,
on September 5 and 6, 1912, his instruc-
tions providing that one trip one way
should be made each day, by a duly sworn
carrier, and without expense to the Post
Office Department.
The order of authorization was issued
at the instance of the promoters of a
"Home Coming Celebration" held at Ce-
dar Falls from September 2 to 7, 1912,
under whose auspices the aeroplane ser-
vice was performed, in conjunction with
the postal authorities. It will be of in-
terest to note, however, that while the
festival was in progress nearly a week,
the aerial mail route was operated on
but two days, September 6 and 7, the
latter of w'hioh was contrary to the sche-
dule announced by the Department. Avia-
tor Lincoln Beachey, America's premier
airman, was secured to make flights dur-
ing the "Home Coming Celebration" and
on the two dates mentioned made three
trips daily with mail. The aeroplane ser-
vice was conducted between the special
station located on the aviation field and
a point near the post office in Cedar Falls
a distance of about two miles. Here the
mail pouch was dropped by the aviator
and afterwards recovered by a waiting
automobile in charge of post office officials.
The distinctive cancellation for use in
connection with ithis service was of the
horizontal variety, similar to those em-
ployed at Portsmouth, Ohio, Hamilton,
Ohio, and elsewhere, and consisted of
three lines of medium sized capitals. The
impression was made in black (?) ink,
presumably with a rubber stamp, and the
inscription and arrangement were as fol-
lows:
AEROPLANE MAIL SERVICE
SEPT. 7-1912
CEDAR FALLS, IOWA.
The route was designated "No. 643,002"
in the permanent records of the Post
Office Department. The amount of mail
conveyed during the service is not known,
no report of the amount having been filed
with the Department.
(xlv.)
AUGUST 7, 1912:— PORTLAND, ORE-
GON — VANCOUVER, WASHING-
TON.
Postmaster, Portland, Oregon, authoriz-
ed to institute an aeroplane mail service
between the temporary sub-station of the
Portland post office at the Country Club
Race Track and the post office at Van-
couver, Washington, on August 10 and 11,
1912. The order was issued on the appli-
cation of the Bennet Aeroplane Company
and directed that one trip one way be
made each day, by sworn carrier, and
without expense to the Post Office De-
partment.
This route, as the first of its character
ever attempted in the extreme Northwest
and the second instance of successful ae-
rial mail transmission between two or
more states, was the subject of much
attention at the time and because of its
unusual significance received a wide pub-
licity at the hands of the press. In pre-
paration for the event, a special branch of
the Portland post office was established
on the grounds of the Oo-untry Club, a dia-
THE AMERICAN PHltLATELlST.
76
tance of several miles from the center of
the city, from which point all mail was
conveyed over the Columbia River to Van-
couver, Washington, about ten miles away.
Two flights were made by Aviator Walter
Edwards, of the Bennet Aeroplane Com-
pany, one on each day of the meec as
scheduled. With the assurance of Aviator
Edwards that he would convey all matter
brought to him, regardless of the amount,
and the fact that the special cancellation
employed would possess a historic inter-
est, hundreds of souvenir post cards were
prepared for mailing and a rush took
place on the aviation field at the time
of each flight. Among the mail carried
were letters to President Taft, Woodrow
Wilson, Ex-president Roosevelt, Postmas-
ter-General Hitchcock and a message of
greeting from Mayor Rushlight, of Port-
land, to the Mayor of Vancouver.
The special aviation cancellation creat-
ed for the purpose of distinguishing all
mail passing over the aerial route was
wholly original in design, being a combi-
nation of private and oflBicial postmarks.
The official half of the cancellation consis-
ted of the ordinary circular postmark of
Portland,Ore.,with the words "AVIATION"
above and "STATION" below both in me-
dium sized capitals. A "dauber" oblitera-
tor elliptical in design and containing in
the center a large numeral "1" appeared at
the immediate right, completing the post-
mark. Both this and the cancellation
proper were impressed in regulation black
ink- To the immediate left of the official
cancellation appeared a second, of a pri-
vate nature and in purple ink. This
latter inscription consisted of six hori-
zontal lines, the first and second of which
were in medium Roman type, while the
others were in very small capitals, the
wording and arrangement being as fol-
lows:
U. S. Aeroplane
Mail Service
THIS LETTER CARRIED BY
AVIATOR WALTER EDWARDS
FROM PORTLAND, ORE., TO
VANCOUVER, WASH.
This route was assigned "N. 673,001"
in the official records of the Post Office
Department. Data on file with the De-
partment states that Aviator Edwards on
the two trips carried between 4,500 and
5,000 pieces of mail, all, or practically all
of which was first class matter, consisting
mainly of letters and souvenir post cards.
(xlvl)
AUGUST 16, 19i2:— PLAINFIELD. NEW
JERSEY.
Postmaster, Plainfield, New Jersey, au-
thorized to dispatch mails by aeroplane
from the aviation grounds at the Plain-
field Driving Park to the post office at
Plainfield, a distance of approximately
one mile, on August 23 and 24, 1912. The
official instructions of the Department di-
rected that one trip one way should be
made each day, by a duly sworn carrier,
and without expense to the Post Office
Department.
The aerial postal service was instituted
in connection with an aviation meet held
at the Plainfield Driving Park and was
the fourth of its character conducted
within the state of New Jersey. Aviator
Lincoln Beachey, who ihad been secured
to make flights, was regularly sworn in
as aerial postman and on the two trips
conveyed mail from a temporary sub-
station located on the aviation field to a
vacant lot about one mile distant, where
it was dropped. Here the mail pouch was
recovered by attaches of the Plainfield
post office and transferred by automobile
to the main office, where its contents were
distributed through the usual channels.
The special aeroplane cancellation pro-
vided for use in connection with this
service consisted of two concentric circles-
similar to those appearing from Fort
Recovery, Ohio, and elsewhere — and was
employed in conjunction with the regular
Plainfield, N. J., postmark. At the top,
between the circles, were the words: "VIA
AEROPLANE MAIL ROUTE," and at the
bottom the words "PLAINFIELD, N. J.",
while the date occupied three horizontal
lines in the center, as "AUG | 23 | 1912." |
The lettering of the cancellation was
composed of sansserif capitals and was
impressed in purple ink. A variety is
known in this aerial postmark, being
76
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
created througli an error in the spelling
of the word "AEROPLANE" which form
occurs in the original.
The route was assigned "No.609,004" in
the permanent records of the Post Office
Department. A total of 3,293 pieces of
mail matter was carried by Aviator
Beachey on the two flights.
MEMBERSHIP MEDAL.
(xlvii)
AUGUST 22, 1912:— WHITE PLAINS,
NEW YORK.
Postmaster, White Plains, New York,
authorized to institute an aeroplane mail
.service between the Westchester County
Fair Grounds, White Plains and the post
office in White Plains on August 31, 1912.
The official instructions provided that one
trip one way should be made on this date,
by sworn carrier, and without expense to
the Post Office Department.
This route is one of a number of such
on which no actual service was performed.
Neither the name of the aviator proposed,
nor any subsequent information relating
to the matter was filed with the Postmas-
ter-General. The route was assigned "No.
607,003" in the permanent records of the
Post Office Department.
(To' be continued.)
It is too early to expect to note an in-
terest in the announcement which ap-
peared in the last issue of our journal,
telling of the medal offered by the Pacific
Philatelic Society, Branch No. 3, to the
member who secured the greatest num-
ber of new members for the Society by
the time of the 31st Annual Convention,
but we shall hope that by the dace of
the closing of the forms for the issue of
Jan. 1st, 1916, there will be many other
names to add to the list of honor, which
follows: —
VanDyke MacBride 3
H. S. Ackerman 3
Ross O'Shaughnessy 2
W. G. Whittaker 2
P. M. Wolsieffer 2-
Eugene Klein 2
The above list includes all members ad-
mitted up to and including the Secre-
tary's report of Dec. 1st, 1915.
Get busy and have your name in the
list of those who may be in the running
-next summer. The Secretary will pro-
vide you with all necessary literature,
including a handsome recruiting leaflet
now on the press.
BRANCH SOCIETIES.
We are always glad to publish reports of minutes of Branch Societies and the
Secretaries are requested to furnish the Editor with copy for this purpose.
BRANCH No. 25.
Detroit, Mich., Nov. 30th, 1915.
A Social Meeting of the Detroit Phila-
telic Society was held at the residence of
General C. A. Coolidge, in the Pasadena
Apartments, Friday evening, November
19th, having been postponed from regular
Wednesday so that General Coolidge
might entertain the members on his 48th
Wedding Anniversary.
The Society during the day sont their
congratulations to General and Mrs.
Coolidge together with an immense vase
containing 48 beautiful yellow and white
chrysanthemums which were displayed
in the bay window of their living room.
There were twenty three members of
the Detroit Philatelic Society present and
several visitors, including W. L. Steven-
son of Flint, Michigan.
Being a Social Meeting no business was
transacted. The evening was passed in
Philatelic discourse and examining the
General's many interesting albums, also
Chinese and other curios gathered by
General Coolidge in the far East.
Refreshments were served about 10:30
The evening proved so interesting that it
was close to midnight before the members
departed for their homes.
CHAS. P. SHARPE, Secy.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
BEMAINDJERS OF SAXON £.
11
By L. C. Ernst.
aome years ago, Jiaving iouna a note m
a pniiateiic journai aoout remainderis oi
oiQ issues 01 fciaxony, i wrote to tiie uen-
erai !POst Office at oresden in regard to
them.
±ieing referred to tlie Ministry ot J3'i-
nance, the latter, on request, sent a list
ot those tor sale.
The disposal of these stamps was in
the hands of the "Finanzdepositenkasse,"
the meaning of which word is not so
fearful as it looks. As nearly as I can
give it in English it designates the Cash-
ier's Office of the Finance or Treasury
Department of Saxony. I believe the sale
of these issues was to assist some bene-
ficial institution of postal employees. In
the following I give the essential facts of
the lists received.
Issue of 1851.
3 pf. green. Only sold one at a
time for Marks 20. ($4.80). Scott's
price (1915 catalogue) $2.
Issue of 1856. (Scott 1855).
i/^ngr. One to five pieces 75 pf. (U.
S. $.18) Scott $.50.
Ingr. One to five pieces 1.50 M
(U. S. $.36) Scott .50.
2ngr. One to five pieces 3.00 M.
(U. S. .72) Scott .40.
3ngr One to five pieces 4.50 M.
(U. S. 1.80) Scott 1.50.
'5ngr. Only one at a time 15.00 M
(U. S. 3.60) Scott 3.00.
Memorandum under these two issues: —
"No guarantee can be given in supplying
1851 and 1856 issues of the unfaded or
otherwise faultless condition of the speci-
mens."
(Author's note: — The copies I received
of the 1856 issue (% to 3 ngr. inclusive)
were, however, in mint condition.)
Issue of 1863.
1/^ and Ingr. (Scott 3c).
1 to 6 pieces. 15 pf. each.
10 to 499 pieces. 5 pf. each.
500 to 10,000 pieces. 15. Marks
per thousand.
2ngr. up to 20 pieces each 30 pf. (U.
S. $.08) Scott 3.03.
ONLY
SIXTY-FIVE
ISSUED.
The Pacific Philatelic Society
has remaining in its Treasury
a few sheets of the specially
printed and signed reprints of
the 15 cvo. Urnguay, 1S56.
These impressions are direct
from the original plate and are
invaluable for identifying spe-
cimens or for plating. Until
further notice they are offered
per sheet for $7.50. Address
the Society, 45 Kearny St., San
Francisco, Cal.
DO YOU RECEIVE OUR
MONTHLY BULLETIN.
Samples free, or for 12 cents
(to cover cost of postage) it
will be mailed for one year.
Volume II (just concluded)
consisted of 128 pages of news
items and special offerings.
November Issue Contains
Large list of War Issues
Large offerings of U. S. Plate
Number Strips
U. S. Blocks and Complete
Sheets
Complete list current Reve-
nues on both papers.
Don't Miss It.
ECONOMIST STAMP CO.
87 Nassau St, New York City
78
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Sveriges Filatelist-Forening
(The Philatelic Society of Sweden)
Founded September 18, 1886.
Honorary Members: The Crown Prince
of Sweden and H. M. The King of Eng-
land Proprietor and Publisher of Svensk '
Filatellstisk TIdskrift
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.
Over 1,100 members of legal age. Ex-
cellent Sales Department with insurance
against all losses. Membership of the I
A. P. S. accepted as satisfactory refer- i
ence. No entrance fee. Yearly dues $1.35 i
American Representative. i
L. HARAIiD KJELLSTEDT, C. E. j
SCRANTON, PA. »
WE BUY
STAMPS
and collections for spot cash, and pay
more than other dealers! What have
you to sell? Write us before you sell! '
C. E. HUSSMAN STAMP CO.
t1 1 N. C«rrl8*n Ave. „ ST. LOUIS. MO.
Itoiibars Int. Dealers' Assx Berlin, etc i
P. M. Wolsieffer, President-Manager.
Chas. Beamish, Secretary-Treas., of the
"^ mill ifitiix-Hilllin
We hold public Stamp Auction Sales
at regular intervals. All catalogs
"FREE" to auction buyers. Are you on
our mailing list? We are members of
the A. P. S.
Somali Coast 1, 2, 4, 5, 10c 1915 .07i
20, 25, 30c .20 1
Togo %, 1, 2p on Gold Coast .15i
Mexico 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10c 1915 .08i
Austria Wars 3, 5, 10, 20, 25, 35h .25
Senegal 10c Red Cross .04 1
Br. Honduras 5c with overprint .07 1
Dominica 5s Geo. 1.60 1
MONEY LOANED ON STAMPS.
Stamp Collections, Dealers' Stocks, etc.
U. S. Premium Coin Book, 10 cents.
Entire Collections Purchased.
Approval sleections on request.
Efficient New Issues Service.
FRED MICHAEL,,
937 Madison St., Chicago, 111.
WHEN YOU ANSWER AN ADVER-
TISEMENT IN THIS JOURNAL, YOU
WILL CONFER A FAVOR ON YOUR-
SELF, THE ADVERTISER AND THE
"A. P. S." IF YOU MENTION WHERE
YOU SAW THE AD.
3ngr. up to 20 pieces each 45 pf. (U.
S. .11) Scott .05.
5iigr. up to 10 pieces each 1.50 (U.
S. .36) Scott .25.
3pf. up to 20 pieces each 15 pf. (U.
S. .04) Scott .04.
There followed a list of envelopes in
which I suppose very few of our readers
are interested, so I omit it.
Later I obtained another list. This,
however, had a number of items crossed
out, for instance the 3pf green of 1851.
These were sold out according to a note
at the bottom of the list.
Under the 5 ngr. of 1856 a note said —
"Price 2 to 13 marks, principally ungum-
med and damaged copies at reduced pri-
ces."
Of the 1863 issue the 3 pf. was crossed
out, also the 2, 3, and 5 ngr. as being
sold out. The i^ and 1 ngr. were quoted
singly and in sheets of 100.
There were also quoted trial printings
of the 1856 % ngr. at 3 marks each. No
color given.
In view of the present catalogue quota-
tions these prices are rather high.
Practically nothing of the better class
seems to -have been left as I believe the
older (1851) issue was used up before
the next one was put in use.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
Nov. 30th, 1915.
By vote of the Board of Directors, the
following committees have been appoin-
ted:—
EXPERT— J. N. Luff, J. A. Klemann,
J. M. Bartels.
PHILATELIC LITERATURE— Wm. R.
Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, C. A. Nast.
PHILATELIC INDEX — Wm. R. Rick-
etts, C. W. Kissinger, C. A. Howes.
OBITUARY— Juli&n Park, Rev. L. G.
Dorpat, F. H. Burt.
HANDBOOK— C. E. Severn, Wm. C.
Stone, A. H. Weber.
CATALOGUE— A. E. Owens, W. B.
Sprague, Dr. Carroll Chase, J. N. Luff,
Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. Worthington, J.
M. Bartels, C. K. B. Nevin, W. L. Steven-
son. C. A. HOWES, Prest.
Attest:
Wm. Ei. AULT, Secy.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
^9
Members only will have the use of this
column Rates — Per line, including address
pingle insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 12J^c. Minimum charge
"or yearly notice, 50c.
A POSTALi "Will bring my fine approvals
with return postage. Give A. P. S. num-
ber; state choice. Geo. S. Chapman, 81
Mansfield St., Montreal, Canada. A. P. S.
4471.
GOVERNMENT ISSUE of Postal Cards
and Letter Cards. Approval selections to
responsible collectors. S. Schachne, Chil-
licothe, Ohio.
I AM READ\ to send stamps on appro-
val when good references are sent. Send
for my bargain lists. Save money, A. A.
Tones, Herrin, III.
URUGUAY. All issues wanted for cash
or good ex. Especially -want errors, oddi-
ties, blocks, etc. Also Nos. 46 and 47 in
quantity. What have you? Want lists
filled and selections sent on approval. Col-
lection of 65 var. all fine $2.00; 100 var.
fine lot, cat. over $13.00, for $5.50. B. H.
Pehlig, 3521 Connecticut St., St. Louis, Mo.
A. P. S. 3831.
Want LISTS of rarities and curiosities
requested. Everything at reasonable price
H. Meyer, 601 Congress St., Portland. Me.
Member A. P. S., M. P. S., N. P. S., etc.
EXiCHANGE good stamps of all countries
with collectors everywhere. I give Sudan
& Greece of last war. Common refused,
C. S. Geronimakis, A. P. S. 4439, Zagazig,
Egypt.
WANTED for cash at highest rates all
early U. S. general issues, carrier stamps,
locals, rare envelopes. Especially desired
stamps on covers, blocks of all issues to
1902, shades, oddities etc. J. M. Bartels
Co., 99 Nassau St., New York.
^VANTED for cash Imperforate and Part
Perforate, U. S. Revenue Stamps in pairs,
strips, blocks, etc. All values. Duplicates
taken in quantity if price is right. Send
on approval at best net price. A. P. S. No.
1702. P. P. Gibbs, P. O. Box No. 536, Clean,
N. T.
WILL, EXCHANGE my duplicate blks of 4
and 6 of Ic and 2c 1912 imperf. plate num-
bers, both used and unused for same blocks
with numbers different from mine. I
want bottom position of plate number.
C. A. Spaythe, 3427 Euclid, Kansas City,
Mo.
"WANTED — Manuscript for articles of in-
terest to our members "written by members
for publication in this journal. Address
The Editor.
I AM ALWAYS ready to exchange pos-
tage stamps. Basis Senf. latest edition.
Th. van Haelen, Bandoeng, Java, Dutch
East Indies.
RRITTSH COLONIES mint current issues
Eolus Stamp Co., Box 343, Dept. 2, Pitch-
burg, Mass.
SELLING OUT good stock of stamps.
Over thirty years accumulation including
fine collection, at very low prices. Give
references, or society number, for appro-
val books; when you have seen one, you
will want more. P. Noyes, Alice, Tex.
WANTED. — Nicaragua Nos. 1, to 12.
1862-1880. used. Will take large lots if
price is right. Also "want oriarinal oovits
of Nicaragua, particularly 1862 to 1900
Pend with l0"^vest terms to K. .\. Pember,
Woodstock, Vt. A. P. S. #4322.
AVANTED. — Lists and offers from whole-
salers and foreign correspondents. New
Issues and sets especially desired. P W.
Riedell, Box 400, Schenectady, N. Y.
Exchange your duplicates, singly or in
lots for mine. I offer China #177 & #179
(catalogue 2c each) at 15c per 100. Other
bargains wholesale and retail. Approvals
also. South & Central Americans a spe-
cialty, also current entires. Tell me what
you want and I'll tell you whether we can
do business with profit to both as that is
only way I deal.
L. A, BEEBE, A. P. S. #2272,
64 Bruce Ave., Yonkers, N. Y.
GLASSINE paper and "Thin" hinges are
the last word for collectors' use. Sample
of either for 2c. stamp, or with 4 var. used
Dahomey stamps, 7c. A. W. Dunning, A.
P. S. #251, Boul. Sta., Brookline, Mass.
U. S. 1869 — Wanted, common or rare, us-
ed or unused, on or off covers, proofs,
essays, etc. Small or large lots. "V. D.
MacBride, 85 Ascension St., Passaic, N. J.
EGYPT and SOUDAN. My wholesale
price list of these countries is sent free to
any dealer on application. Collectors
specializing in these countries are request-
ed to write me, as I have several interest-
ing varieties in stock. E. L. Angeloglous,
Member A.P.S., P.O. Box 873, Cairo, Egypt.
AVANTED. War stamps, war postals,
German colonies. Always glad to receive
stamps of all countries on approval. As
my European Import and Export Business
has been checked greatly, would like to
correspond with business men in other
neutral countries in regard to business
possibilities. Friedr. W. Lutz, care Friedr
W. Lutz & Co., Richmond, Va., U. S. A.
FOR SALE — Pine Gen. Collection of
8000 or 9000 var. and the accumulation of
40 yrs. of all nations. Great Bargain for
$1500.00 but must be disposed of at once.
Large amount of Literature, etc. will be
thrown in. Investigate. Address Tuck, 123
No. Main St., Oconomowoc, Wis., A. P. S.
No. 2549 and S. P. A. No. 1099.
BEANS — specializes in the booklet issues
of the U. S. and is always pleased to sell
or exchange book leaves. Rare varieties
especially are offered at exceptionally rea-
sonable prices. George Beans, Box 251,
Glens id e, Pa.
FREE — Scarce War Stamp gratis if you
trv a selection of my superior net appro-
vals. H. R. Stiles. Box 807, Schenectady,
N. Y. Member A. P. S., S. P. A., A. S. D. A.
Indian States Postage Stamps, all used.
Fine copies, 200 varieties, for $4.80. Price
lists free. C. S. Iver, Attungal, Travan-
core, India. A. P. S. 4549.
80
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
The Old Firm of M. GIWELB
offers the following stamps — Numbers
are those of Scott's catalogue.
United States 1869, 15c No. 119 $1.00
Antigua 1886, Ish No. 20 4.00
Argentine 1891, 5p No. 87 4.00
— 1899, 5p No. 134 75
Bahamas 1884, 5sh No. 30 unused. 2.25
Barbadoes 1897, 5d No. 83 unused. .80
Bechuanaland 1886, Ish No. 9 un-
used 7.00
Protectorate 1888 Ish No. 54 unused 3.00
Br. Central Africa 1898, Ip No. 55. .50
British Guiana 1882, 1 and 2c, Nos.
103-106, each 1.00
British Honduras 1888, 3c on 3d,
No. 21, unused 3.50
Cape of Good Hope 1871, 5sh No.26 1.50
— 1882, V2 on 3d, No. 39 12.50
Ceylon 1885, lrl2c No. 127 1.50
— 1886, lrl2c No. 132 75
Chile 1905, Ip No. 78, unused 2.75
Danish West Indies 1855, 3c No. 1. 3.00
Dominica 1877, Ip No. 5 75
— 1886, %p on 6d No. 13, unused.. .75
Ip on Ish No. 15, unused 75
Falkland Islands 1878, 6d No. 3, un-
used 1.00
Fernando Po 1897, 5c on 25 No. 27 .50
Gambia 1886, Nos. 12 to 19, set of
», unused 2.00
Morocco Agencies 1898, 50c No. 206 2.00
Gold Coast, Nos. 19, 20, 21, 22 and
25. fine set of 5 5.00
Selections of stamps -will be sent on ap-
proval on receipt of satisfactory refer-
ences or deposit. All stamps are guar-
anteed genuine and In fine condition.
M. GIWELB, 54, Strand, London, Eng.
Member A. P. S., etc. Established 1882
I Make a Specialty of
FINE APPROVALS
and by fine I mean
GOOD STAMPS,
FINE CONDITION,
REASONABLE PRICES
Send for
62 page list describing them, also offer-
ing over 6700 stamps singly and in seta,
not to speak of packets.
W. S. ALDRICH.
Box 744 St. Joseph, Missouri.
Ger. Belgium 3, 5, 10, 20p
40, 60, SOp
Im
Cameroons 5, lOp wmkd.
Togo 5, lOp wmkd.
.12
.60
.33
.08
.08
Guadeloupe, Madagascar, Martinique,
St. Pierre Red Cross each .04
Hungary 1, 2, 3, 5, 6f "War .09
India 3p, 1/2, la. I. B. F. .07
MONEY LOANED ON STAMPS.
stamp Collections, Dealers' Stocks, etc.
U. S. Premium Coin Book, 10 cents.
Entire Collections Purchased.
Approval selections on request
Efficient New Issues Service.
FRED MICHAEL.,
937 Madison St., Chicago, 111.
WARREN H. COLSON
Offers one of the largest and most comprehensive stocks held by any profes-
sional in America, and he will be pleased to enter into correspondence with all
SERIOUS COLLECTORS
Thousands of varieties from a few cents up to the very greatestrarities c oislant
ly on view; but throughout thisstock — withoutexception the CHOICEST in American
— there is but ONE quality - the very best.
Here, the collector, following almost any line of philatelic endeavor, will find
many pieces that are not only beautiful but, as well, unusual, to delight and eatisty
the philatelic craving.
Likewise Mr. Colson is a liberal buyer — at all times— of single rare stamps, rare
stamps on letters, and collections. His activities, however, are limited to the field
ante-dating 1900.
He is particularly interested in the Postmaster's Stamps of the United States; the
issues of the Confederate States; Carrier Stamps and Locals, and offprs quite the best
avenue for the sale or purchase of any such in the world.
Offers of the old classic issues, such as early Mauritiu.", New South Wales (re-
quired for plating), British Guiana (all issues), Switzerland, Hawaii, Dominican Re-
public, type-set issues only, and so forth, are also cordially solicit( d.
Postage Stamps for Advanced Collectors.
184 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
Cable Address— "Warcolson," Boston. Telephone— "Back Bay 3502."
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
"resident — C. A. Howes, 55 Kilby St.. Boston. Mass.
Board of Vice-Presidents — H. H. Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder, 54 William
St.. New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase, 1050 Tark Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary — Wm. E. Ault, 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville, Ind.
Treasurer — C. P. Heyerman, 19 McGraw Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
International Secretary — L. Harald Kjellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Ave., Scranton, Pa.
Direetors-at-L,arge — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W. H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
Sales Supt.— P. M. Wolsieffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Examiner of Sales Books — A. F. Henkels, Philadelphia, Pa.
Editor of American Philatelist — Wm. E. Ault, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Librarian — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librarian — Adam B. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Attorney — Fred. R. Schmalzreldt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 142 S. 15th St., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Eacpert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
Philatelic Literature — Wm. R. Ricketts, B. R. Aldrich, Charles
A. Nast.
Philatelic Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
Obituary — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, F. H. Burt.
Recruiting — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee, 636 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City, N. Y.
Hand Book — C. E. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A. H. Web-
er.
Catalogue — A. B. Owens, W. B. Sprague, Dr. Carroll Chase, J.
N. Luff, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. Worthington, J. M. Bartels,
C. K. B. Nevin, W. L. Stevenson.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX
JANUARY 1, 1916
No. 7
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets will kindly inform the Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that the
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 9 Dec. 15th, 1915.
Applicatioiis Pending.
Paul, Grant L.
Schmacher, August H.
Braun, Julius.
Guenther, Charles J.
Cresson, Geo. B.
Bridgham, John M.
Leavy, Joseph B.
Richards, Frederick T.
Ferine, Fred A.
Ramel, Harriet (Mrs. Henry)
Applications Posted.
Junghanns, Rohert L., P. O. Box "C",
Bayamon, Porto Rico; Age 39; Real
Estate; Refs. American Colonial
Bank, San Juan, Porto Rico; Suca.
de San Miguel Hermanoa, Wholesale
Provisions, Bayamon, Porto Rico. Dr.
Adolph Wieber, 86 Hooper St., Brook-
lyn, N. Y.; Proposed by Vahan Mo-
zian, No. 2279.
Larche, C, A magerbrogade 8, Copen-
hagen, Denmark; Age 31; Refs. The
Philatelic Societies of Sweden, Ghris-
tiania, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Dres-
den, etc.; Proposed by L. Harald
Kjellstedt, No. 19 06. Personally re-
commended by Mr. Kjellstedt.
Wright, Rev. C. B. B., D. D., 284 Martin
St., Milwaukee, Wis.; Age 44; Clergy-
man; Ref. W. S. Allen, of Burdick
& Allen, Printers and PubUshers,
118-124 Michigan St., Milwaukee,
Wis.
New Stockholders.
464 5 — Albright, L. Lawrence, 309
Hodges Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
4646 — Triest, Montague, 38 Broad St.,
Charleston, S. C.
4647 — Warner, A. L. D., P. O. Box 203,
Edgewater, N. J.
4648 — Olson, Olaf J., 20 W. 5th St.,
St. Paul, Minn.
4649 — Smith, H. L., 50 Baker St., Sa-
ranac Lake, N. Y.
Reinstated.
4104 — Fischer, Charles G., 325 Austin
St., San Francisco, Calif.
New Branch Charters Granted.
4 65 0 — Passaic Stamp Club, Branch No.
4 3, Passaic, N. J. A. E. Landvatter,
Secretary, 5 8 Irving Place, Passaic,
N. J.
4 651 — New York Stamp Society, Branch
No. 44, New York City, N. Y. G. Den-
zau. Secretary, 18 64 Putnam Street,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Resignation Received.
4299 — Lennon, C. H., Marion, Ohio.
Resignations Accepted.
330 3 — ^Belser, A. A., Plainfield, N. J.
4201 — Schild, Herman E., Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Changes of Address.
4519 — Banfield, Elwood, from Vermont
Ave., to Prospect Park, White Plains,
N. Y.
3995 — Benes, Edward J., from 2624 S.
5th Ave., to 3412 W. 84th St., Chi-
cago, 111.
4567 — Boland, Wm. F., from 749 E.
Decatur St., Decatur, 111., to 3865a
Blaine Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
83
4130 — ^Forbes, J. J., to read Box 285,
Claremont, Calif.
2725 — ^Gammans, E. H. Jr., from 450
3rd St., to 35 4 Clinton St., Brooklyn,
N. Y.
4204 — Gilbert, F. M., from 11208 Cres-
cent Ave., to 11210 S. Irving Ave.,
Morgan Park, Chicago, 111.
643 — Gregory, W. F., from 79 Nassau
St., to 95 Nassau St., New York City,
N. Y.
4286 — Heyland, Henry, from 29 49 Mich-
igan Ave., to 29 02 Michigan Ave.,
Chicago, 111.
2279 — ^Mozian, Vahan, from ^.40 Nassau
St., New York City, N. Y., to 19 8
Belford Ave., Rutherford, N. J.
3454 — Olney, Louis A., from 118 River-
side St., to care Lowell Textile School
Lowell, Mass.
1697 — Schaffner, W. H., from 25 6 Pros-
pect St., to care The Marion County
Bank Co., Marion, Ohio.
4058 — Slusser, W. F., from Key West,
Fla., to Manila, P. I.
2098 — ^^Stevens, K. K., from 3408 Park-
view Ave., to 3387 Parkview Ave.,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
2714 — Whitaker, L. C, from 3506 Semi-
nary Ave., to 2638 Mulligan Ave.,
Chicago, 111.
30'52 — Weber, Gibson, from 1625 N.
Bouvier St., Sta. C, to 1620 N. 17th
St., Philadelphia, Pa.
NOTICE OF LEGAL, AGE.
The following member, having reach-
ed legal age on Nov. 30th, 1915, the
asterisk should now be removed from
his name in the membership list:
4124 — Elmer, Blaine.
Old Stock Numbers Restored.
In accordance with resolution adopted
by the 30th Annual Convention, the fol-
lowing members have applied for the
restoration of former stock numbers
held by them, and the same are hereby
granted:
Michaels, Wm. C, Kansas City, Mo., to
No. 209 (Present 2033).
Van Volkenburgh, J. D., Delta, Colo.,
to No. 861 (Present 4210).
Correction of Meeting Dates of
Branch Societies.
Please note the following correction
of meeting dates —
Detroit Philatelic Society, Branch No.
25, to read "Meets first and third Wed-
nesdays each month."
Correction of By-Laws.
Please note the following correction
of the numbering of the articles of the
By-Laws as published on page 81 of the
Proceedings of the 30th Annual Con-
vention:
Article IX — Property, should read
"Article XI — Property."
Membersliip Summary.
Total membership Dec. 1st.
1915 1444
New stockholders admitted
Dec. 15'th, 1915 5
Reinstated Dec. 15th, 1915 1
New branches chartered
Dec. 15th, 1915 2 1452
Resignations accepted Dec.
15th, 1915 2
Total membership Dec. 15,
1915 1450
Wm. E. AULT, Secy.
THE MEMBERSHIP MEDAL.
The standing of those members who
have secured two or more new members
during the present Society year is (Dec.
15th, 1915) as follows:
Ross O'Shaughnessy 4
H. S. Ackerman 3
Van Dyk MacBride 3
Eugene Klein 2
M. Ohlman 2
W. G. Whittaker 2
P. M. Wolsieffer 2
84
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vol. XXIX Jan. 1, 1916.
No. 7
Published at
FEDERALSBURG. MD.
WM. E. AULT, Editor, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Associate Editors
HENRY A. KIDDER, - Arlington, Mass.
L. H. KJELLSTEDT, Scranton, Pa,
subscriptions-
Free to All Members in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— $1.00 per year for Monthly
issues.
Supplements—
Membership List - - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, . . - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTISEMENTS-
One page, per insertion, - - , - $8.00
Half page, per insertion, ' ". " " 4.00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, f2 inches) per insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, . . - - .75
Five per cent (55«) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices- Wants or Exchanges-From members only —
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12J^ cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, -...-. 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the Ist or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
ssue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Address all conimnnicaiiofis to the Editor.
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased to exchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITORIAL.
PHILATEIilC That there are still a
JOURNALISM, goodly number of phila-
telists who feel that the
path of philatelic journalism leads to
glory (and profits?) is evidenced by a
steady flow of Vol. No. 1 Issue No. 1 which
reach this office, and this month we have
been favored with a new-comer from the
U. S., the "Collectors' Companion," from
Seattle, Wash., which, while only a
twelve page issue, gives fair promise of
being of more interest than many journals
which have been projected upon the phila-
telic horizon, only to fall after a very
short career. Another initial issue hails
from far away Ceylon, coming under
the rather lengthy name of "The Ceylon
Collectors' and Correspondents' Journal,"
but this is devoted only in part to stamp
collecting, the major portion being for
miscellaneous hobbies. The paper pre-
sents a very creditable appearance, com-
prising 24 pages.
Even the War cannot stop philatelic
publications in England as we have been
favored with an announcement of the in-
itial issue of "The Stamp Collectors'
Quarterly" which is scheduled to appear
during the month of January, 1916. The
announcement states " 'The Stamp Col-
lectors' Quarterly' is launched during the
most trying period in the world's history,
in order to demonstrate the stability of
the Royal Hobiy,'^ and will be "An Illus-
trated Review of recent Philatelic News
and Discoveries."
To its publications and literature, Phila-
tely undoubtedly owes much of its popu-
larity and collectors should encourage
those magazines which give promise of
becoming of real interest and value to
them.
DOUBLE TRANSFER OF U. S. 12
CENT STAMPS.
Referring to the stamps advertised in
this issue, Mr. K. A. Pember writes as
follows:
I have a limited supply of these stamps
including one pane of 100 stamps show-
ing sixty odd double transfers. The plate
has been destroyed. The shift shows
plainer in some copies than in others.
Most of the stamps are not perfectly cen-
tered. I was unable to pick and choose
in what I bought because the supply was
nearly out when I bought them. The
best examples of the shift are along the
guide line.
A double line shows in the frame under
Franklin's bust; the shading lines of
Franklin's coat show double; the large
numerals show double; the letters in the
lower label show double; and the border
lines of the lower label show double; the
lower line of the stamp border shows
double; the oak leaf ornaments show
double. These various doubles show part-
ly in each copy and all of them show in
a few."
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
85
First Issue of Stamps of the Republic of Honduras.
By H. G. in "Griebert's Philatelic Notes and Offers."
There is hardly a country about which
philatelists have written less than Hon-
duras. Here and there short notes appear-
ed which mostly referred to the later
issues; rarely, however, do we find any-
thing about the first issue, which up to
this day seems to be surrounded by some
mystery. On the whole, the Republic of
Honduras has, as regards its stamp issues
a fairly clean record, and, if it were not
for one or two commemorative stamps,
one can safely state that Honduras only
condescended to a fresh series of stamps
whenever political changes made them
necessary. True, it was given over to
"Seebeckism" for a short time, but for-
tunately for a much shorter period than
any of the other Central American Re-
publics.
The first issue, consisting of a pair
of quaint little stamps, both of the face
value of 2 reals, printed in black on green
or rose paper, is most enigmatical. Some
catalogues, as Gibbons', Senf's, Moens',
give the 1st January, 1866, as the date of
issue, while Scott, Yvert & Tellier, and
Kohl mention the year 1865. In a de-
cree, published at Comayagua, 18th Octo-
ber, 1865, it is stated that the date on
which the new postal tariff, including
the issue of stamps of a face value of 12%
centavos (or 1 real) each, will come in
force is the 1st January, 1866. On the
other hand, I find in the Magazine fur
Briefmarken-Sammler, in No. 28, publish-
ed on 1st August, 1865, a long descriptive
article with an illustration of these
stamps. The author mentions three
stamps, all of the value of 2 reals, in
green, rose, and blue. This is obviously
a mistake, as a blue stamp never existed.
He further informs us that the Consul-
General in London had three million of
these stamps made, which were sent to
his Government. As a reason for the
different colours it is stated that hy first
issuing stamps of one colour, then another
colour, and so on, the authorities intend-
ed to render forgeries more difficult.
All this was published at least six months
before the stamps were actually issued
to the public, although, as mentioned
above, the Leipzig firm was able to illus-
trate them on 1st August, 1865.
The statement in Article 2 of the
Government's decree according to which
stamps of the value of 12% centavos, or
1 real were to be issued, is very puzzling,
as stamps of that denomination had not
been ^printed, nor had they existed, until
a much later period. Scott's Advanced
Catalogue states that the green stamps
were for inland and the rose stamps for
foreign mails. This is very plausible, but
it again contradicts the statement of the
London Consul-General.
By no means is this the end of the mys-
teries. Moens stated in April, 1870, that
he had received a letter from a Boston
correspondent, according to which the
Director^General of Posts in Honduras
informed him that these stamps do not
exist in the Republic, and that those
known are forgeries. There is not the
slightest doubt that this information is
incorrect, as I know for a fact that even
at the present date a considerable quan-
tity of these stamps is being held hy the
Treasurer in Tegucigalpa.
A further misleading statement was
made in 1874 by an American journal, that
a 2 reales had been printed on lilac paper.
The latter is not a genuine stamp at all,
but a good forgery that can often he
found in older collections. The same
philatelic journal announces the issue of
stamps of 3 and 4 reales in April, 1875,
which up to the present date are quite
unknown to the philatelic world. Probab-
ly on a further search through older
philatelic journals one may find other
equally mystifying and incorrect state-
ments, some of which have not been clear-
ed up to the present time.
After reading the above, one is quite
justified in raising the question whether
these stamps had really been in issue at
all. Although practically every catalogue
86
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
gives a price for used copies as well as
unused ones, few collectors or. dealers, if
any, can come forth and say that they
either possess or have handled copies
which were on the entire original cover.
1 must frankly admit that I have never
seen either stamp on the original enve-
lope. We have all come across a few post-
marked or penmarked copies, which, how-
ever, do not prove much to sceptics.
We know that the stock of these stamps
was in Honduras in the year 1877, when
certain quantities were surcharged at
Comayagua and Tegucigalpa owing to the
absence of denominations smaller than
2 reales. It is just possible that when the
stocks were despatched from Europe in
1865 they were not issued at all in 1866,
or only very few, and that their sale was
postponed until 1877, when, owing to the
non-arrival of a new set from the Ameri-
can Banknote Company, provisionals were
issued. I should be pleased if some col-
lector with used material on hand would
throw more light on the real status of
these stamps, which, as will 'be seen from
the above, have been puzzling philately
from the very first day they were printed.
The two little stamps are so very well
known by everybody that I do not con-
sider a detailed description necessary.
They were lithographed and transferred
to the stone in blocks of fifteen stamps,
three rows of five. The first stamp of the
second row of each block of fifteen stamps
shows an error in the description of the
value, viz. : los for dos. Each original
sheet contained 120 stamps, or eight
groups of fifteen stamps. The name of
the printer is unknown. Besides the
above-mentioned error, I found another
which only exists once in every sheet of
120 stamps, the ninth stamp of the first
row reading corefos instead of correos.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
For Month of November 1915
Detroit, Dec. 1, 1915.
STOCK FUND.
Balance forwarded
November receipts
$4351.66
13.00
$4364.66
Credit balance
INSURANCE FUND.
Balance forwarded $1781.67 1781.67
EXCHANGE; ACCOUNT.
Balance forwarded
November receipts
$64.18
.65
Credit balance
SUSPENSE ACCOUNT.
64.83
Balance forwarded
November receipts
Credit balance
$22.65
1.30
23.95
GENERAL FUND.
Balance forwarded $644.05
Receipts:
Dues $294.97
Bond Int. 40.00
Reinstatements 3.00
Hand Books .50
338.47
Expended 141.91
$196.56
Credit balance
SUMMARY OP ]
BALANC
Stock fund
$4364.66
Insurance fund
1781.67
Exchange account
64.83
Suspense account
23.95
General fund
840.61
840.61
7,075.72
RESOURCES.
Bonds $3489.34
Cash in Bank 3586.38 $7,075.72
C. F. HEYERMAN, Treas.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
87
BRANCH SOCIETIES.
We are always glad to publish repor
isecretaries are requested to furnish the
BRANCH No. 30
Minutes of Branch No. 30, A. P. S.,
The Garfleld-Perry Stamp Club held Nov.
18th, 1915, Room 202 The Arcade.
In the absence of the President and
Vice-President, Mr. MacLaren, of the
Board of Directors, called the meeting to
order. As the Secretary was not able to
be present, reading of the minutes was
dispensed with.
There were no reports from the Board
of Directors nor any of the officers and
committees. An auction was held bring-
ing the usual results.
Following were present: Murphy, Lang-
don, Lutzeier, Hanford, Larsen, Lewis,
Whittaker, Moses, Good, Henn, Geuder,
'MacLaren, Weigel, Young, and Corner
(15). Visitors, Preston, Lloyd, Kimbark,
Creel and Hovey (5).
After the auction those present had the
'privilege of viewing the splendid collec-
tion of Mr. G. H. Kimbark of Canton,
Ohio., who was present through the ef-
forts of Messrs. MacLaren and Henn of
the Entertainment Committee. Mr. Kim-
bark's collection of U. S. Revenues and
Match and Medicine stamps was espe-
cially notable for the fine condition of
the specimens. Anyone who has tried to
get perfect specimens of the M. and M.
stamps can readily appreciate the ex-
cellence of Mr. Kimbark' s collection.
W. A. CHAMBERLIN, Secy.
Minutes of the Garfield-Perry Stamp
Club, Branch No. 30, A. P. S., Meeting of
Dec. 2nd, 1915, held at Room 202 The Ar-
cade.
Meeting was called to order by Vice-
President Tubman. Mr. Oettinger acted
as Secretary.
Members present, Moses, Henn, "Weigel,
Hanford, Oettinger, Tubman, Whittaker,
Gueder, Good, Kriel, Langdon, Young,
Lutzeier and Hovey (14). Visitors, Lloyd
and Preston.
Board of Directors announced election
to membership of R. F. Hovey. Received
ts of viinutes of Branch Societies and the
Editor with copy for this purpose.
application of Mr. M. J. Lloyd and Mr.
Wm. D. Preston. Ordered posted.
No other reports so meeting proceeded
with small auction.
The Emtertainment Committee of the
evening, Geuder and Young, prepared an
interesting entertainment consisting of
two parts. First a series of questions
and answers, and second a guessing con-
test. The members enjoyed the enter-
tainment very much.
The Chairman appointed Gueder, Whit-
taker and Weigel as a committee to pro-
pose names of candidates to the Board
of Directors to be voted upon at the an-
nual election at next meeting.
'Meeting adjourned at usual time.
J. A. OETTINGER, Secy. Pro tem.
U. S. STAMP SHADES.
Editor,
The American Philatelist:
There have recently been several chan-
ges in the shades of the U. S. stamps,
the most noticeable being in the 2 cent
value, both the Panama Pacific and the
ordinary issue, which appear in a very
light color. The 3 cent comes in the or-
dinary purple but with the coloring mat-
ter penetrating through the paper, giving
it a pink back, which also occurs with
both the new 2 cent stamps. I have seen
a sheet of the 3 cent stamps with the 10
perforation that was almost identical with
the 1911 issue perforated 12 said to be
the shade of the 50 cent stamps of that
date. These stamps have the clear white
back paper. I suppose our other stamps
will also soon appear in various shades
due to the dearth of proper coloring ma-
terial occasioned by the embargo on Ger-
man dye materials.
I also want to report that I have dis-
covered the 10 cent brown 1898 First die
with a distinct double impression all over
the stamp.
CHAS. A. COOLIDGE.
Dec. 8th, 1915.
8S
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.
By the International Secretary.
Svensk Filatclistisk Tidskrift, vol. XVI
Nos. S and 0 Oct. 1st and Nov. 15. 1915.
Published at Stockholm by the Phila-
telic Society of Sweden.
Vertraulichcs Korrcspoudcnz-Blatt. Vol.
XXV No. 9-11. Sept.-Nov., 1915. Pub-
lished at Hamburg by participating
societies.
Gi-rmania Bcrichtc, 19th Year, Oct. 12th,
1915, No. 9-10. Published at Leipzig by
the Germania Ring or Union of Ger-
man Societies.
Hot PliUatelishisch Maandhlad, Vol. 4, No.
46, Oct. 20. 1915. Published at Breda,
Holland, by participating Dutch phila-
telic societies.
Der Philatelist, Vol. XXXVI No. 11. Nov.
15th. 1915. Published at Dresden by
the Internationaler Philatelisten-Verein.
By The Editor.
Evei-iihodii's Philaiclist. Vol. VI No. 10,
Oct. 1915.
Mann's Staiiii) Magazine. Vol. L. No. 2,
Oct. 80th. 1915.
The Philatelic Gazette, Vol. V. No. 11.
Nov. 1915.
The Albemarle Stamp OoUeetor. Vol. I.
Nos. 11 and 12, Nov. and Dec. 1915.
The National Philatelie Society BuUetin.
No. 8, Nov. 15th, 1915.
The Nebraska Philatelist, Vol. I No. 5.
Nov. 1915.
Collectors' Companion, Vol. I No. 1, Nov.
1915.
Philatelie Gossip, Vol. I No. 6, Nov. 1915.
New England Stamp Monthly, Vol. V No.
1, Nov. 20th, 1915.
The Economist BuUetin. Vol. 3 Nos. 2
and 3, Nov. and Dec. 1915.
De Postzegel Gids, No. 133, Oct. 1915.
The Philatelic Circular. No. 57. Nov. Ist.
1915.
The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain.
Vol. XXV No. 299, Nov. 1. 1915.
Nordisk Filatelistisk Tidsskrift, Vol. 22
Nos. 9 and 10. Sept. 30 and Oct. 30.
1915.
The West-Knd Fhihitelist. Vol. XII No
141, Nov. 1915.
El Coleceionista Nov. -Doc. 1915, No. 6.
El Filalelico Espanol. Vol. XV No. 158.
Sept. 1915.
The Ceylon Collectors' and Correspon-
dents' Journal. Vol. I No. 1. Oct. 1915.
Stamp Collecting, Vol. V Nos. 2, 4, 6, 6
and 7, Oct. 23rd, Nov. 6th, ISUi, 20th,
and 27th, 1915.
Alfred Smith & So)t's Mo7ithly Cireular.
No. 488, Oct. 30th, 1915.
The Postage Stamp, Vol. XVII Nos. 4, 5,
6. 7. 8, 9 and 10, Oct. 23rd, 30th, Nov.
6th, 13th, 20th, 27th and Dec. 4th, 1915.
The Sta)np Lover. Vol. VIII No. 6, Nov.
1915.
DOUBLE
TRANSFERS
12ct U. S. perf 12
Used copies 50ots to $1
LTnnsed copies . $1 to $2.50
Can also furnish in large or
mall blocks. If interested
write to
KARL A. PEMBER
Woodstock, Vermont,
A. P. b\ 4322.
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
"r«-l.l.-ti» — r; A. fi<,v/':H. r.', KUt,v Ht.. Boflton. MaHH.
Hoard of Vlf«'-I*r«-Ml<I«-ii»« — ((, J/, WilHon, Chairman, 152 Moriro<^
St., S'.rfioklyn, S. Y.; Wm. B. Spra^ue, iJfecorcIer, 54 William
St.. N<;w Vork City; Dr. Carroll Cha«e, 1050 I'ark Place,
Brook I vn. N. Y.
,S<M'r»'tnr.v — Wm, lO, Aiilt, 728 E. Court Ave,, .TfefferKori vllle, Ind,
Tr«'HKiir<T — fj. K i/fiyerman, 19 McGraw VAdi^., Detroit. Mich.
intfriifitiotiitl s«-«'r«-»iir>- — L. Harald KJellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
A VI; , H':r;t n ton, I'a.
mr.-f»orH-nt-l,iirK«- — Jf B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W. H. Bar-
rjurn, Cley'ilanfJ, Ofilo.
A IM'fM.VTIVK OFriCKR.S.
S«l<-t. SiJi.«. — ;-. .M. WolHleffer, 21 S. 17th St., J-'hilarlelphla, Pa.
IvAitrnin.-r «.r S»I.-k Hook- — A. K, l/erikelH, Philadelphia, Pa.
lOilKor of Arri<-ri<-iiii iMiila tcIUt — Wm. E. Ault, Jefferaon vllle, IriO.
l/llir»riuii — /(, W, <',:rav';r, Pitt.sburijh, i-'a.
AHHiKdiiif l/ibrarian — Adam E. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Pa.
AHorn.-.v — Fred. il. Schmal/.reldt, 938 Majestic Bldg,, Detroit,
Mich,
Couii*«Tf«-H IJetector — Eugene Klein, 142 S. 15th St., Philadel-
phia, J 'a.
f'OMMITTrOK.S.
lOxpjT* — .John X. /.uff, .rohn A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
I>iiiifi(<-ll<- MM-rndir.— Wm. It. Iticketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles
A, ,':a.'-;f.,
lMillj.(.li»- iiidcA — Wm. it. PJckettB, Clifford W, Kissinger, C. A.
iio weH.
OhMnury — .Julian Park, Rev, L. G. Dorpat, P. H, Burt.
KtM-ruitiiiK — Jfoss O'Shaughnessy, Chairman WeHtern Commit-
tee. C.'U; Market St., San Franci.sco, Calif,; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman KaHtern Committee, 140 Naa.sau St., New York
City. .\. V,
ifnjM! Hook — C. E. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A. H. Web-
er. <V
c;utMloKii(' — A. E. Ovven.s, W. E. Sprague, Dr. Carroll Chase, J.
X. /yijff. Ceo. J>. Toppan, Geo. ii. Worthlngton, J. M. Bartels,
C, K, H, .Ncvin, W. /.. Ktev<^:riKon.
ORgANIZJ^^PTEMRER^
90
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
French Colonial Red
Cross Stamps
France I 6c
France II 5c
Dahomey 5c
Morocco I 8c
Morocco II 5c
Morocco III 5c
Alexandria 5c
Port Said 5c
India, local overprint 15c
Guadeloupe 5c
Indo China, I Local Surcharge .... 15c
Indo China, II Local Surcharge ... 5c
Ivory Coast 5c
Madagascar 5c
Martinique 5c
Mauretania 5c
New Caledonia 15c
Reunion, red surcharge 15c
Reunion, black surcharge $6.00
St. Pierre Miquelon 5c
Senegal 5c
Somali Coast 5c
Tunis 5c
Upper Senegal 6c
Important selections of New Republic,
Papua, Orange and Straits Settlements
ready to send on approval.
Ferris Auction Review, a few copies
left, reduced to 35 cents post free.
EUGENE KLEIN,
142 S. 15th St.
Philadelphia, Pa.
SALES DEPARTMENT.
Members that have discontinued re-
ceiving the Circuits during the Summer
.Season and all new members that have
loined since, are invited to participate
in the Sales Department.
No circuits are sent to any member
unless a request is made to the Super-
intendent with a promise to take the
best of care of the books and forward
promptly to the next member according
to the Rules and Regulations.
All of the 2000 books now on hand are
priced by old catalog values, many of
the stamps having gone up by the 1916
catalog.
Any information about the Sales De-
partment cheerfully furnished on re-
quest either to members or prospec-
tive members. Every stamp collector in
the United States should be a member
of the American Philatelic Society.
P. M. WOLSIEFFER Sales Supt.
21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
A Spplement to the
STANDARD POSTAGE
STAMP CATALOGUE
is issued Monthly
Are you receiving your copy?
A live 16 page circular, the
bulk of which is devoted to
Price Changes of Importance
Illustrated Chronicle of
New Issues.
Stamp News of The Month
Sample copy on request, or
send 12c. (to cover postage) for
one years subscription.
SCOTT STAMP & COIN CO.,
127 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y.
Auction Sales
when conducted by responsible high
class dealers, are admitted to be the
most remunerative channels through
which to dispose of large stamp col-
lections or single rare specimens. I
hold auction sales of stamps practi-
cally every month. If you have any-
thing choice to dispose of, write me
— it will be to your advantage.
If you do not receive my catalogues
write for them.
Edward Michael
119 North Dearborn St., Chicago
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX
JANUARY 15. 1916
No. 8
MEXICO.
The 1872 Issue.
By J. H. BARRON.
(Reprinted from the Philatelic Journal of Great Britain).
(Continued From Page 70).
Reproductions. Thougli there are in-
nocuous forgeries of this series, to which
a certain laxity of principle in the com-
paratively remote days of stamp dealing
gave a wide currency, none are really dan:
gerous until we come to the "reprints",
which are described in Collin & Caiman's
Catalogue as having been made by "a St.
Louis firm", in 1888, from the "original
dies." I understand that a single copper
cliche of each value was acquired by the
Standard Stamp Company, from one Bs-
quivel, these being the actual mother-dies
from which the transfers were taken to
make the lithographic stones, and that
the same process was gone through. Un-
fortunately, however, in one sense, every
care was taken that the workmanship
should be as good as possible, with the
result that the reproductions were too
well done; the impression is much finer
than that of the genuine stamps, and
transfer faults and roughnesses are
scarcely perceptible. As regards the
moire, I am told that it was lithographed
from ordinary printers' stock, but this
must be a mistake, as it follows the orig-
inal pretty closely, without being an exact
copy. The error, the 50 centavos in blue
instead of yellow, was of course, included
in the series. The cliches subsequently
found their way to Hamburg, and were
still in existence when I made inquiry
in October, 1912, but their material may
have since caused them to be turned to
other purposes. Perhaps the parents
(more correctly "grand-parents"), of the
1872 issues of Mexico, are now scattered
over the plains of Flanders or G-alicia.
Obviously, as these St. Louis reproduc-
tions were printed from other stones
made up from other transfers than the
originals, they cannot be termed reprints,
though they can claim a sort of connec-
tion under the bar sinister with their
authorized relatives, but the resemblance
is certainly enough of a family likeness
for confusion to arise.
As it happens, the signs of difference
are not stated with any degree of precis-
ion in the handbooks and catalogues and
the footnote of "Gibbons' " on this sub-
jest is vague to the point of mystery.
Furnished with a copy of the correct
overprint and its corresponding number,
and obliterated with a plausible cancella-
tion, these imitations are undoubtedly
misleading, and as the distinguishing
marks have been carefully ascertained, it
is desirable to place them on record. To
take the back of the sheet first, the gum
in the imitations is very thin and almost
colourless, whereas the genuine is slight-
ly yellow, comparatively thick and crack-
led. Viewing the moire as a whole, there
is no break in the pattern, which is con-
tinuous from side to side; while the lines
comiposing it are less decided than in the
originals, in detail they slant more and
are shorter. Round the margins of the
sheet the designs differ, that is to say
they do not agree in respect of the part
of the pattern which touches the edge.
The measurement is the same in both,
92
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
being 255nim. by 201inni. Tbe colour of
the moire, often cited as a guide, is not
a safe test, as many of the originals are
very pale, and, worst of all, the moire it-
self is not to be trusted, because three or
four years ago a supply of the original
paper with moire, including some sheets
watermarked "Lacroix freres" was dis-
covered, and is believed to have been used
to some extent for reproductions.
On the face of the sheet no variation in
size is observable, both being about 261.5
mm. by 215 mm. As regards individual
stamps it is true that the imitations run
to 24mm. in height, while the originals
are generally 23i^, but genuine copies
are found to measure as much as 24. The
extra i/^mm., where it exists, is no doubt
due to the uneven shrinking of the trans-
fers. But after all, apart from examples
which are betrayed by wrong overprints
or cancellations — and I am firmly con-
vinced that a knowledge of these is more
than half the battle in dividing true from
false in all Mexican issues up to 1883 —
it is in the features of the stamps them-
selves that the real test as between the
reproductions and the originals must be
sought. The genuine stamps show well
defined transfer marks in the form of
weak lines, chiefiy marginal, breaks and
fiaws in the design, defective letters and
numerous spots of colour here and there.
The general effect is rough and blurred,
as in addition to the type marks there
are many variable weaknesses arising out
of careless working of the lithographic
process.
If these indioations are not sufficient,
the doubtful stamps should be challenged
against the plating types, which in nine
cases out of ten settles the matter. But
for the resolution of all difficulties, it
may be necessary to check the stamps by
the type varieties of the reproductions
themselves. These were made up in sheets
of 100 stamps by means of four separate
transfers from the original cliches, each
being used round about 25 times in
a "mixed" system of setting. Their char-
acteristics are as follows: —
6 centavos: — (1) a spur in the line over
the O of Correos, (2) the O in Centavos
is broken at the foot, (3) there is a break
in the outer line to the left of Correos,
(4) there is a spot of colour at the N.W.
corner.
12 centavos: — (1) the outer line under
the left of M in Mexico shows a spot of
colour, (2) there is a dot on the inner
line above and to the left of D in Doce,
the N of Centavos is broken at the top,
and there is a dot over the middle of the
corner ornament N.W., (3) E in Doce is
broken at the lower corner, (4) there is
a dot on the vertical line to the right of
0 in Centavos and a break in the inner
vertical line N.W. by the left of the low-
est petal.
25 centavos: — (1) there is a cut in the
line over the first R in Correos, (2) there
is a spot of colour above the corner orna-
ment S.E., (3) the C in Mexico resembles
a G, (4) there is a small dot on the upper
petal of the flower by the oval line S.E.
50 centavos: — (1) the outer line is
missing above the Centavos panel, (2) no
discoverable mark, (3) the three top lines
to the right of the Correos panel are
thickened at the beginning, (4) the lower
part of the second C in Cincuenta is
broken.
100 centavos: — (1) there is a spot of
colour on the last stroke of N in Cien,
(2) the M in Mexico is weak, (3) the
outer line is broken N.W., (4) there is a
spot of colour below the corner ornament
S.E.
These marks, it should be understood,
are much less noticeable than the type-
signs in the genuine stamps.
In regard to forgeries, the comparative
absence of blank stamps, i.e., those hav-
ing no overprint either of number or of
district, has prevented an annoying fraud
met with in the issue of 1861, more par-
ticularly in the case of the % real. Prac-
tically nothing would be gained now by
furnishing a blank copy of this value with
a bogus overprint, but at one time there
must have been a reason for it and per-
fectly genuine examples are found with
forged districts overprinted. Jalapa and
Vera Cruz are the most common. So far
as I am aware this decidedly baffling
trick has not been attempted with the
1872 series.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
93
NEW ISSUE CHRONICLE
Edited by Henry A.Kidder, Arlington, Mass., to whom all information concerning
new issues or discoveries should be addressed.
Belgium. — Though driven out of its
country, the Belgian Government is still
issuing stamps, having recently added
a complete set from Ic to lOfr to the
list, the values from Ic to 2oc are sur-
face printed and show a portrait of
King Albert. The higher values are
engraved, and are handsome stamps, the
35c showing the Cloth Hall at Ypres;
40c, the College of Dinant; 50'C, the
College of Louvain; Ifr, Freeing of
the Scheldt in 1862; 2fr, Annexation of
the Congo; 5fr, King Albert presenting
a flag to his army; and the lOfr, por-
traits of the three Kings of Belgium.
Ic orange.
2c dark brown.
5c green.
10c carmine.
15c bright violet.
20c red violet.
25c blue.
35c orange, brown and black.
4 0c green and black.
50c lake and black.
Ifr purple.
2fr deep slate green.
5fr deep blue.
lOfr brown.
Brazil. — The color of the current
200r stamp has been changed. 200r ul-
tramarine.
Oubangui-Chari-Tchad. — Another
new name for the catalogues and al-
bums, the stamps of Middle Congo hav-
ing received this overprint for the new
territories in the neighborhood of Lake
Tcbad.
Chile. — Mekeel's Weekly notes that
the 2c of the 1911 design has been is-
sued in lithographed form.
2c scarlet.
China. — Various stamp journals re-
cord the fact that all values of the cur-
rent Chinese stamps from i/^c to $1
have been overprinted with five char-
acters vertically for use in the Chinese
offices in Eastern Turkestan. These
stamps might easily be mistaken for the
provisional Republic stamps, by the
casual observer.
Cuba. — The 10c map stamp has ap-
peared in a new color.
10c black brown.
Dominican Republic. — Two more
values have been added to the locally
printed set, with "1915" overprint.
5c red violet, black and red.
20c carmine, black and red.
Egypt. — The 3 m orange of the pic-
ture set has been surcharged "2 millie-
mes" in black.
2m on 3m orange and black.
French Morocco. — The 5 c value of
the "Protectorat Francaise" set has also
received a red cross overprint, and is
sold for 10 centimes, the addition going
to the Red Cross fund.
5cx5c green and red.
Honduras. — Two more values have
been issued in the locally printed litho-
graphed set, the 6c having a picture of
the "Teatro Bonilla" and the 10-c the
"Puenta Ulua." Both have received the
otTicial overprint.
6c deep purple.
1 Oc steel blue.
Overprinted "Oilicial."
6c deep purple; overprint red.
10c steel blue; overprint red.
u
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Japan. — Four stamps were issued to
commemorate the Coronation ceremon-
ies of the new Emperor, two for inter-
nal postage showing pictures of the Im-
perial crown and the Imperial throne,
and two for foreign postage, giving a
picture of the Shisheeden Hall, where
the Coronation ceremonies were held.
There were also official cards (without
stamps) and the usual special post-
marks.
1 1/^ s red and black.
3s brown orange and purple.
4s carmine.
10s slate blue.
Malta. — The 4d value has appeared
in the design of the farthing stamp of
1900, with the addition of "Postage"
and "Revenue" and the value in shields
in the lower corners.
4d black.
Mexico. — This country seems at last
to have settled down to something defi-
nite, wilh the Carranza Government in
the saddle in Mexico City. Under its
auspices a lithographed set of six
stamps has been issued for temporary
use, while the new engraved set is be-
ing prepared. The first of the latter
set has also been issued. It was en-
graved and printed at the "Oflcina del
Qobierno, Mexico," and really is a beau-
tiful stamp. The lithographed values
show portraits of Mexican worthies, the
Ic having the Arms of the country. The
.six low values have also been overprint-
ed "Ofiicial", and both postage and
oiTicial sets are to be found rouletted
and imperforate. The new 4 0c shows
a map of Mexico and adjacent waters.
Ic violet blue; Arms.
2c green; Monument of Cuauhtemoc.
3c brown; Ignacio Zaragoza.
4c carmine; Jose Maria Morelos.
5c orange; Francisco I. Madero.
10c ultramarine; Benito Juarez.
40c gray blue; Map of Mexico.
Overprinted "Oficial."
Ic violet blue.
2c green.
3c bu v,n.
4c carmine.
5c orange..
10c ultramarine.
New Zealand. — This Colony has fol-
lowed the lead of Canada and has is-
sued a "War Stamp" which must be at-
tached to all mail matter. The words
above quoted are printed across the
stamp, below the portrait, with two
st.i!?! in the corners above, all in black.
1/4 d yellow green and black.
Nyasaland. — Ewen's Weekly chroni-
cles the 2d value in the King George
set.
2d gray.
Panama. — The %c has been found
printed in claret instead of orange, as
Scott's No. 201.
1/4 c claret.
LETTER IS 55 YEARS ON WAY.
Mr. I. C. Greene sends us the follow-
ing clipping, suggesting that some of
our members in Los Angeles may be in-
terested in the item.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 18. —
A letter written by the Rev. Sani-
uel Ward of Neoga, 111., Nov. 6,
1860, the day he cast a ballot for
"Good Abe Lincoln," was received
through the mails here today by
Professor W. D. Ward of Occiden-
tal College, a son of H. O. Ward
of Zanesville, O., the man to whom
it was addressed. Where the let-
ter went after it was mailed will
always remain a mystery.
The next postmark after that of
Neoga, in 1860 is that of College
Station, N. Y., Aug. 23, 1910. The
letter reached Zanesville last Octo-
ber, and after search had been
made for the addressee, was for-
warded here to Professor Ward,
who lacks three days of being as
old as the letter.
We often see items of like import in
the press and to collectors such always
poE?esS more than pasising interest.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
95
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets will kindly inform the Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that the
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 10.
Jan. 3i'd, 1916.
Applications Pending.
Leavy, Joseph E.
Richards, Frederick T.
Ferine, Fred A.
Ramel, Harriet (Mrs. Henry)
Junglianns, Robert L.
Lerche, C.
Wright, Rev. C. B. B.
Applications Posted.
Blaclcmarr, E. F., 4609 Cambridge St.,
Duluth, Minn.; Age, 44; Real Estate;
Refs., W. W. Wells, Asst. Cashier,
First National Bank, Duluth, Minn.,
Dr. Homer Collins, A. P. S. 1884,
Duluth, Minn.; Proposed by Wm. E.
Ault, #1908.
Stewart, Alexander B., 500-504 Cham-
ber of Commerce, Los Angeles, Cal.;
Age, 31; President and Treasurer;
Firm, Curtis Olive Corporation;
Refs., R. G. Dun & Co., or Bradstreet.
Willis H. Booth, Security Trust &
Savings Bank, Los Angeles, Cal. ;
Proposed by Bertram W. H. Poole,
#4169.
Higgins, Geo. E., Acacia Club, Portland,
Oregon; Age, 34; Secretary, Acacia
Club; Refs., Scandanavian-American
Bank, Portland, Oregon, Federal
Stamp Co., Astoria, Oregon; Propos-
ed by Wm. E. Ault, #1908.
McQuillin, Clarence W., 39 8 Maryland
St., Winnipeg, Canada; Age, 14;
Student; Guarantor, Louis McQuil-
lin, Accountant, 398 Maryland St.,
Winnipeg, Canada: Proposed by L. L.
Krippner, #3358.
Shultz, William S., R. D. 11, Box 25,
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Age, 23; Bank
Teller; Ref., The Commercial Sav-
ings Bank, Akron, Ohio; Proposed
by Willard O. Wylie, #1689.
Hitchcock, A. H., Sta. B. Box 152,
Cleveland, Ohio; Age, 42; Teacher,
Central High School; Ref., H. C.
Crowell, Cleveland, Ohio; Proposed
by W. G. Whittaker, #3549.
Mason, Herbert W., 203 Grand Ave.,
Hackettstown, N. J.; Age, 22; Letter
Carrier; Refs., D. S. Harris & Bro.,
Hackettstown, N. J., Smith & Slaon,
Montclair, N. J.; Proposed by Ger-
trude Allen, #4662.
Lehman, Robt. S., 375 Third Ave., New
York City, N. Y.; Age, 48; Pharma-
cist; Firm, A. & R. S. Lehman; Refs.
Lincoln Trust Co., 20,4 5th Ave., New
York City, N. Y., Hofman & Ellrodt,
10'9 Spring St., New York City, N. Y.;
Proposed by Vahan Mozian, #2279.
Lr.fean, Barle Bernard, 175 S. Pine St.,
York, Pa.; Age, 25; Drug Clerk;
Refs., York National Bank, York,
Pa., W. H. Miller & Son, York, Pa.;
Proposed by John S. Reynolds,
#4619.
Wheat, Dr. Arthur F., 967 Elm St.,
Manchester, N. H. ; Age 44; Surgeon;
Refs., First National Bank, Manches-
ter, N. H., Manchester Bank, Man-
chester, N. H., Merchants Bank, Man-
chester, N. H.
Application for Keinstateinent Posted.
1717 — Champagne, Theophile J., 1106
Parket St., Chester, Pa.; Age,
39; Gun Maker; Refs., Haynes
& Co., Springfield, Mass., True
Bros., Springfield, Mass., Albert
Steiger Co., Springfield, Mass.,
Springfield Institution for Sav-
ings, Springfield, Mass., First
National Bank, Chester, Pa.;
Proposed by Wm. E. Ault,
#190'8.
96
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
New Stockholders.
4 652 — Paul, Grant L., Box 529, Na-
panee, Ontario, Canada.
4653 — Schumiacher, August H., 1306
Louisiana St., Houston, Texas.
4 65 4 — Braun, Julius, 821 S. Meridan
St., Indianapolis, Ind.
4655 — Guenther, Charles J., 123 E. On-
tario St., Philadelphia, Pa.
465 6 — Cresson, Geo. B., 202 Dart-
mouth Ave., Swarthmore, Del.
Co., Pa.
4657 — Bridsham, John M., 1136 State
St., LaCrosse, "Wis.
New Bi-anch Chartered.
4658 — Indianapolis Collectors Club,
Branch No. 45, Indianapolis,
Ind. ; Secretary, Charles L.
• Pond, 3203 N. Senate Ave., In-
dianapolis, Ind.
Resignation Accepted.
2385 — Stevens, Major P. C, Berwyn,
Md.
Resignation Received.
2629 — Morris, Chas. R., Washington,
D. C.
Changes of Addi-ess.
4231^Burton, Kenneth E., from 705
Title Insurance Bldg., Los An-
geles, Calif., to Salida, Colo.
2012 — Higley, Charles D., from 247
Brown St., to 728 W. 38th St.,
Norfolk, Va.
4592 — Hopwood, Rudolph, from 451
Second Ave., to 151 Alexandrine
W., Detroit, Mich.
3202 — Mann, Percy McG., from 1708 N.
18th St., to 720 Franklin Bank
Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa.
186 8 — Parrish, Percival, from 1204
Chestnut St., to 1010 Real Es-
tate Trust Bldg., Philadelphia,
Pa.
2379 — Perry, "Andrew R., from 115 Wil-
son Ave., Rumford, R. I., to 600
Taunton Ave., East Providence,
R. I.
4036 — Rosenblatt, Byron S., from 105
Metropolitan Block, to 77 Metro-
politan Block, Chicago, 111.
2 314 — Siddall, Theodore, from Shan-
ghai, China, to Manila, Philip-
pine Islands.
35 69 — Sachs, C. W., from 925 S. 22nd
St., to Box 750, Sta. B., Colum-
bus, Ohio.
43 67 — Williamson, T. W., from 2 3 7th
St., to 3 6 7th St., New Bedford,
Mass.
8 9 6— Winterhalter, Admiral A. G.
from U. S. S. Saratoga, Asiatic
Sta., care Postmaster, San Fran-
cisco, Calif., to U. S. S. Brook-
lyn, Asiatic Fleet, care Postmas-
ter San Francisco, Calif.
2127 — Zimmermann, Hugo, from 210
California St., to 112 Market
St., San Francisco, Calif.
44 85 — Haker, Otto, from 52 Wychwood
Ave., to 48 Wychwood Ave.,
Toronto, Canada.
28 66 — Marsh, Victor, from 389 Brix-
ton Road to 386 Brixton Road,
London, S. W., England.
3Iein'bership Summary.
Total membership Dec.
15th, 1915 1450
New stockholders admitted
Jan. 3rd, 1916 6
New Branch chartered Jan.
3rd, 1916 1 1457
Resignation accepted Jan.
3rd, 1916 1
Total membership Jan. 3rd,
1916 1456
WM. E. AULT, Sec'y.
It is a pleasure to note the large
number of applications posted at this
time, and we shall hope that the inter-
est thus shown will be continued. There
is an added inducement for our mem-
bers to endeavor to secure new mem-
bers for the Society and the one who
receives the medal offered by Branch
No. 3 will have reason to feel proud of
his achievement. The Secretary will
gladly cooperate with you in securing
applications and will provide you with
the necessary blanks and a handsome
recruiting leaflet just off the press.
WM. E. AULT, Sec'y.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
97
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vol. XXIX Jan. 15, 1916. No. 8
Published at
FEDERALSBURG. MD.
WM. E. AULT, Editor, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Associate Editors
HENRY A. KIDDER, - Armngton, Mass.
L. H. KJELLSTEDT, Scranton, Pa,
SUBSCRIPTIONS—
Frkk to All iMembers in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— $1.00 per year for Monthly
issues.
SuPPi.EM EN rs —
Membership List - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, - - - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTI8EMENTS-
One page, per insertion, - - , - $8.00
Half page, per insertion, - - . . 4.00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, (2 inches) per insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, - - . . .75
Five per cent (5^) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices- Wants or Exchanges-From members only —
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12^ cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, - 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
I5tli of each month to insure insertion in following
ssue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Riglit is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Addiess all cotiimii iiicaiiotis to the Editoi .
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased toexchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Harre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITORIAL.
IT IS UP Every year, during the
TO YOU. time the yearly dues are
being collected, the officers
of the Society are confronted with let-
ters from some members stating their
grievances against the philatelic world,
these letters taking as many forms and
having as many views of what the
trouble is, as there are writers. Many
of them profess to be unable to see
what good a membership in a philatelic
society offers, failing to take the broad-
er view that such an organization can-
not cater to a single member but, to the
contrary, to do the most good should
endeavor to advance the cause of Phil-
ately, to popularize the hobby in the
minds of the public, showing its many
advantages as a recreation, not omitting
the prospect of a sound financial in-
vestment, although that aspect of the
case is only a secondary one to the true
value of stamp collecting, although,
nevertheless, one which cannot be ig-
nored by the man who spends liberally
in pursuit of his hunt for stamps.
Does every organization, commercial
or otherwise, pay a full return direct to
its members for the payments they
make annually to its treasury? We
think not. Neither does a member of
the average association expect such a
return. He is content that by his affilia-
tion with such a body he can advance
the common cause. In other words, he
feels that the dues he pays are in a
measure a charge upon him for the ad-
vancement of whatever may be the ob-
ject of the society. He receives full
value, and many times far more than
va:ue, in the good work done by the
association of which he is a member.
I: is the spirit of co-operation which
i rompts him to become a member, and
thus is shown the truth in the old say-
ing of "In union there is strength."
What an individual could not possibly
hope to accomplish, becomes easy of
achievement to an organized body of
people having the same object in view.
What this body does for the good of the
common cause, is reflected in like
measure to every member, and in this
manner benefits are real and many,
many times of substantial worth to the
member.
WHY A STAMP What holds good
SOCIETY? in the case of com-
mercial bodies can
be applied with equal force of argu-
ment to the philatelic societies. These
societies have done untold good in ex-
tending the hobby of stamp collecting.
What makes the value of a stamp? Is
it age? Is it intrinsic worth? Is it the
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
source from whence it comes or from its
face value? Is it because it possesses
liistorical interest? No. It is simply
that which makes a value for every-
thing in the world — simply tne law of
supply and demand. If there were only
half the collectors in the world there
are now, what would be the result on
the value of many of our now rare
stamps? It is not a hard matter to an-
swer this question. The largest factor
which gives a value to a stamp is the
fact that there may not be enough of
thai particular issue to supply every
collector with a copy. If there were
the matter of price would be one of lit-
tle interest. This is just where the
^^ork of the philatelic society takes on
a phase which should interest every
collector, as by increasing the number
of stamp collectors and providing
means whereby their interest in the
hobby may be held, the society is doing
its share to render to its every member
a return of unquestionable worth for
whatever he pays as dues to the organi-
zation. It should not be expected that
a society shall declare a dividend di-
rect to its members. If it did member-
ships would be at a premium. When
members realize the value of cooper-
ating one with the other, and then
only, will they reap returns from their
yearly investment for dues. The so-
ciety offers the means and points the
way, but it rests with the individual to
profit through that source.
WHY Many a member
COOPERATE? joins a society and
then expects the bene-
fits to come to him without further ef-
fort on his part. It takes two to make
a bargain, and it just as surely takes
two to gather in the full value which
cooperation offers. When a member
complains of the class of stamps offered
him for purchase from other members'
books through a sales department, does
he stop to think that probably he could
assist the officer in charge of that de-
partment by sending in books of bet-
ter stamps? Does he ever consider that
the trouble may lie in the fact that the
department has no better goods to cir-
culate? Does the member placing such
class of material in the department stop
to think of what would be the result
if he were asked to purchase stamps of
the same class? True cooperation con-
sists largely of the application of the
GoMen Rule, and the best way to com-
bat a condition of this kind is to take
the matter home and proceed to apply
the remedy. If every member did this,
there would quickly come a reversal of
conditions which would be a great bene-
fit to every member participating.
ARE YOUR One member sug-
DUES A TAX? gests that the small
amount of dues which
every member is required to pay an-
nually should be considered in the light
of a tax on his collection, and this is a
view which could well be taken. Why
not consider this matter in such a man-
ner? Taxes are a cost of protection
and it would be nothing more than jus-
tice to expect to pay a tax to keep up
the value of one's collection. For
surely this is just what a stamp society
does. When it stimulates interest in
the hobby, when it spreads broadcast
the advantages of collecting, keeping
the hobby before the people whom it
would attract, making new collectors
daily, it certainly enhances the value of
the stamps in everyone's collection. If
there were no stamp societies, can we
imagine how many collectors would
lose their interest in the hobby? Or-
ganized philately has done, and is do-
ing every day just this service to the
vast body of stamp collectors, and for
the small amount expended each year
by a member toward the expenses of
maintaining the society, that member is
surely receiving full value for his ex-
penditure.
THE AMEHlCAN tHtLATELIST.
§d
ARE YOU DOING When the spirit
YOUR PART? prompts you to
feel that the So-
ciety has done little or nothing for you
as an individual, stop, think the matter
over, and ask yourself "Have I done
my part?" Have you endeavored to as-
sist others, even to the selfish end that
you might yourself profit by the ac-
tion? Have you looked at the question
in the broad sense, considering that
every act on your part to interest
others in the hobby has a direct bear-
ing on the value of your collection?
Have you tried to cooperate with other
collectors? Have you tried to assist the
Society to attain the very things you
most earnestly wish? If you have not,
how can you expect the Society to have
paid back to you, either directly or in-
directly, any return at all for your
dues? It is up to you. When you take
this view of the matter, then you will
surely cease to question the value of
the work which the Society is endeavor-
ing to do and ait the same time you
will come to view the entire matter in
the light which you should. Then will
come to you opportunities which now
seem beyond your grasp. The result
will be greater interest, greater joy in
membership and an ever-increasing
value of your collection.
BRANCH SOCIETIES.
We are always glad to pubiifth reports of minutes of Branch Societies and the
Secretaries are requested to furnish the Editor with copy for this purpose.
BRANCH No. 35.
The 17 th regular meeting of the Los
Angele? and Southern California Branch
No. 35 was held in Mr. Goodman's
rooms on the evening of Nov. 2nd, 1915.
Prfs. Poole was in the chair and
other members present were: Jackson,
Rieg(ri, Kunkel, Grant, Marvin and
Dav'o. As visitor we had with us Mr.
Walter Brown.
After the business was disposed of
the membei's viewed Mr. M. H. New-
mark's display of France. This display
consisted of three volumes and was of
France and Colonies only. Practically
every stamp was unused and all values
were shown in singles, pairs and blocks.
France is a very popular country with
California collectors and members of
the other local stamp society have ex-
pressed hopes of viewing Mr. New-
mark's grand collection of this country
at some future time. A vote of thanks
was extended to Mr. Newmark by the
members. There are some local A. P.
S. members who are missing rare treats
in not attending the Branch meetings.
If you are not acquainted, come, get ac-
quainted and start the New Year with
us.
Meeting adjourned at 9.45 P. M.
JOS. S. DAVIS, Sec'y.
The 18th regular meeting of this
Branch was held on Nov. 16th, 1915, in
the rooms of the Palm Stamp Co., 311
Washington Bldg., at 7.30' P. M.
The following members were present:
Goodman, .Jackson, Grant, Pallette,
Marvin, Kunkel and Davis. Visitors:
Dr. E. T. Grubbs and Mr. W. T. BLake-
ley, Secretary of the Southern Califor-
nia Philatelic Society of this city.
This was a meeting to discuss "What
stamps to avoid," according to the pro-
gram but the Secretary is unable to im-
part any useful information to those
seeking truths in the line of thought in-
100
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
dicated. It was decided the question
was not debatable. It was not even un-
animous tliat counterfeits be avoided
and the damaged stamp also had its
champion. There are collectors who
nd the counterfeit collection of great
help for reference purposes. Likewise,
many collectors find much pleasure in
a high priced rarity even though dam-
aged, when the same stamp is unobtain-
able in even average condition. The
discussion of the subject brought out
many side issues in collecting and made
the meeting its usual success.
Adjournment was taken at 9.3 0 P. M.
JOS. S. DAVIS, Sec'y.
The 19th regular meeting of this
Branch was held at 311 Washington
Bldg. on the evening of Dec. 7th, 1915,
at 7.40 P. M.
Pres. Poole appointed a nominating
committee of Messrs. Kunkel, Goodman
and Jackson to submit a list of names
for officers for the ensuing year. This
committee reported as follows: For
President, B. W. H. Poole; for Direc-
tors, C. G. Kunkel, J. W. S. Reigel and
O. P. Jackson; for Secretary, Jos. S.
Davis.
Messrs. Poole and Goodman were ap-
pointed a committee to arrange a pro-
gram for the coming year.
The Secretary was shown a letter
from Bill Bloss, who is now located in
some interior sea-port between New
York and Denver, wherein Bill attempt-
ed to read between the lines in the re-
ports of the meetings of this Branch
and among other nice ( ? ) things in-
sinuated that our imembers were indulg-
ing in imperforate pretzels, rouletted
sardines and swiss-cheese sandwiches,
perce en arc, and using special hinges
brewed in Milwaukee. If Bill ever re-
turns to Los Angeles (and he isaid he
might) he will be expected to eat (and
drink) his words.
The evening's entertainment was fur-
nished by Mr. Kunkel, who exhibited
his collection of United States general
issues, Revenues and Departments. Mr.
Kunkel is well known locally as a very
fastidious collector and being also a
jeweler we can say truly indulges only
in "gems of the first water." Upon
opening Mr. Kunkel's album the eye is
greeted by dozens of copies of the 5c
1847 with various colored cancellations,
also numerous Paid dated and other odd
cancelling marks. Turning to the 10c
of 1S47 many fine copies are to be
seen with the same various colored can-
cellations, Paids, etc., also pairs on and
off covers. In fact throughout the col-
'ection we find nearly all values in var-
ious colored and odd cancellations and
original covers, all so popular at the
present time. Mr. Kunkel's revenues
and departments are in keeping with his
general issues and are about as com-
plete as one can expect to get them.
Meeting adjourned at 10 P. M.
JOS. S. DAVIS, Sec'y.
MEMBERSHIP MEDAL.
If we can judge from the report of
the Secretary in this issue, it seems
some of the meimbers have begun to
take notice of that medal offered by
the Pacific Philatelic Society, Branch
No. 3, to that member securing the larg-
est number of new members by the
time of the 31st Annual Convention. It
is gratifying to have so many applica-
tions to publish at this time and with
the business conditions improving
throughout the country, there should
be a corresponding increase in phila-
telic interest.
In the list following only those who
have proposed two or more new mem-
bers are given, as the list of all who
have proposed one new member would
be too lengthy. This includes all ad-
missions up to and including the report
of the Secretary for Jan. 3rd, 1916.
Ross O'Shaughnessy 5
H. S. Ackerman 4
Eugene Klein 4
Van Dyk MacBride 3
THE AMERICAN PtttLATELlST.
tai
M. Ohlman 2
W. G. Whittaker 2
P. M. Wolsieffer 2
The Secretary is ready to assist you
in securing the application of that
philatelic friend. He will provide you
with blanks and a supply of a hand-
some recruiting leaflet just off the
press.
TWIN CITY PHILATELIC SOCIETY,
The annual banquet of the Twin City
Philatelic Society will be held at the
Emporium Tea Rooms, St. Paul, Minn.,
on the evening of January 8th, 1916,
at which time the election of officers for
the ensuing year will take place.
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
Members only will have the use of this
column. Kates — Per line, including address
single insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one yeay per line, 12i^c. Minimum charge
for yearly notice, 50c.
ItlXCHANGK ^VANTED, Am breaking
up a $.5,000.00 general collection 100 coun-
tries Will exchange stamps of any coun-
try in my collection for equal value U. S.,
Hawaiian, Cuba, Porto Rico, Guam, Domin-
ion Canada, or Hong Kong, 1916 Scott's
basis. Only first class stamps cataloging
10c and indefinately up wanted. Will take
. up to Ave copies each variety. Send list
Scott's numbers of those you have to
trade and what you want, "will return my
trade offers, then lets do business. Society
number or references please; even trade
and no dealers. B. H. Burrell, U. S. Office
Public T-toads, Wash. D. C, A. P. S #4629.
AliC'TION Buyers send name for my
monthly sales cats., cat. of single stamps,
sets, packets, accessories, etc., free. M.
Ohlman, 75-77 Nassau St., New York City.
B, N. A.
I specialise in the stamps of British
North America, and would like to hear
frcm serious collectors Send want list
and I guarantee to give satisfaction.
Stamps on approval.
AV. W, AVALS H,
Hoy Biiilcliii^', Halifax, iNovn Scotiii.
I and coilections for spot cash, and pay
j more than other dealers! What hava
i you to sell? Write us before you sell I
i C. £. HUSSMAN STAMP CO.
211 N. Garrison Ava. ST. LOUIS, MO.
j Hembara Int. Dealers' Ass'Ui Berlla, etc
ONLY
SIXTY-FIVE
ISSUED.
The Pacific Philatelic Society
has remaining in its Treasury
a few sheets of the specially
printed and signed reprints of
the 15 cvo. Uruguay, 1856.
These impressions are direct
from the original plate and are
invaluable for identifying spe-
cimens or for plating. Until
further notice they are offered
per sheet for $7.50. Address
the Society, 45 Kearny St., San
Francisco, Cal.
DO YOU RECEIVE OUR
MONTHLY BULLETIN.
Samples free, or for 12 cents
(to cover cost of postage) it
will be mailed for one year.
Volume II (just concluded)
consisted of 128 pages of news
items and special offerings.
November Issue Contains
Large list of War Issues
Large offerings of U. S. Plate
Number Strips
U. S. Blocks and Complete
Sheets
Complete list current Reve-
nues on both papers.
Don't Miss It.
ECONOMIST STAMP CO.
87 Nassau St, New York City
102
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
BARE STAMPS AS AN INVESTMENT
IT IS NO ITSE DENYING
^""^T'ifivP^is^'rfot a sinsle country, which is not well represented in our stock, and we
.vp Jlwivs Dleased at any time, ti send suitable selections for inspection but owing to
d stai^e we soufd esteem it a favour if particulars of Wants are sent with applications
of selections Want lists, according to any catalogue, receive always our careful and
prompt attention. Our house organ entitled:
GKIEBEHT'S PHILATELIC NOTES AND OFFERS
is Dutalished six times per annum and costs 25 Cents Yearly post free. It contains .scien -
Hfl? a \icles for advanced collectors and other interesting news concerning Philately,
be<^idls hundreds of offers of Rare Stamps and other varieties at bargain prices It you
ife only collectfng British Colonial Stamps you should join pur IVev*- Is.sue Service «t
British "^ColonialL which is well known In all parts of the globe. All new issues are
distributed monthly at the very small profit ot only
10 % OVER FACE VALUE,
Our Service of New Issues is the most liberal one in existence and its advantages
are bei^l enjoyed by hundreds of our American clients. Unsolicited testimonials are
constlntfy^eing received by us and we want every American collector to join. Pros-
pe?tul sent on application. Write today and we will give you every sat.sfaet. on.
GERMAN COLONIAL STAMPS OF TOGO OVILRPRINTED.
(1) OeoHUation Frauoo-Anglaise 1 <2) TOGO Anglo-Frenoli Occupation.
"05" on 3 pfennig, "10" on 5pf, 20pf, "Half Penny" on 3pf "One Penny" on 5pf.-
25pf, 30pf -"P^- '^^P'^' •^"P'^-
¥9 00 per Set of Five I $».««> P^r Set of Five.
All UMUse,! in fine condition. The Two Sets of 10 Varieties together, $17.00
HUGO GRIEBERT & CO., 170 Strand, LONDON, W. C.
Twelve Gold etc., Medals at Various International Philatelic Exhibitions.
Member of the Jury, Rotterdam Philatelic Exhibition, 1»07. Established liO Years.
P. M. Wolsieffer, President-Manager.
Chas. Beamish, Secretary-Treas., of the
" ■" 1 1 i5?ilKiTfi
We hold public Stamp Auction Sales
at regular intervals. All catalogs
"FREE" to auction buyers. Are you on
our mailing list? We are members of
the A. P. S.
BOSTON
AUCTION SALES
Regularly
Alwnys ready to Buy Pine Stamps
In Fine Condition. Old Stamps
on Covers Greatly desired.
B. L. DREW & CO.
7 Water St., Boston, Mass.
(Establislied 1885).
wh:en you answer an adver-
tisement IN THIS JOURNAL, YOU
WILL CONFER A FAVOR ON YOUR-
SELF, THE ADVERTISER AND THE
"A. P. S." IF YOU MENTION WHERE
YOU SAW THE AD.
Sveriges Filatelist-Forening
(The Philatelic Society of Sweden)
Founded September 18, 1886.
Honorary Members: The Crown Prince
of Sweden and H. M. The King of Eng-
land Proprietor and Publisher of Svensk
Pilatelistlsk Tidskrift
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.
Over 1.100 members of legal age. Ex-
cellent Sales Department with insurance
against all losses. Membership of the
A. P. S. accepted as satisfactory refer-
ence. No entrance fee. Yearly dues $1.35
American Representative.
' 1.. HARALD KJEIiLSTEDT,
SCUANTON, PA.
•
E.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST,
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
103
Members only will have the use of this
column. Rates — Per line, including address
single insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 12 %c. Minimum charge
Cor yearly notice, 50c.
GOVERNMEIVT ISSUE of Postal Cards
and Letter Cards. Approval selections to
responsible collectors. S. Schachne, Chil-
licothe, Ohio.
URUGUAY. All issues wanted for cash
or good ex. Especially want errors, oddi-
ties, blocks, etc. Also Nos. 46 and 47 in
quantity. What have you? Want lists
filled and selections sent on approval. Col-
lection of 65 var. all fine $2.00; 100 var.
fine lot, cat. over $13.00, for $5.50. B. H.
Fehlig, 3521 Connecticut St., St. Louis, Mo.
A. P. S. 3831.
AVant LISTS of rarities and curiosities
requested. Everything at reasonable price
H. Meyer, 601 Congress St., Portland, Me.
Member A. P. S., M. P. S., N. P. S., etc.
AVANTED for cash at highest rates all
early U. S. general issues, carrier stamps,
locals, rare envelopes. Especially desired
stamps on covers, blocks of all issues to
1902, shades, oddities etc. J. M. Bartels
Co., 99 Nassau St., New York.
WANTED for cash Imperforate and Part
Perforate, U. S. Revenue Stamps in pairs,
strips, blocks, etc. All values. Duplicates
taken in quantity if price is right. Send
on approval at best net price. A. P. S. No.
1702. P. P. Gibbs, P. O. Box No. 536, Clean,
N. Y.
WANTED — Manuscript for articles of in-
terest to our members written by members
for publication in this journal. Address
The Editor.
I AM ALWAYS ready to exchange pos-
tage stamps. Basis any catalogue. Th.
van Haelen, Bandoeng, Java, Dutch East
Indies. A. P. S. 4548.
BRITISH COLONIES mint current issues
Eolus Stamp Co., Box 343, Dept. 2, Pitch-
burg. Mass.
SELLING OUT good stock of stamps.
Over thirty years accumulation including
fine collection, at very low prices. Give
references, or society number, for appro-
val books; when you have seen one, you
will want more. P. Noyes, Alice, Tex.
"WANTED. — Nicaragua Nos. 1, to 12,
1862-1880, used. Will take large lots if
price is right. Also want or'arinal oovors
of Nicaragua, particularly 1862 to 1900.
Send with lowest terms to K. A. Pernbef,
Woodstock. Vt. A. P. S. it4322.
A POSTAL will bring my fine approvals
with return postage. Give A. P. S. num-
ber; state choice. Geo. S. Chapman, 81
Mansfield St., Montreal, Canada. A. P. S.
4471.
U. S. 1861-8. All stamps of these issues,
including 3c, in small or large lots, wanted
by collector specialisH. Duplicates for
sale. W. B. Sprague, 54 William St., New
York.
YOUR SOCIETY number will bring a
selection on approval from me. My net
priced stamps are hard to beat. Write me.
A. A. Jones, Herrin, 111.
BOOKLET PANES with guide lines and
plate numbers and complete booklets
wanted. Cash or exchange. 1898 and 1902
issues especially desired. All issues with
top guides and top corner guides desired.
H. M. Southgate, Chevy Chase, Maryland.
WANTED. — Lists and offers from whole-
salers and foreign correspondents. New
issues and sets especially desired. P W.
Riedell, Box 400, Schenectady, N. Y.
Exchange your duplicates, singly or in
lots for mine. I offer China #177 & #179
(catalogue 2c each) at 15c per 100. Other
bargains wholesale and retail. Approvals
also. South- & Central Americans a spe-
cialty, also current entires. Tell me what
you want and I'll tell you whether we can
do business with profit to both as that is
only way I deal.
L. A. BEEBE, A. P. S. #2272,
64 Bruce Ave., Yonkers, N. Y.
GLASSINE paper and "Thin" hinges are
the last word for collectors' use. Sample
of either for 2c stamp, or with 4 var. used
Dahomey stamps, 7c. A. W. Dunning, A.
P. S. #251, Boul. Sta., Brookline, Mass.
U. S. 1869 — Wanted, common or rare, us-
ed or unused, on or off covers, proofs,
essays, etc. Small or large lots. V D
MacBride, 85 Ascension St., Passaic, N. J
EGYPT and SOUDAN. My wholesale
price list of these countries is sent free to
any dealer on application. Collectors
specializing in these countries are request-
ed to write me, as I have several interest-
ing varieties in stock. E. L. Angeloglous
Member A.P.S., P.O. Box 873, Cairo, Egypt.
AVANTED. War stamps, war postals,
German colonies. Always glad to receive
stamps of all countries on approval. As
my European Import and Export Business
has been checked greatly, would like to
correspond with business men in other
neutral countries in regard to business
possibilities. Priedr. W. Lutz, care Priedr
W. Lutz & Co., Richmond, Va., U. S. A.
FOR SALE — Pine Gen. Collection of
8000 or 9000 var. and the accumulation of
40 yrs. of all nations. Great Bargain for
$1500.00 but must be disposed of at Once.
Large amount of Literature, etc. will be
thrown in. Investigate. Address Tuck, 123
No. Main St., Oconomowoc, Wis., A. P S.
No. 2549 and S. P. A. No. 1099.
ISKANS — specializes in the booklet Issues
of the U. S. and is always pleased to sell
or exchange book leaves. Rare varieties
especially are offered at exceptionally rea-
sonable prices. George Beans, Box 251,
Gleiiside, Pa.
FREE — Scarce War Stamp gratis if you
trv a selection of mv superior net appro-
vals. H. R Stiles, Box 807, Schenectady,
N. Y. Member A. P. S., S. P. A., A. S. D. A.
Indian States Postage Stamps, all used.
Fine copies, 200 varieties, for $4.80. Price
lists free. C. S. Iver. .\ttungal, Travan-
core, India. A. P. S. 4549.
104
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
The Old Firm of M. GIWELB
oAers the following stamps — Numbers
are those of Scott's catalogue.
United States 1869, 15c No. 119 $1.00
Antigua 1886, Ish No. 20 4.00
Argentine 1891, 5p No. 87 4.00
— 1899, 5p No. 134 „.75
Bahamas 1884, 5sh No. 30 unused. 2.25
Barbadoes 1897, 5d No. 83 unused. .80
Bechuanaland 1886, Ish No. 9 un-
used 7.00
Protectorate 1888 Ish No. 54 unused 3.00
Br. Central Africa 1898, Ip No. 55. .50
British Guiana 1882, 1 and 2c, Nos.
103-106, each 1.00
British Honduras 1888, 3c on 3d,
No. 21, unused 3.50
Cape of Good Hope 1871, 5sh No. 26 1.50
— 1882, 1/2 on 3d, No. 39 12.50
Ceylon 1885, lrl2c No. 127 1.50
— 1886, lrl2c No. 132 75
Chile 1905, Ip No. 78, unused 2.75
Danish West Indies 1855, 3c No. 1. 3.00
Dominica 1877, Ip No. 5 75
— 1886, %p on 6d No. 13, unused.. .75
Ip on Ish No. 15, unused 75
Falkland Islands 1878, 6d No. 3, un-
used 1.00
Fernando Po 1897, 5c on 25 No. 27 .50
Gambia 1886, Nos. 12 to 19, set of
«, unused 2.00
Morocco Agencies 1898, 50c No. 206 2.00
Gold Coast, Nos. 19, 20, 21, 22 and
25. fine set of 5 5.00
Selections of stamps ^vill be sent on ap-
proval on receipt of satisfactory refer-
ences or deposit. All stamps are guar-
anteed genuine and in fine condition.
M. GIWEL.B, 54, Strand, London, Eng.
Member A. P. S., etc. Established 1882
I Make a Specialty of
FINE APPROVALS
and by fine I mean
GOOD STAMPS,
FINE CONDITION,
REASONABLE PRICES
Send for
62 page list describing them, also offer-
ing over 6700 stamps singly and in seta,
not to speak of packets.
W. S. ALDRICH.
Box 744 St. Joseph, Missouri.
Somali Coast 1, 2, 4, 5, 10c 1915 .07
'-' 20, 25, 30c .20
Togo Vz, 1, 2p on Gold Coast .15
Mexico 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10c 1915 .08
Austria "Wars 3, 5, 10, 20, 25, 35h. -.25
Senegal 10c Red Cross .04
Br. Honduras 5c with overprint .07
Dominica 5s Geo. 1.60
MONEY LOANED ON STAMPS.
Stamp Collections, Dealers' Stocks, etc.
U. S. Premium Coin Book, 10 cents.
Entire Collections Purchased.
Approval sleections on request.
Efficient New Issues Service.
FRED MICHAELi
937 Madison St., Chicaigo, 111.
WARREN H. COLSON
Offers one of the largest and most comprehensive stocks held by any prbfes-
sional in America, and he will be pleased to enter into correspondence with all
SERIOUS COLLECTORS
Thousands of varieties from a few cents up to the very greatestrarities c orstant
ly on view; but throughout thisstock — without exception the CHOICEST in American
— there is but ONE quality — the very best.
Here, the collector, following almost any line of philatelic endeavor, will find
many pieces that are not only beautiful but, as well, unusual, to delight and satisfy
the philatelic craving.
Likewise Mr. Colson is a liberal buyer — at all times— of single rare stamps, rare
stamps on letters, and collections. His activities, however, are limited to the field
ante-dating 1900.
He is particularly interested in the Postmaster's Stamps of the United States; the
issues of the Confederate States; Carrier Stamps and Locals, and ofi^prs quite the best
ayenue for the sale or purchase of any such in the world.
Offers of the old classic issues, such as early Mauritiu.s, New South Wales (re-
quired for plating), British Guiana (all issues), Switzerland, Hawaii, Dominican Re-
public, type-set issues only, and so forth, are also cordially solicited.
Postage Stamps for Advanced Collectors.
184 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
Cable Address— "Warcolson," Boston. Telephone— "Back Bay 3502."
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
"resident — C. A. Howes, 55 Kilby St., Boston, Mass.
Board of Vice-Presidents — H. H. Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, iM. Y.; Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder, 54 William
St., New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase, 1050 Tark Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y. ^ ,
Secretary — Wm. E. Ault, 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville, Ind.
'I'reasurer — C. F. Heyerman, 19 McGraw Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
iuteruatioual Secretary — L. Harald Kjellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Ave., Scranton, Pa. „
Directors-at-L,arge — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W. H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
Sales Supt. — P. M. Wolsieffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
ii,xaminer of Sales Books — A. F. Henkels, Philadelphia. Pa.
Editor of American PUilatelist — Wm. E. Ault, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Librarian — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librarian— Adam E. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Pa
Attorney— Fred. R. Schmalzreidt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Counterfeit Detector— Eugene Klein, 142 S. 15th St., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
iMiilatelic Literature — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles
Philatelic ludea: — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
Gbituiiry — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, F. H. Burt.
Itecruitiug- — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee, 6a6 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City N Y
Hand Hook— C. E. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A. H. Web-
Catalo'sue— A. E. Owens, W. B. Sprague, Dr. Carroll Chase, J.
N Luff, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. Worthington, J. M. Bartels,
C. K. B. iX'evin, W. L. Stevenson.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX
FEBRUARY 1, 1916
No. 9
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets will kindly inform the Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that the
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 11.
Jan. 15th, 1916.
Applications Pending
.Junghanns, Robert L.
Lierche, C.
Wright, Rev. C. B. B.
Blackmarr, E. F.
Stewart, Alexander B.
Higgins, 'Geo. E.
McQuillin, Clarence W.
Shultz, William S.
Hitchcock, A. H.
Mason, Herbert W.
Lehman, Robt. S.
Lafean, Earle Bernard
Wheat, Dr. Arthur F.
Application for Reinstatement Pending.
1717 — Champagne, Theophile J.
Applications Posted.
Miller, Albert F., 3388 19th St. Cor.
Mission St., San Francisco, Calif.;
Age, Legal; Stamp & Coin Dealer;
Firm, The Exchange Stamp Co.; Refs.
Nassau Stamp Co., New York, N. Y.,
A. Krassa, New York, J. M. Bartels
Co., New York, Burger & Co., New
York; Proposed by Bertram W. H.
Poole, #4169.
Henriot, Jules Maurice, 1170 St. Johns
Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Age, 36:
Steel Engraver and Designer; Ref.,
Roger Weiss, Decorator, 13 E. 30th
St., New York, N. Y., Ch. L. Depol-
lier, Jewelry, 15 Maiden Lane, New
York, N. Y.; Proposed by Wm. E.
Ault, #1908.
Glassco, Sebert M., 28 King St., E.,
Hamilton, Ont., Canada; Age, 34;
Merchant; Firm, G. F. Glassco & Co.,
Ltd.; Refs., Merchants Bank, Hamil-
ton, Ont., Canada, Bank of Hamilton,
Hamilton, Ont., Canada; Proposed by
John M. Stonier, #4091.
Baumann, Carl, 22 Cottage St., South
Orange, N. J.; Age, 52; Secretary and
Treasurer; Firm, Hygeia Brewing
Co.; Refs., C. H. Mekeel, Stamp Deal-
er, Keswick, Va., National Newark
Banking Co., Newark, N. J., Hobart
Trust Co., Passaic, N. J.; Proposed
by A. E. Landvatter, #4608.
Armstrong, John M., 1040 Lowry Bldg.,
St. Paul, Minn.; Age, 40; Physician;
Refs., G. M. Brack, care Capitol Nat-
ional Bank, St. Paul, Minn., H. M.
Norton, 48 E.4th St., St. Paul, Minn.;
Proposed by E. J. Gifford, #4077.
Scholl, E. J., 178 Nelson Ave., Jersey
City, N. J.; Age, 30; Decorator; Firm,
Charles Scholl & Son ; Ref., R. Stro-
bel, 3702 Hudson Boulevard, Jersey
City, N. J. Memher Hudson County
Stamp Club; Proposed by Vahan Mo-
zian, #2279.
Haas, Emil de, 750 E. 225th St., New
York City, N. Y.; Age, 41; Life In-
surance; Ref., L. A. Beebe, 60 Lib-
erty St., New York, N. Y.; Proposed
by Vahan Mozian, #2279.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
107
Applications for Keinstatement Posted.
219 — Corcoran, James Brewer, 9 5
Maple St., Springfield, Mass.;
Age, 38; Writer; Refs. Spring-
field Safe Deposit & Trust Co.;
Proposed by Wm. C. Stone, #49.
1782 — Seeba, Fred C, 3903 Ruby St.,
Oakland, Calif.; Age, 40; Elec-
trical Contractor; Ref., Edw. P.
Seebohm, San Francisco, Calif.;
Proposed by xtoss O'Shaughnes-
sy, #1576.
2 4 97 — Ashbrook, Stanley B., 20 Wig-
gins Block, Cincinnati, Ohio;
Age, 33; Broker in stocks and
bonds. Member Cincinnati Stock
Exchange; Refs., Provident Sav-
ings Bank & Trust Co., Cincin-
nati, O., Fourth National Bank,
Cincinnati, Ohio; Firm, Claude
Ashbrook & Co.; Proposed by
Willard O. Wylie, #1689.
39 51 — Emery, Walter, P. O. Box 255,
Panama, Republic of Panama;
Age, 35; Assistant General Man-
ager; Firm, Singer Sewing Ma-
chine Co.; Ref., International
Banking Corporation; Proposed
by Ira C. Greene, #2676.
New Stockholders
4 659 — Leavy, Joseph B., care U. S. Nat-
ional Museum, Washington, D.
C.
4 660 — Richards, Frederick T., 1710
Jefferson St., Philadelphia, Pa.
4661 — Perine, Fred A., 30 6 Burlingame
Ave., Detroit, Mich.
4662 — Ramel, Mrs. Harriet, 504 S. Eu-
clid Ave., Pasadena, Calif.
Change of Applicant's Address.
The following change of address of
applicant published in report of Jan.
3Td, 1916, is noted —
Higgins, George E., from Portland,
Oregon, to 82 E. 8th Ave., Columbus,
Ohio.
Deceased.
2561 — Russel, J. W., New York City,
N. Y.
Resignations Received
4 481 — Atcheson, A. W., Detroit, Mich.
44 61 — Bell, Mrs. J. Lowrie, New York,
N. Y.
Resignation Accepted.
4320 — Burnett, Thomas, Camden, N. J.
Changes of Address
3334 — Dane, Charles, from 63 Church
St., to 73 Church St., Lowell,
Mass.
53 3 — ^Goerner, W. F., from 152 Pit-
man St., Providence, R. I., to
130 Gladstone St., Arlington, R.
I.
3 67 — Laohasse, Gustave de, from i;)e5
Scott St., San Francisco, Calif.,
to 618 33rd St., Oakland, Calif.
4317 — Noske, Fred W., from 1372 Is-
land Ave., Second Floor, to Flat
186, Auditorium Court, Cor. 9th
and State Sts., Milwaukee, Wi.5.
Membership Summary
Total membership Jan. 3rd, 1916 145 6
New stockholders admitted Jan.
loth, 1916 4
1460
Death reported Jan. 15th,
1916 1
Resignation accepted Jan.
15th, 1916 1 2
Total membership Jan. 15th
1916 —
1458
WiM. E. AULT, Sec'y.
OFFICIAL, NOTICES
Branch Societies.
The attention of the Secretaries of
Branch Societies is called to the fact
that the new membership list is now un-
der preparation and it is the desire to
give the following information about our
branches in this list —
List of officers
Date of meetings
Place of meetings
The general Secretary should be given
this information not later than March 1
so that it may be properly included in
the publication.
108
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vo. XXIX
Feb. 1, 1916.
No. 9
Published at
FEDERALSBURG, MD.
WM. E. AULT, Editor, Jefferson vii.lk, Ind.
Associate Editors
HENRY A. KIDDER, - Arlington, Mass.
L. H. KJELLSTEDT,
SCRANTON, Pa,
subscriptions-
Free TO All Members in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— $L00 per year for Monthly
issues.
Sup PL EM EN IK —
Membership List • - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, . - - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTI8EMEN FS—
One page, per insertion, - - , - $8.00
Half page, per insertion, - - - - 4.00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, 12 inches) per insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, . . - - .75
Five per cent (5?() discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices-Wants or Exchanges-From members only—
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12^2 cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, ------ 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
ssue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Address all commuiiications lo the Edtlor.
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased to exchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITORIAL.
STUDY YOUR Several times we have
STAMPS. used tbis caption in
our editorial remarks,
and that this admonition is one vs^hich
should be well heeded by every one of
us is again shown by noting the discov-
ery chronicled in the report of the 70 th
meeting of Branch No. 25, The Detroit
Philatelic Society, published in this is-
sue. Mr. Rice, a member of our Socie-
ty, showed a copy of the 10 cent stamp,
189 8, Type II, bearing the surcharge of
Guam. This variety is not listed.
It does seem strange that a stamp as
common as the 10 cent U. S. 189 8 is-
sue, should have passed unnoticed as
showing two varieties for seventeen
years. It seems that the old saying,
•'Familiarity breeds contempts," is well
illustrated in this case, as most collec-
tors would probably prefer to search
among what would seem more promis-
ing material in the quest for varieties
and wholly ignore the very stamps
which by their great numbers would be
more likely to yield uncatalogued vari-
ations.
PASSAIC Mr. Van Dyke Mac-
OEI^iEBRATES. Bride sends us an in-
teresting account pub-
lished in their local paper, concerning a
recent meeting of the Passaic Stamp
Club, Branch No. 43. The article is
well written and shows a healthy con-
dition of the local Society. Publicity of
this kind should be sought by every
Club as such cannot fail to make a good
impression on the public and serve to
draw attention to the hobby in a way
which reaches people who never realize
the extent to which stamp collecting is
followed.
J. W. RUSSELL.
Death has claimed another of our
members, this time one who has long
been a follower of Philatelia and a mem-
ber of the Society since May 25th, 1907.
Mr. J. W. Russell, No. 2561, Treasurer
of the Scott Stamp & Coin Co., died Jan.
5th, 1916, pneumonia, resulting from
la grippe, being the cause. Mr. Russell
was 58 years of age, and over half of
his life had been spent with the Com-
pany of which he was the Treasurer,
having risen to that position from a
minor capacity. He was buried from his
late home in New Roohelle, N. Y., on
Friday, Jan. 7th.
Mr. Russell was widely known in the
stamp trade and there will be many to
mourn his death, losing as they do a
friend and acquaintance, one whom to
know was to respect and admire. Our
sympathy is extended both to his family
and to his associates in business.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
109
TREASURER'S REPORT.
For Month of December, 1915.
Detroit, January 1, 1916.
STOCK FUND.
Balance Forwarded $4364.66
December receipts 12.00
Expended
4376.66
1.00
Credit Balance $4375.66
INSURANCE FUND.
Balance Forwarded $1781.67 1781.67
EXCHANGE ACCOUNT.
Balance Forwarded $64.83
December receipts 1.00
Credit balance
65.83
SUSPENSE ACCOUNT.
23.80
GENERAL FUND.
Balance Forwarded $840.61
Receipts:- —
Adds. $45.49
Bond Int. 30.00
Reinstatem'ts 2.00
Subscription .20
Dues 297.30
' 374.99
Expended 413.32 38.33
802.28
SUMMARY OF BALANCE
Stock Fund $4375.66
Insurance Fund 1781.67
Exchange Account 65.83
Suspense Account 23.80
General Fund 802.28
7049.39
RESOURCES.
Bonds $3489.34
Cash in Bank 3560.05
$7049.39
C. F. HEYERMAN, Treas.
LESSONS FROM POSTAGE STAMPS.
During the past few weeks the mem-
bers of the Springfield Stamp Club have
been busy with a prize contest among
themselves which is perhaps worthy of
notice. Each member of the Club was
given a blank album page on which he
was asked to mount such stamps, few
or many, as he chose to illustrate some-
thing that could be learned from post-
age stamps. A scale of marking was
arranged in which the importance of the
lesson shown was rated at 50 points, ac-
curacy of facts 20 points, originality,
neatness and condition 10 points each.
The catalogue value of the stamps was
not taken into consideration at all, thus
putting everybody on a common level.
The exhibits were handed to the com-
mittee in uniform sealed envelopes,
neither the envelope nor the exhibit it-
self bearing any identification marks.
They were then sent to the judges,
Messrs. Willard O. Wylie, Clifton A.
Howes and Ernest M. Carpenter who re-
turned them with a sealed verdict. At
the annual meeting of the Club, Janu-
ary 14th, the stamps were shown to the
members for the first time, and before
the judges' decision was opened, a bal-
lot was taken, which, as was shown
later, confirmed the choice of the judges
as far as the first and second places
were concerned.
The first prize, a silver cup, was won
by William C. Stone with 9 8 points, his
exhibit consisting of twenty two stamps
illustrative of American history. The
second prize, a Panama Pacific gold dol-
lar, was captured by John W. Prevost
with an exhibit of French stamps illus-
trating the various changes in the gov-
ernment since 1849. His marking was
9 5 points. The third prize, a Panama
Pacific half dollar, was awarded Robert
C. Munroe for stamps showing "Mile-
stones of Western Hemisphere History."
His points numbered 91. Other exhibits
showed the evolution of the postage
stamp from the handstamps to the pres-
ent perforated specimens, various ways
of transporting the mail, three great
Americans (Washington, Lincoln, Mc-
Kinley), history of the Venetian Cam-
panile, fishing, and postage stamps as
money.
no
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
BRANCH SOCIETIES.
We are always glad to publifth reports of minutes of Branch Societies and the
Secretaries are requested to furnish the Editor with copy for this purpose.
BRANCH No. 25.
The 7 0th Business Meeting of the De-
troit Philatelic Society was held Wed-
nesday evening, January oth, at the resi-
dence of Mr. T. P. Ladue.
President Coolidge presided, fifteen
members being present.
The important event of the evening
was the exhibition by Mr. George W.
Rice, a member of the Society, of Guam
Type II 10c 189 8, heretofore unlisted.
A very pleasant incident was the read-
ing of a letter by President Coolidge
from the Hon. Vice President, Mr.
Bowen, w.ho has been ill for some time
and unable to attend the meetings, in
which Mr. Bowen presented to the So-
ciety for sale a beautiful unused block
of Newfoundland No. 3, the proceeds of
the sale to go to the Society funds.
It was voted that the Auction Super-
intendent arrange a Sales Book in which
would be shown such lots as had been
turned over to him for sale, this method
of disposing of the different lots being
in the nature of an experiment, to re-
place for a time the regular auction
sale.
A communication was read from the
Garfield-Perry Stamp Club in which
they extended an invitation to the So-
ciety members to attend their meeting
on .January 6th. Through Mr. Heyer-
man, who was to be featured at the
Garfield-Perry meeting, the Society sent
their greetings.
Three new members were elected to
the Society.
No further business to be transacted,
the meeting adjourned after which re-
freshments were served.
CHAS. F. SHARPE, Sec'y.
BRANCH No. 49.
The last meeting of 1915, the Second
Anniversary Meeting of the Passaic
Stamp Club was celebrated at the Pas-
saic City Club, by Mr. H. H. Wilson of
Brooklyn exhibiting his wonderful col-
lection of U. S. Proofs and Essays,
which was a genuine treat to everybody
present.
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON
JANUARY 11th, 1916 AT #243
MAIN AVE.
President Sampson called the meet-
ing to order at 8.30 P. M.
Members present: Messrs, Sampson,
MacBride, Holliday, Stedman, Crockett,
Barbaccio and Landvatter.
Visitor: Mr. J. M. Shaw.
Minutes of previous meeting read.
Annual report of Secretary and Treas-
urer read and accepted.
Applications for membership received
as follows:
Carl Bauman, South Orange, N. J.
Jas. M. Shaw, Paterson, N. J.
y. Forester, Hawthorne, N. J.
and ordered posted.
The following officers were elected for
1916.
President, Mr. C. W. Holiday,
Vice President, Mr. Van Dyke MacBride,
Sec'y and Treas., Mr. A. E. Landvatter,
Trustees, Mr. J. W. Sampson, Mr. J. S.
Van Ness.
No further business.
Mr. Macbride entertained the mem-
bers with some of his 1869's.
Meeting adjourned at 10 P. M.
A. E. LANDVATTER, Sec'y.
WHEN YOU ANSWER AN ADVER-
TISEMENT IN THIS JOURNAL, YOU
WILL CONFER A FAVOR ON YOUR-
SELF, THE ADVERTISER AND THE
"A. P. S." IF YOU MENTION WHERE
YOU SAW THE AD.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Ill
REPORT OF SALES SUPERINTENDENT.
Philadelphia, Jan. 3rd, 1916
Mr. Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder.
Board of Vice Presidents, A. P. S.
5 4 William St., New York City.
Dear Sir:
I herewith present my Quarterly Re-
port of the business done by the Sales
Department during the past three
months.
2033 Books in circulation
valued at $40,004.96
135 New Books received
valued at 2,665.96
2168 Total number valued
at $42,670.92
338 Books retired (sales
$1,841.33) valued ... 7,197.98
18 30 Total now in circula-
tion valued $35,472.94
The Insurance on the 3 38 books re-
tired was $45.39 which amount has
been forwarded to the Treasurer to be
credited to the Insurance Fund.
The cash sales during the past quar-
ter I regret to say, have not shown very
much improvement amounting to $1,-
38 3.65, thus the disbursements for the
338 books retired have been $457.6 8
greater than the receipts.
1 have no doubt that the real reason
why sales are not better is because of
the poor quality of stamps sent in to
the Sales Department. It seems very
inconsistent that some members expect
inferior and slow selling stamps to sell
at prices close to catalog when they
themselves demand the finest condition
at half catalog or less.
Neat and attractively mounted books
when condition is fine and prices affixed
according to condition, sell well and are
retired in less than half the time than
the cheap and poorly arranged books.
Frequently, I am obliged to retire books
in three or four mouths, while it often
takes two years to sell ten per cent
from some of the "junky" overpriced
books.
I again call attention to the responsi-
bility of members handling the books.
The old time worn excuse that some-
thing happened while some one else
handled the circuit or books does not
absolve any member from responsibility.
No one else should handle them but the
member they are sent to, and he alone
is responsible for damage or loss.
Several complaints have been sent to
me that Circuits have been received by
open Parcel Post, and in one case not
even insured or registered. This care-
lessness if repeated will result in the of-
fending members removal from all cir-
cuits.
Branch Agents handling the large cir-
cuits are expected to enforce the rule
that a receipt must be taken when books
are passing from member to member.
Also the time limit of not over three
days per member must he observed,
otherwise the large circuits would con-
sume too much time and retard the re-
tiring of books. Read the By-Laws and
Rules and Regulations governing the
Sales Department.
The Sales Department is badly in need
of good books of United States Postage
stamps, but no Revenues. Also early is-
sues of 19th Century stamps and there
is some call for Pairs and Blocks. Books
of this character will meet with splen-
did sales.
Members with wants for a General
Collection will find many good stamps
in the Miscellaneous Books on a General
or Individual Circuit. Now is the time
to get on a circuit. Plenty of books on
hand priced by last year's catalog.
P. M. WOLSIEFFER,
Sales Superintendent.
112
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
SPECIALITIES OF MEMBEKS.
From present indications the new
membership list to be issued during the
coming spring will show a greater in-
crease in interest in this feature. The
last list showed that nearly 50% of the
members published their specialties. If
you have not filed this information with
the Secretary, do so at once. The atten-
tion of new members, those who have
been admitted since the beginning of the
present Society year, is especially direct-
ed to this matter.
Wide publicity has been given the re-
port that robbers obtained $1,000,000 of
internal revenue stamps when they
broke into the offices of the Internal
Revenue Department in St. Paul Jan.
6th, 1916. A correspondent has shown
us a clipping from The Detroit Free
Press but the same item has been pub-
.ished in the press throughout the coun-
try.
Membership Medal.
The standing of those members who
have secured two or more new members
during the present Society year is (Jan.
15th, iyi6) as follows: —
PHILATELIC AOTES.
Gen. C. A. Coolidge favors us with a
coipy of the new Postage War tax stamp
of Canada, this consisting of the cur-
rent two cent stamp with the insertion
in the plate of a large letter "T", the
figure "1" and the letter "C" to the left
and right respectively. This addition to
the design is in colorless characters, the
"1" and "c" being smaller than the mid-
dle letter. These are placed in the same
position as the old "WAR TAX" occu-
pied, being on the breast of the King's
Coat. The stamps were put on sale on
Jan. 5th, 1916, The color remains un-
changed, carmine.
Gen. Coolidge also sends a copy of the
current 2 cent stamp of U. S. from the
rotary press but coiled lengthwise. The
General writes as follows — "They had
none at the Washington postoflBce, when
we wrote for the one and two cent ro-
tary press stamps, but our Secretary (of
the Detroit Branch) found a coil in the
Detroit postofiice and bought it for dis-
tribution to our D. P. S. members."
Our thanks are due Gen. Coolidge for
the stamps and notes concerning same.
Canal Zone — A correspondent advises
us that the 2 cent vermilion and black,
of 1909, Scott No. 42, has been found
with inverted center. Only about 4 5
copies unused have been brougnt to
light and strange to say were discovered
in stamp booklets.
Eugene Klein 5
Ross O'Shaughnessy 5
H. S. Ackerman 4
Van Dyke MacBride 3
M. Ohlman 2
B. W. H. Poole 2
W. G. Whittaker 2
P. M. Wolsieffer 2
In the above list only admitted mem-
bers are counted, but when the present
list of applicants shall have been admit-
ted, there will be some changes in this
standing. As it is there Is a shift of
names and one new name added. Why
not have your name among those who
may win the prize? It is not a hard
matter to interest that philatelic friend
and surely the Society offers many bene-
fits which will make It worth your while
to induce others to become members of
the A. P. S.
PROPOSERS OF APPLIOANTS.
By an oversight in the Secretary's re-
ports of Dec. 15th, 1915, and Jan. 3rd,
1916, the applications of Rev. C. B. 3.
Wright, published in the former report,
and Dr. Arthur F. Wheat, published in
the report of Jan. 3rd, the name of the
proposer was omitted. Both of the^e ap-
plications were secured by the Secietarv
and proposed by him.
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
nOARD OF DIRECTORS.
"resident — C. A. Howes, 55 Kilby St.. Boston, Mass.
Board of Vice-Presidents — H. H. Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, iS. Y.; Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder, 54 William
St., New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase, 1050 Park Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary — Wm. E. Ault, 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville, Ind.
Treasurer — ^C. F. Heyerman, 19 McGiaw Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
International Secretary — L. Harald Kjellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Ave., Scranton, Pa.
Directors-at-I..nrse — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W. H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
Sales Supt. — P. M. Wolsieffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
i^xumlner of Sales Books — A. F. Henkels, Philadelphia, Pa.
Editor of American Pliilatelist — Wm. E. Ault, Jettersonville, Ind.
Librarian — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librariau — Adam E. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgrh,
Pa
Attorney — Fred. R. Schmalzreldt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 142 S. 15th St., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
Piiilatelic L,iterature — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles
A. Nast.
Philatelic Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
Obituary — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, F. H. Burt.
Recruiting' — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee, 636 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City, N. Y.
Hand liools — C. E. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A. H. Web-
er.
Catalogue — A. B. Owens, W. B. Sprague, Dr. Carroll Chase, J.
N. Liuff, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. Worthington, J. M. Bartels,
C. K. B. iNevin, W. L. Stevenson.
Vol. XXIX*^ FEB. 15, 1916.
No. 10.
U4
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
French Colonial Red
Cross Stamps
France I ^°
France II • • • • • ^°
Dahomey • • • °^
Morocco I ■ • • • °^
Morocco II ^^
Morocco III 1*^
Alexandria ^^
Port Said • 5c
India, local overprint l|c
Guadeloupe ^ 5c
Indo China, I Local Surcharge 15c
Indo China, II Local Surcharge ... 5c
Ivory Coast 5c
Madagascar 5c
Martinique 5c
Mauretania 5c
New Caledonia I5c
Reunion, red surcharge »„ „„
Reunion, black surcharge $6.00
St. Pierre Miquelon 5c
Senegal 5c
Somali Coast 5c
Tunis °c
Upper Senegal 6c
Important selections of New Republic,
Papua, Orange and Straits Settlements
ready to send on approval.
Ferris Auction Review, a few copies
left, reduced to 35 cents post free.
EUGENE KLEIN,
142 S. 15th St.
Philadelphia, Pa.
SALES DEPARTMENT.
Members that have discontinued re-
ceiving the Circuits during the Summer
Season and all new members that have
joined since, are invited to participate
in the Sales Department.
No circuits are sent to any member
unless a request is made to the Super-
intendent with a promise to take the
best of care of the books and forward
promptly to the next member according
to the Rules and Regulations.
All of the 2000 books now on hand are
priced by old catalog values, many of
the stamps having gone up by the 1916
catalog.
Any information about the Sales De-
partment cheerfully furnished on re-
quest either to niembers or prospec-
tive members. Every stamp collector in
the United States should be a member
of the American Philatelic Society.
P. M. WOLSIEFFER Sales Supt.
31 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
A Spplement to the
STANDARD POSTAGE
STAMP CATALOGUE
is issued Monthly
Auction Sales
when conducted by responsible' high
class dealers, are admitted to be the
most remunerative channels through
which to dispose of large stamp col-
lections or single rare specimens. I
hold auction sales of stamps practi-
cally every month. If you have any-
thing choice to dispose of, write me
— it will be to your advantage.
If you do not receive my catalogues
write- for them.
Are you receiving your copy?
A live 16 page circular, the
bulk of which is devoted to
Price Changes of Importance
Illustrated Chronicle of
New Issues.
Stamp News of The Month
Sample copy on request, or
send 12c. (to cover postage )\ for-
one years subscriptiqii. , ^^^i
ELd:^ a r d Michael
iW: North Dearborn St., Chicago
SCOTT STAMP & COIN CO.,
1 127 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y...
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX
FEBRUARY 15. 1916
No. 10
The United States Aerial Postal Service.
BY RUSSELL L. STULTZ.
REFERENCE LIST OF U. 8. AERIAL DISPATCH ROUTES.
(Continued From Page 7 6.)
(xlviii.)
1912 — BOONVILLE,
IN-
AUGUST 22,
DIANA —
Postmaster, Boonville, Indiana, auth-
orized to dispatch mails by aeroplane
from the temporary sub-station on the
Fair Grounds to the post-office in Boon-
ville, on August 28, 29, 30 and 31, 1912.
The official order of the Post Office De-
partment directed that one trip one way
should be made each day by a duly
sworn carrier, and without expense to
the Department.
On one or more days of the meet,
Aviator Horace Kearney made flights
and carried mail from the field-station
located on the aviation grounds to the
main post-office, a distance of one-fourth
mile, where the pouch was dropped and
subsequently conveyed by a postal clerk
to the office for distribution through
the usual channels. While it has been
definitely determined that actual ser-
vice was performed under this authori-
zation, unfortunately no details con-
cerning the route are obtainable, the
postmaster at Boonville having failed to
supply the Department with the neces-
sary information. Neither has it been
possible to ascertain the amount of mail
dispatched in this manner, or whether
or not a distinctive cancellation was em-
ployed in connection with it. The route
was designated as "No. 633,004" in the
official records, it being the fourth
aeroplane service authorized iby the Post
Office Department for the state of In-
diana.
(xlix.)
AUGUST 24, 1912 — M'CLEANSBORO,
ILLINOIS —
Postmaster, McLeansboro, Illinois,
authorized to institute an aeroplane
mail route between the temporary sub-
station located on the aviation field and
the post-office in McLeansboro, on Sep-
tember 26, 27, and 28, 1912, his in-
structions directing that one trip one
way should be made each day by a duly
sworn carrier, and without expense to
the Post Office Department.
The service was accordingly institu-
ted by the postmaster on the dates an-
nounced, it being performed in conjunc-
tion with an Aviation and Street Circus
in progress in McLeansboro under the
auspices of the Commercial Club at the
time, at whose solicitation the route was
authorized. Aviator Horace Kearney,
who so frequently served in the role of
aerial postman, was designated to con-
vey the mails. On each of the three
days flights were made without incident,
a total of 1800 pieces being transmitted
over the aerial route.
For the occasion a special post mark
was provided by the local postal officials
and was applied to all matter conveyed
by aeroplane service. The cancellation
was — to this date — absolutely unique
116
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
in character, since the design included
an aviator and aeroplane in flight as
one of the leading features. In addi-
tion to this novelty, there appeared im-
mediately to the left the cancellation
proper, comprising four horizontal lines
of variated type reading as follows:
By AERIAL ROUTE
SEPT. 26, 27, 28, 1912.
AVIATION FIELD
McLEANSBORO, ILL.
The obliteration consisted of six hori-
zontal lines one-half inch long separat-
ed into three pairs of two each, while
the entire post mark occupied a space
3 % inches in length at the central top.
Three different colors of ink were em-
ployed, viz: purple, red and greyish
black.
Attractive cards, somewhat similar in
design to those used at Evansville, Ind.,
(See Chapter XXVII) and bearing on
the reverse an illustration of Aviator
Kearney leaning against an aeroplane,
were especially prepared for the ser-
vice All examples show, in addition to
the official cancellation, a private in-
scription composed of three horizontal
lines distributed across the face of the
card in blue ink, reading:
By Aerial Post From AVIATION AND
STREET CIRCUS
McLEANSBORO, ILL.
Auspices Commercial Club — Sept. 2 3, to
28, 1912.
The route was assigned "No. 635,-
001" in the official records of the Post
Office Department. While the first au-
thorized for the state of Illinois bearing
an individual number it, however, is not
the initial instance of such service trans-
piring within this state, the pioneer ex-
ample having been described under
Chapter XXIV.
(1.)
SEPTEMBER 10, 1912 — COLUMBIA,
TENNESSEE —
Postmaster, Columbia, Tennessee,
authorized to dispatch mails by aero-
plane from the temporary station lo-
cated on the aviation field to the post-
office at Columbia, on September 10, 11,
12, 13 and 14. The official order in-
structed that one trip one way should
be made each day of the meet, by sworn
carrier and without expense to the Post
Office Department.
From the special sub-station on the
grounds, mail was carried on Septem-
ber 10-13 to the central post-office in
Columbia, a distance of one and a quar-
ter miles. Aviator Horace Kearney, who
officiated on the two preceding routes,
was secured to make flights in connec-
tion with an aviation meet and on each
of the four days gave a remarkable ex-
hibition of mail conveyance under mod-
ern aerial conditions. Each time he at-
tained an altitude of a mile, yet al-
ways succeeded in dropping the mail-
pouch carried at a point within 100 feet
of the city post-office. Here it was
(luickly recovered and transferred to
the office for regular transmission.
As on a majority of similar occasions
a distinctive postal cancellation was pro-
vided for use in connection with all mail
received at the field-station. The post-
mark proper was of the familiar circu-
lar variety and consisted of the words
"AEROPLANE STATION" above and
"COLUMBIA, TENN." below, while the
date occupied one horizontal line in the
center. The cancellation was arranged
as follows both it and the postmark be-
ing applied in bright red ink.
AVIATION
— FIELD —
The route was designated "No. 627,-
001" in the official authorization of the
Post Office Department, it being the first
instance of aerial postal transmission
credited to this state. A total of 429
pieces of mail were carried by Aviator
Kearney on the four days during which
service was performed.
(To be continued.)
THE AMJERICAN PHILATELIST.
117
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets ivill kindly inform the Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that the
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
]Vo. 12 Fdb, 1st, 1916.
Applications Pending.
Blackmarr, B. F.
Stewart, Alexander B.
Higgins, Geo. E.
McQuillin, Clarence W.
Shultz, William S.
Hitchcock, A. H.
Mason, Herbert W.
Lehman, Robt. S.
Lafean, Barle Bernard.
Wheat, Dr. Arthur F.
Miller, Albert F.
Henriot, Jules Maurice
Glassco, Sebert M.
Baumann, Carl.
Armstrong, John M.
Scholl, E. J.
Haas, Emil de
Applications for Reinstatement Pending
1717 — Champagne, Theophile J.
219 — Corcoran, James Brewer.
17 82— Seeba, Fred C.
249 — Ashbrook, Stanley B.
3951 — Emery, Walter.
Applications Posted.
Thornton, Curr, Drawer B, Tuscola, 111. ;
Age 35; Secretary Building Associa-
tion and Farmer; Ref. W. D. George,
Tuscola, 111. ; Proposed by Wm. E.
Ault, #1908.
Mendes, Arthur de Sola, P. O. Box 49 7,
Brunswick, Ga. ; Age 33; Vice Presi-
dent and General Manager; Firm
Georgis Coast & Piedmont R. R. Co.;
Refs. C. L. Elliott, Postmaster, Bruns-
wick, Ga., M. P. Lyons, Jr., 1631
Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.; Pro-
posed by Wm. E. Ault, #1908.
O'bert, John, P. O. Box 1, Hawthorn, N.
J.; Age 33; Mirror Manufacturer;
Refs. M. Foerster, Hawthorne, N. J.,
Leonard Garbaccio, 105 Bell Ave..
Paterson, N. J.; Proposed by Vahan
Mozian #2279.
Paulin, L. R. E., The World, Room 1502
New York City, N. Y. ; Age Legal;
Journalist; Firm with "The World";
Refs. Percy G. Doane, Tribune Bldg.,
New York, N. Y., Don C. Seitz, The
World, New York, N. Y.; Proposed by
Vahan Mozian, #2279.
Forbes, Chas. S., Belleville, Mich.; Age
47; Merchant; Firm Cady & Forbes,
Belleville, Mich.; Refs. Peoples State
Bank, Belleville, Mich., D. F. Zim-
merman, Secy. Hoover Steel Ball Co.,
Ann Arbor, Mich., D. L. Quirk, Jr.,
Vice Pres. First National Bank, Ypsil-
anti, Mich.; Proposed by Wm. E.
Ault, #1908.
Wheeler, Francis, Lock Box 28, New
Castle, Pa.; Age 28; Concert Bari-
tone; Refs. First National Bank,
Mercer, Pa. ; Citizens National Bank,
New Castle, Pa. ; Proposed by Dr. W.
I. Mitchell, #1421.
Stangebye, T. L., New England, N. D.;
Age 30; Dentist; Refs. First Nation-
al Bank, New England, N. D., Henry
J. Linde, Attorney General of State
of North Dakota, Bismarck, N. D. ;
Proposed by B. W. H. Poole, #4169.
Kettlewell, G. P., P. O. Box 204, Cal-
istoga, Calif.; Age 25; Assistant
Cashier; Firm Calistoga National
Bank; Ref. H. W. Doscher, 217 Mont-
gomery St., San Francisco, Calif.;
Proposed by Wm. E. Ault, #1908.
Noble, H. Dutton, Jr., 129 South St.,
Auburn, N. Y.; Age 29; Lawyer;
Firm Brainard, Faber & Noble, 122
Genesse St., Auburn, N. Y.; Ref.,
Auburn Trust Co., Auburn, N. Y.;
Proposed by Wm. E. Ault, #1908.
Application foi' Reinstatement Posted.
455 — Lang, Lewis M., P. 0. Box 476.
Philadelphia, Pa.; Age 40; Attorney;
Firm Secretary, P. Curtis, Koemer
Co.; Refs. C. W. Kissinger, Reading,
Pa., Keystone Insurance Agency Phil-
adelphia, Pa.; Proposed by W. H.
Barnum, #585.
118
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
New Stockholdei's.
4663 — Junghanns, Robert L., P. O. Box
"C", Baymon, Porto Rico.
4 664 — Lerche, C, Amagerbrogade 8,
Copenhagen, Denmark.
4665 — Wright, Rev. C. B. B., 284 Mar-
tin St., Milwaukee, Wis.
Resignation Accepted.
4299 — Lennon, C. H., Marion, Ohio.
Resignations Received.
29 70 — Brownell, James S., Woodstock,
Vt.
19 69 — Fischesser, Alfred, Passaic, N. J.
2278 — ^Kaemmerlen, J. T., St Charles,
Mo.
445 3 — Telander, Knuth, Chicago, 111.
Changes of Address.
3177 — Becker, A. H., from 1901 Cuy-
ler Ave., to 516 Center St., 1st Flat,
Chicago, 111.
2636 — Brewer, O. D., from care Mont-
gomery Bottling Works, to Cor. Per-
ry and Columbus Sts., Montgomery,
Ala.
4275 — Davis, Dr. W. F., from 220 W.
42nd St., New York City, N. Y., to
262 Berkeley Ave., Bloomfield, N. J,
4358 — Dietz, August, from Masonic
Temple, to Cor. 12th and Franklin
Sts., Richmond, Va.
571 — ^Frechie, S. M., from 430 E. 59th
St., to 545 W. 164th St., New York
City, N. Y.
4503 — Goodman, Chas. J., from 622
Washington Bldg., to 311 Washing-
ton Bldg., Los Angeles Calif.
1146 — 'Heavenrich, Max P., to read, 936
S. Jefferson Ave., Saginaw, Mich.
4185 — Henriques, Rev. Hoyt E., from
4 44 E. First South, to 1595 Ninth
East, Salt Lake City, Utah
2121 — ^Perry, Dr. J. C, from U. S. Pub-
lic Health Service, Washington, D. C.
to U. S. Public Health Service Ellis Is-
land, N. Y.
2 618 — Tweedy, Frank, from 3416 13th
St., to care U. S. Geological Survey,
Washington, D. C.
4313 — Wunderly, L. S., from 323 N.
Illinois St., to 1003 Merchants Bank
Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind.
4 364 — Walford, John Binford, from 802
E. Clay St., to 9 04 Chamber-Layne
Ave., Ginter Park, Richmond, Va.
3251 — Cutler, Marshall, from 8 Via
Tornabuoni, to 14 Via Delia Vigua
Unova, Florence, Italy.
Change of Officers for Branch Societies.
Note the following changes in list of
officers for Branch Societies:
Branch No. 43, Passaic Stamp Club.
President — C. W. HoUiday.
Vice-President — Van Dyk MacBride.
Secretary-Treasurer — A. E. Landvat-
ter, 5 8 Irving Place, Passaic, N. J.
Trustees — J. W. Sampson and J. S.
VanNess.
Meeting held second and fourth
Tuesdays of each month at 241 Main
Ave., Passaic, N. J.
Branch No. 44, New York Stamp Society
President — J. M. Bartels.
Vice-President — ^H. M'aininger.
Secretary — W. O. Staeb, 557 Park
Place, Lyndhurst, N. J.
Treasurer — B. Schlessinger.
Librarian — J. Mouhib.
Auction and Sales Mgr. — H. M. Lewy.
Stamp Expert — ^Eugene Klein.
Membership Summary.
Total membership Jan. 15,
1916 1458
New stockholders admitted
Feb. 1st, 1916 3 1461
Resignation accepted Feb.
1st. 1916. . 1
Total membership Feb. 1st
1916 1460
Wm. E. AULT, Secy.
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
Branch Societies.
The attention of the Secretaries of
Branch Societies is called to the fact
that the new membership list is now un-
der preparation and it is the desire to
give the following information al)out
our 'branches in this list —
List of officers
Date of meetings
Place of meetings
The general Secretary should be given
this information not later than March 1
so that it may be properly included in
the publication.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
119
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vol. XXIX Feb. 15, 1916
No. 10
Publiahed at
FEDERALSBURG, MD.
WM. E. AULT, Editor, Jbffersonville, Ind.
Associate Editors
HENRY A. KIDDER, - Arlington, Mass.
L. H. KJELLSTEDT. Scranton, Pa,
subscriptions-
Free TO All Members in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— $1.00 per year for Monthly
issuea.
Supplements —
Membership List - - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, - - - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTISEMENTS-
One page, per insertion, - - , - $8.00
Half page, per insertion, - - . . 4.00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, (2 inches) per insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, - - - . .75
Five per cent {5'/i) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices-Wants or Exchanges-From members only —
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12J^ cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, ------ 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
ssue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Address all communications to the Editor.
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased to exchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITORIAL.
THE AJVNTJAL Under this heading we
QUESTION. have previously had
something to say regard-
ing the number of members who each
year allow their membership to lapse,
and that in spite of no less than four
notices to the effect that the yearly dues
are payable, two of these notices being
sent out by the Treasurer and followed
by two circular letters from the Secre-
tary. Why this state of affairs should
exist we cannot understand. It is not
a condition peculiar to the American
Philatelic Society, but it is a problem
which each year presents itself to all
stamp societies. It is odd that so many
collectors permit their memberships to
be canceled by default. This does not
happen only among the recent addi-
tions to a society, but those suspended
come from the ranks of those who have
been members for years as well as
months.
Is it a question of losing interest in
collecting or does the trouble lie with
the societies? Is it that those members
hold a grievance against the society?
If it is, and they would make it known
to the proper officers, probably some-
thing could be done to remove the cause
of their discontent. But in the majority
of cases the Society receives no re-
sponse whatever from those who are
suspended. It is pleasing to note, how-
ever, that the number of those who are
now delinquent is smaller than at any
time during the terms of office of the
present Secretary, but at that the list
is larger than it should be.
■From the few expressions which
reach us concerning this matter, it
seems fair to assume that the member
is largely to blame if he has failed to
make the most of his opportunities. The
Society should not be expected to make
a membership a thing of direct profit
without any effort on the part of the
member to make it so. It is impossible
for any society to pay direct returns to
its members for the dues which they
pay. But the A. P. S. does offer many
ways in which a member can secure
value many times over for the cost of
membership. This cannot be done un-
less the member will take advantage of
the chances offered him. Even if there
were nothing else, the rating, to use a
business term common in mercantile cir-
cles, conferred by membership in the
American Philatelic Society, should be
ample recompense for affiliation with
the Society. As a rule the simple fact
of membership is sufficient recommenda-
tion to the dealer for there to be no
other need of introduction. Those who
have ever attended a convention of the
A. P. S. need not be told of the value
and pleasure of philatelic fellowship
with other collectors.
120
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
We realize that it will never be pos-
sible to eliminate suspensions for non-
payment of dues, but when the memibers
come to take a broader view of what a
philatelic society means to them, and
enter into the proper spirit of its orga-
nization, then will they more fully grasp
the ideas which are responsible for its
existence and take the profit in the ways
open to them.
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.
Being items which seem of general
There are those who take their fa-
vorite catalogue and seem to think it
represents the last word on the subject,
but that the compilers of these works
are only human after all and make mis-
takes just the same as all the rest of us
do, is clearly shown by the following
taken from the January issue of "The
Philatelic .Journal of Great Britain" —
Mistakes In catalogues often lead to
confusion in the trade, and many of our
readers will remember the curious prin-
ter's error in Gibbons' some years ago,
when the 1/-, CC, 121/2, British Hon-
duras was priced at £125 instead of 12/6.
This led to endless disappointment on
the part of inexperienced holders of this
by-no-means scarce stamp, who tried to
dispose of their property at half cata-
logue or less. A mistake which has
crept into the latest edition is really
amusing. The Sd. New Britain, No. 9a,
is described as "double surcharge, one
omitted." This will be a puzzler for some
people, but it is quite obvious to the ex-
periened reader that the word "omitted"
should read "inverted." An error of
another class, which led to an interest-
ing sequel, occurred, also in Gibbons,
several years ago, when that scarce
stamp, the large % %, wide-spacing,
on the 1/2 piastre CC, Cyprus, which
had hitherto been catalogued at 40/-,
was priced, by a printer's error, at 4/-.
The mistake passed unnoticed for sever-
al subsequent editions and after a
time the 4/- was increased to 6/-! Last
year, however, the original mistake was
evidently traced, as the important cy-
pher was added after the "6", and in
the latest edition the stamp remains at
60/-. During the years of its temporary
depression several knowing speculators
reaped a rich harvest by buying at cat-
alogue price or less.
All of which only goes to show that
he who would be a successful philatel-
ist must give the subject considerable
study.
The following item concerning the
interest as viewed by the Editor.
stamps of Brazil, clipped from "Stamp
Collecting" of Dec. 18th, 1915, should
be of interest to those who collect these
stamps —
We learn from rBcho de la Timbrolo-
gie that a great number of stamps are
to be demonetised as from January 9th
next, these being the "Southern Cross"
issue of 1890, the series of 1891, 1893,
1894, and 1896, the overprinted news-
paper stamps of 189 8, the surcharged
set of 1899, the newspaper stamps of
1890 and 1891-93, and the postage dues
of 1890 and 1895-1901, besides various
"entires" of all sorts. The same journal
announces that the Brazilian Govern-
ment is now deliberating on a suggested
issue of postage stamps to commemorate
the sooth anniversary of the founda-
tion of Belem.
War Stamps have the right of way in
the British philatelic press at the pres-
ent time, and in fact they have been the
one absorbing topic since the early days
of the present European troubles. The
following is reprinted from the "Phila-
telic Magazine" from January, although
the same article has been used in vari-
ous of the philatelic journals coming to
our desk from Great Britain.
IJUSHTKE AVAR PROVISTOjVALS.
Bushire, a seaport town of Persia,
was occupied by the British on August
8th, 1915, and was restored to Persia
on Oct. 16th, 1915.
The British Authorities took over the
stock of Persian stamps on hand, and
overprinted them with the words "BU-
SHIRE, Under British Occupation", in
black, and issued them for the use of
our troops on August 15th. In October
last we ibriefly chronicled this issue,
and Messrs. Stanley Gibbons, Ltd., have
now kindly given us the following fur-
ther particulars, which they have ob-
tained from a gentleman in the British
Residency.
The following is a list of stamps is-
sued all overprinted on the Persian
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
ni
stamps of 1911-13 (Gibbons Type 59).
1 ch. orange and green 3227
2 ch. sepia and carmine 3680
3 ch. green and grey 3001
5 ch. carmine and brown 257
6 ch. lake and green 4050
y ch. lilac and brown 2955
10 ch. brown and carmine 2522
12 ch. blue and green 1974
24 ch. green and purple 1732
1 kr. carmine and blue 2320
2 kr. claret and green 687
3 kr. black and lilac 566
5 kr. blue and red 7 72
10 kr. rose and sepia 866
In addition to these, there was also
found in stock a few of the stamps is-
sued to commemorate the Coronation of
the Shah in 1914, and these were over-
printed the same as the others.
The numbers issued were as follows:
1 ch. deep blue and carmine ... .186
2 ch. carmine and deep blue .... 18
3 ch deep green 149
5 ch. vermilion 22
6 ch. carmine and green 29
9 ch. deep violet and brown 115
10 ch. brown and deep green .... 66
12 ch. ultramarine 58
24 ch. sepia and brown 143
1 kr. black, brown and silver . . . .174
2 kr. carmine, slate and silver ... 189
3 kr. sepia, dull lilac and silver. .139
5 kr. slate, sepia and silver 145
1 toman (10 kr. ), black, violet &
gold 170
3 tomans (30 kr. ) red carmine &
gold . . 48
As will be seen, all these stamps must
become very rare. Only 18 complete
sets were made, and the most that ex-
ists of the commonest is 186.
The 5 kr. of this issue has oeen found
with the overprint inverted.
It seems that among the various for-
ces operating among the colonial pos-
sessions of the warring countries there
must be a considerable philatelic fol-
lowing, for the "crop" of provisional
issues due to the fortunes of war has
been a prolific one, and since this is
the case it is to be regretted that there
is such a large proportion of the varie-
ties which are particularly unobtainable
owing to the extremely small quantity
manufactured
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
Members only will have the use of this
column. Rates — Per line, Including address
eingle insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 121^0. Minimum charge
for yearly notice, 50c.
JEXCHAAGK WA]VTKD. Am breaking
up a $5,000.00 general collection 100 coun-
tries. Will exchange stamps of any coun-
try in my collection for equal value U. S.,
Hawaiian, Cuba, Porto Pico, Guam, Domin-
ion Canada, or Hong Kong, 1916 Scott's
basis. Only first class .stamps cataloging
10c and indefinately up wanted. Will take
up to five copies each variety. Send list
Scott's numljers of those you have to
trade and what .vou want, will return my
trade offers, then lets do business. Society
number or references please; even trade
and no dealers. B. H. Burrell, U. S. Offlce
I^ublic Itoads, Wa.sh. D. C, A. P. S. #4629.
MATCH & MKIJKIAK, I will give fine
British Colonials or other good stamps for
any matcli or medicine stamps that I can
use for my collection, write me. H. W.
Doscher, 217 Montgomery St., San Francis-
co, Calif., P. P. S. #39.''..
APPROVAL BOOKS — Made in two styles
net price and discount. I furnish seven
colors of covers, as follows: Buff, blue,
pearl, drab, pink, brown, and green. Write
for circulars and particulars. Samples,
8-100 size books or 10-50 size for 15c post-
paid. B. Gordon Bushnell, 2715 Indiana-
polis Avenue, lidianapolis, Ind.
V'OUR xVD. should be in this column.
One member writes — "It is the best pay-
ing ad. I ever used." Low cost. Try it.
EXCHANGK WANTED, Collectors and
dealers in foreign countries who will send
me 5 to 10 of a kind of medium-priced
stamps in good condition receive equal
value in U. S., especially 50c and 1 Dollar
current issue and complete Parcel Post
sets Ic to 1 dol. New issues and War
stamps always wanted. Basis Scott or
Senf Cat. Satisfaction guaranteed. R.
1, nomas, 134 N. LaWaile St., Crncago, iii.,
U. S. A.
1916 Wholesale List.
The lowest List in America listing
thousands of varieties bv the 10 and
100.
Look through your stock and see
how many 2c stamps you have.
I offer 670 var. (no trash) for $2.
L. M. PASSMOBE,
927 S. Main St. Lo.s Angeles, OaJ,.
MEMBERSHIP MEDAL.
The standing of those members who
have secured two or more new members
during the present Society year is (Feb.
1st., 1916) as follows: —
BOSTON
AUCTION SALES
Regularly
Always ready to Buy Fine Staiiii)s
In Fine Condition. Old Stamps
on Covers Greatly desired.
B. L. DREW & CO.
7 Water St., Boston, Mass.
(Established 1885).
122
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Eugene Klein 5
Ross O'Shaughnessy 5
H. S. Ackerman 4
Van Dyk MacBride 3
L. H. Kjellstedt 2
M. Ohlman 2
B. W. H. Poole 2
W. G. WMttaker 2
P. M. Wolsieffer 2
Another name is added to tlie list
this month. Why not have yours there
also? It is not a hard matter to induce
that philatelic friend to send in his ap-
plication, for it is easy to convince him
that the A. P. S. is THE society. The
Secretary or any of the Recruiting Com-
mittee will help you. The medal will
be something on which you can always
look with pride and with the thoughts
that you have helped make the Society
stronger and assisted others in the en-
joyment of philatelic fellowship. But
remember, quality of membership comes
.before quantity.
SPECIALTIES OF MEMBERS.
From present indications the new
membership list to be issued during the
coming spring will show a greater in-
crease in interest in this feature. The
last list showed that nearly 50% of the
members published their specialties. If
you have not filed this information with
the Secretary, do so at once. The atten-
tion of new members, those who have
been admitted since the beginning of the
present Society year, is especially direct-
ed to this matter.
p. M. Wolslefler, Presldent-Manaser.
Chas. Beamish, Secretary-Treas.,
of the
5 TA M P
AIJCTIQNS
pHlLA.STAMP
CO.
We hold public Stamp Auction Sales
at regular intervals. All catalogs
"FREE" to auction buyers. Are you
on our mailing list We are members
of the A. P. S.
WANTED TO PURCHASE. *
AU Issues U. S. Prior to 1890.
Fine Unused Condition.
Singles and Blocks, also later
issues in Blocks. Particularly
1894-1895 and 1898 Issues.
Also singles Nos. 261, 262,
263, 276, 280, 282a, 283, 284,
292, 293, 323b, 324b, 327, etc.
Any quantity purchased if in
fine condition.
Submit or quote what you
have.
ECONOMIST STAMP CO.
; 87 Nassau St., New York City.
Some Rare Department Stamps
Interior 90*; Justice 24; Navy 7,'
15*. 24, 30*; Post Office 90 gray pa-
per; State 2, 7*, 10*, 12*, 30 and i
I many others Sent on approval.
Also my fine approval books of me-|
dium priced United States and Colo-
inies, British Colonies or Europe. They]
contain neither very rare stamps nor I
trash.
I F. NOYES, AUce, Texas.
I Established 1884. t
' Sveriges Filatelist-Forening!
(The Philatelic Society of Sweden) {
Founded September 18. 1886. )
Honorary Members: The Crown Prince!
of Sweden and H. M. The King of Eng- j
land Proprietor and Publisher of Svensk »
Filatelistlsk Tidskrift j
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN. |
Over 1,100 members of legal age. Ex-
cellent Sales Department with insurance
against all losses. Membership of the
A. P. S. accepted as satisfactory refer-
ence. No entrance fee. Yearly dues $1.35
American Representative.
L,. HARALD KJELLSTEDT, C. E.
SCRA3VTON, PA. j
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
123
Members only will have the use of this
column. Rates — Per line, including address
pingle insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 121^0. Minimum charge
Tor yearly notice, 50c.
GOVERNMENT ISSUE of Postal' Cards
and Letter Cards. Approval selections to
responsible collectors. S. Schachne, Chil-
licothe, Ohio.
URUGUAY. All issues wanted fdr caSh
or good ex. Especially want errors, oddi-a
ties, blocks, etc. Also Nos. 46 and ,^7 in
quantity. What have you? Want lists
filled and selections sent on approval. Col-
lection of 65 var. all fine $2.00; 100 var.
fine lot, cat. over $13.00, for $5.50. B. H._
Fehlig, 3521 Connecticut St., St. Louis, Mo.
A. P. S. 38Sl.
Want LISTS of rarities and curiosities
requested. Everything at reasonable price ,
H. Meyer, 601 Congress St., Portla-nd, Me.
Member A. P. S., M. P. S., N. P. S,, etc.
' -^ ' l—K.
AUCTION Buyers send name'' for" ' oniyi
monthly sales cats., cat. of single stamps,
sets, packets, accessories, etc., free. M.
Ohlman, 75-77 Nassau St., New York City.
■ . •*. ■ m .
WANTED for cash Imperforate; and Part
Perforate, U. S. Revenue Stai4i;p4 ;iH pairs,
strips, blocks, etc. All values, ©uplicates
taken in quantity if price is right. Send
on approval at best net price. A. P. S. No.
1702. F. P. Gibbs, P. O. Box No. .536, Clean,
N. Y.
WANTED— ^Manuscript for articles of in-
terest to our members written by members
for publication in this journal. Address
The Editor.
— -t
I AM ALWAYS ready to exchange pos-
tage Btaniys. ±>asis any catalogue. Th.
van Haelen, Bandoeng, Java, Dutch East
Indies. , A. ,P. S. 4548. j,,^^,
BRITISH COLOlVlti's mint current issues
Eolus Stamp Co., Box 343, Dept. 2, Fitch-
burg, Mass.
S,.EL,L,ING OUT good stock of stamps.
Over thirty years accumuIatiOH including
fine collection, at very low prices. Give
references, or society number, for appro-
val books; -when you have seen one, you
will want more. P. Noye.s, Alice, Tex.'
WANTED. — Nicaragua Nos. 1, to 12,
1862-1880, used. Will take large lots if
price is right. Also want original oovi'rs
of Nicaragua, particularly 1862 to 1900.
Send with lowest terms to K. A. Pernber,
■Woodstock, Vt. A. P. S. #4322.
A POSTAL will bring my fine approvals
with return postage. Give A. P. S. num-
ber; state choice. Geo. S. Chapman, 81
Mansfield St., Montreal, Canada. A. P. S.
4471.
U. S. 1861-8. All stamps of these issues,
including 3c, in small or large lots, wanted
by collector specialist!. Duplicates for
sale. W. B. Sprague, 54 William St., New
York. ' ■
YOUR SOCIETY number will bring a'
selection on approval from me. My net
priced stamps are hard to beat. Write me.
A. A. Jones, Herrin, 111.
BOOKLET PANES with guide lines and
plate numbers and complete booklets
wanted. Cash, or exchange. 1898 and 1902
issuefe especially desired. All issues with
top guides and top corner guides desired.
H. M. Southgate, Chevy Chase, Maryland.
r IT n " ■ ^—
WANTED. — Lists and offers from whole-
salers (and foreign correspondents. New
issues i'ria sets especially desired. P W
Riedell,JBoi' 40(|), Schenectady, N. Y. "
' ' '. — ~ I
' Exchd"nge"your duplicates, singly or in
lots for mine. I offer China #177 & #179
(catalogue' 2c''*ach) at 15c per 100. Other
bargains wholesale and retail. Approvals
-also, 1 South & Central Americans a spe-
cialty, also current entires. Tell me what
you want and' I'll tell you whether we can
do busm'ess with profit to both as that is
only way I deal.
' <•". L..A. BEEBE, A. P. S. #2272,
64 'Bruce ALx-eu, i Yonkers, N. Y.
_ GLASSINE paper and "Thin" hinges are
the lastoword 'for collectors' use Sample
of 'either for 2c stamp, or with 4 var. used
Dahomey stamps, 7c. A. W. Dunning, A
P. S. #'£i51, Boul. Sta., Brookline, Mass.
Ui-l. ._ ,
U. S. 1869 — Wanted, common or rare, us-
ed or unused, on or off covers, proofs
essays, etc. Small or large lots V d'
MacBrlde, 85 Ascension St., Passaic N J
EGYPT and SOUDAN. My Wholesale
price list of these countries is sent free to
any dealer on application. Collectors
specializing in these countries are request-
ed to write me, as I have several interest-
ing varieties in stock. E. L. Angeloglous
Member A.P.S., P.O. Box 873, Cairo, Egypt'
^VANTED. War stamps, war postals,
German colonies. Always glad to receive
stamps of all countries on approval As
my European Import and Export Business
has been checked greatly, would like to
correspond with business men in other
neutral countries in regard to business
possibilities. Friedr. W. Lutz, care Priedr
W. Lutz & Co., Richmond, Va. USA
nn?!f*^ SALE — Fine Gen. Collection of
8000 or 9000 var. and the accumulation of
40 yrs. of all nations. Great Bargain for
$1500.00 but must be disposed of at once.
Large amount of Literature, etc. will be
thrown in. Investigate. Address Tuck, 123
No. Main St., Oconomowoc, Wis., A. P S
No. 2549 and S. P. A. No. 1099.
BEANS — specializes in the booklet issues
of the U. S. and is always pleased to sell
or exchange book leaves. Rare varieties
especially are offered at exceptionally rea-
sonable prices. George Beans, Box 251,
Glenside, Pa.
FREE — Scarce War Stamp gratis if you
try a selection of my superior net appro-
vals. H. R. Stiles, Box 807, Schenectady,
N., Y. Member A. P. S., S. P. A., A. S. D. A.
Indian States Postage Stamps, all used,
Fine copies, 200 varieties, for $4.80. Price
lists free. C. S. Iyer, Attungal, Travan-
core, India. A. P. S. 4549.
124,
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST,
The Old Firm of M. GIWELB
offers the following stamps — Numbers
are those of Scott's catalogue.
United States 1869. 15c No. 119 $1.00
Antigua 1886, Ish No. 20 4.00
Argentine 1891, 5p No. 87 4.00
— 1899, 5p No. 134 •• -^J
Bahamas 1884, 5sh No. 30 unused. 2.25
Barbadoes 1897, 5d No. 83 unused. .80
Bechuanaland 1886, Ish No. 9 un-
used • 7-00
Protectorate 1888 Ish No.54 unused 3.00
Br. Central Africa 1898, Ip No. 55. .50
British Guiana 1882, 1 and 2c, Nos.
103-106, each 1.00
British Honduras 1888, 3c on 3d,
No. 21, unused 3.50
Cape of Good Hope 1871, 5sh No. 26 1.50
— 1882, Vz on 3d, No. 39 12.50
Ceylon 1885, lrl2c No. 127 1.50
— 1886, lrl2c No. 132 75
Chile 1905, Ip No. 78, unused 2.75
Danish West Indies 1855, 3c No. 1. 3.00
Dominica 1877, Ip No. 5 75
— 1886, 1/2P on 6d No. 13, unused.. .75
Ip on Ish No. 15, unused 75
Falkland Islands 1878, 6d No. 3, un-
used 1.00
Fernando Po 1897, 5c on 25 No. 27 .50
Gambia 1886, Nos. 12 to 19, set of
8, unused 2.00
Morocco Agencies 1898, 50c No. 206 2.00
Gold Coast, Nos. 19, 20, 21, 22 and
25, fine set of 5 5.00
Selections of stamps irill he sent on ap-
proval on receipt of satisfactory refer-
ences or deposit. All stamps are guar-
anteed genuine and in fine condition.
M. GIWFLiB, 54, Strand, London, Bug.
Member A. P. S., etc. Established 1882
I Make a Specialty of
FINE APPROVALS
and by fine I mean
GOOD STAMPS,
FINE CONDITION,
REASONABLE PRICES
Send for
62 page list describing them, also offer-
ing over 6700 stamps singly and in sets,
not to speak of packets.
W. S. ALDRICH.
Box 744 St. Joseph, Missouri.
Somali Coast 1, 2, 4, 5, 10c 1915 .07
20, 25, 30c .20
Togo %, 1, 2p on Gold Coast .15
Mexico 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10c 1915 .08
Austria Wars 3. 5, 10, 20, 25, 35h .25
Senegal 10c Red Cross .04
Br, Honduras 5c with overprint .07
Dominica 5s Geo. 1.60
MONEY LOANED ON STAMPS.
Stamp Collections, Dealers' Stocks, etc.
U. S. Premium Coin Book, 10 cents.
Entire Collections Purchased.
Approval sleections on request.
Efficient New Issues Service.
FRED MICHAEL,,
937 Madison St., Chicago, III.
WARREN H. COLSON
Offers one of the largest and most comprehensive stocks held by any profes-
sional in America, and he will be pleased to enter into correspondence with all
SERIOUS COLLECTORS
Thousands of varieties from a few cents up to the very greatest raritieec orstant
ly on view; but throughout this stock— without exception the CHOICEST in American
— there is but ONE quality— the very best.
Here, the collector, following almost any line of philatelic endeavor, will find
many pieces that are not only beautiful but, as well, unusual, to delight and satisfy
the philatelic craving.
Likewise Mr. Colson is a liberal buyer — at all times— of single rare stamps, rare
stamps on letters, and collections. His activities, however, are limited to the field
ante-dating 1900.
He is particularly interested in the Postmaster's Stamps of the United States; the
issues of the Confederate States; Carrier Stamps and Locals, and ofifers quite the best
avenue for the sale or purchase of any such in the world.
Offers of the old classic issues, such as early Mauritius, New South Wales (re-
quired for plating), British Guiana (ail issues), Switzerland, Hawaii, Dominican Re-
public, type-set issues only, and so forth, are also cordially solicited.
Postage Stamps for Advanced Collectors.
184 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
Cable Address— "Warcolson," Boston. Telephone— "Back Bay 3502."
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OF DIRJECTORS.
President — C. A. Howes, 55 Kilby St., Boston, Mass.
Board of Vice-Presidents — H. H. "Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder, 54 William
St., New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase, 1050 Park Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary — Wm. E. Ault, 728 E. Court Ave., JefEersonville, Ind.
Treasurer — C. F. Heyerman, 19 McGiaw Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
liiteruatioaal Secretary — L. Harald Kjellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Ave., Scranton, Pa.
Directors-at-Large — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W. H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OPFICKRS.
Sales Supt. — P. M. Wolsieffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia. Pa.
liixaininer of Sales Books — A. F. Henkels, Philadelphia, Pa.
Editor of American Philatelist — Wm. E. Ault, Jeffersonville, Ind.
I^ibrariau — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librarian — Adam E, Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Attorney — Fred. R. Schmalsireidt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 142 S. 15th St., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
Philatelic Literature — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles
A. Nast.
Philatelic Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
Obituary — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, F. H. Burt.
Recruitius — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee, bilti Market St., San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City, N. Y.
Hand Book — C. K. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A. H. Web-
er.
Catalogue — A. E. Owens, W. B. Sprague, Dr. Carroll Chase, J.
N. Luff, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. Worthington, J. M. Bartels,
C. K. B. .NJevin, W. L. Stevenson.
Vol. XXIX
WJT.
RT. 1, 1916.
No. 11.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX
MARCH 1, 1916
No. 11
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets will kindly inform the Recorder of
ihc Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that the
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 13. Februaiy 17th, 1916.
Applications Pending.
Henriot, Jules Maurice
Glassco, Sebert M.
Baumann, Carl
Armstrong, John M.
Scholl, E. J.
Haas, Emil de
Thornton, Curt
Mendes, Arthur de Sola
Obert, John
Paulin, L. R. E.
Forbes, Chas. S.
Wheeler, Francis
Stanagebye, T. L.
KeUlewell, G. P.
Xoble, H. Button, Jr.
Applications for Reinstatement I*endinj>.
219 — Corcoran, James Brewer
1782 — Seeba, Fred C.
249 7 — Ashbrook, Stanley B.
3951 — Emery, Walter
455 — Lang, Lewis M.
Applications Posted.
Lloyd, M. J., 2341 E. 89th St., Cleve-
land, Ohio; Age, 26; Mechanical En-
gineer; Refs., W. A. Chamberlin, A.
P. S. 4380, Cleveland Heights, O., F.
E. Ovenden, care Luck Illustrating
Co., Cleveland, Ohio; Proposed by W.
G. Whittaker, #3549.
Hovey, R. F., 212 4 Cornell Road, Cleve-
land, Ohio; Age, 25; Research Stu-
dent; Refs., Dr. Dayton C. Miller, care
School of Applied Science, Cleveland,
Ohio; Proposed by W. G. Whittaker,
#3549.
Hoskins, H. Preston, University Farm,
St. Paul, Minn.; Age, 30; Veterinar-
ian; Firm, with University of Minne-
sota; Refs. The Colwell Press, 314
Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.,
Beebe Biological Laboratories, 161
W. 3rd St., St. Paul, Minn.; Proposed
by Milton P. Lyons, Jr., #2715.
Canann, Harry L., 23 80 W. 31st St.,
Los Angeles, Calif.; Age, 32; Retail
Tobacco Dealer; Firm, Harry L. Can-
ann; Refs. Max Roth & Co., Whole-
sale Cigars, 546 S. Los Angeles St.,
Los Angeles, Calif., O. J. Root, Pa-
cific Coast Mgr. Moline Knight Auto,
1362 S. Flower St., Los Angeles, Cal-
ifornia; Proposed by Ross O'Shaugh-
nessy, #1576.
Fast, E. Edward, 13 44 O St, Fresno,
Calif.; Age, 24; Salesman (with H.
Graff & Co.); Refs. H. Graff & Co.,
Fresno, Calif.; Harry E. Dore, A. P.
S. 2810, Berkeley, Calif.; Proposed
by Chas. E. Jenney, #3565.
McPherson, E. B., Turk & Masonic Ave.,
San Francisco, Calif; Age, 44; Ceme-
tery Superintendent; Firm, with Ma-
sonic Cemetery Association, Inc.;
Refs., Anglo London Paris National
Bank, San Francisco, Cal. ; Masonic
Cemetery Association, San Francisco,
Calif.; Proposed by Ross O'Shaugh-
nessy, #1576.
Gordon, William David, care The Mine
and Smelter Supply So., El Paso, Tex-
as; Age, Legal; Manager; Firm, The
Mine and Smelter Supply Co.; Refs.,
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
127
City National Bank, El Paso, Texas,
First National Bank, El Paso, Texas;
Proposed by Wm. E. Ault, #1908.
Preston, Wm. D., 1834 E. 63rd St.,
Cleveland, Ohio; Age, 26; Receiving
Clerk; Refs., The N. J. Rich Co., Knit
Goods Manufacturers, E. 61st St. &
Euclid, Cleveland, Ohio, W. H. Bar-
num, A. P. S. 5 85, Cleveland, Ohio;
Proposed by W. G. Whittaker,
#3549.
Battanchon, Charles Francis Felix, 41,
Villa Chantelouve, Nice, France.
(Temporary address 1048 Lexington
Ave., New York City, N. Y.); Age,
46; Retired; Member of the Societe
Prancaise de Timbrologie de Paris
since 189 6 and Trustee of the Societe
Timbrologique de Nica; Ref., A. 0.
Marimian, A. P. S. 2952, Paris,
France; Proposed by Vincent Gurdji,
#129.
Applicatioiis for Reinstatement Posted.
19 25 — Davis, Holland A., M.D., 125 N.
Tejon St., Colorado Springs, Col.
Age, Legal; Refs. Chas. A. Nast,
A. P. S. 1838, Denver, Col., .J. B.
Corrin, Colorado Springs, Col.;
Proposed by Wm. B. Ault,
ifl908.
-257 6 — Tittman, A. C. 76 Pierrepont St
Brooklyn, N v.; Age. 41; Pro-
posed 'by Vahan Mozian, #2279.
2838 — Hyde, Capt. Arthur P. S., 161,
2 4th Ave., Seattle, Wash., Age,
40; Army Officer; Refs., Bank of
the Metropolis, New York City,
N. Y., Dexter Horton National
Bank, Seattle, Wash.; Proposed
by Wm. E. Ault, #1908.
Application Returned.
By direction of the Board of Vice-
Presidents, the following application
has been returned to applicant —
Miller, Albert F., San Francisco, Calif.
Deaths Reported.
1797 — Raas, E., San Francisco, Calif.,
(Jan. 25th, 1916).
2784 — Gardiner, Wm. H., Chicago, 111.,
(Dec. 5th, 1914).
Resignation Accepted.
2629 — Morris, Chas. R., Washington, D.
C.
Resignations Received.
40 60 — Freyberg, S., Asbury Park, N. J.
(formerly of Philadelphia, Pa.
39 01 — Hart, W. O., New Orleans, La.
2444 — Hill, Edwin B., Mesa, Ariz.
3288 — Moore, W. N., Sioux Falls, S. D.
3 651 — Sisson, V. E., Chicago, 111.
New Stockholders.
4 666 — Blackmarr, E. F.,, 4609 Cam-
bridge St., Duluth, Minn.
4667 — ^Stewart, Alexander B., 500-504
Chamber of Commerce, Los Ajti-
geles, Calif.
4668 — Higgins, Geo. E., care Ohio
State Telephone Co., Nasby Bldg.
Toledo, Ohio. (Note new ad-
dress.)
4669 — ^McQuillin, Clarence W., 398
Maryland St., Winnipeg, Canada.
4 670— Shultz, William S., R. D. 11, Box
25, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
4671 — Hitchcock, A. M., Sta. B, Box
152, Cleveland, Ohio.
4 672 — Mason, Herbert W., 20 3 Grand
Ave., Hackettstown, N. J.
4673 — Lehman, Robt. S., 375 Third
Ave., New York City, N. Y.
467 4 — Lafean, Earle Bernard, 175 S.
Pine St., York, Pa.
4675 — Wheat, Dr. Arthur F., 967 Elm
St., Manchester, N. H.
Reinstated.
1717 — ^Champagne, Theophile J., 110 6
Parket St., Chester, Pa.
Changes of Address.
1570 — ^Crowell, Henry C, from 519 Cax-
ton Bldg, to 415 Huron Road.
Cleveland, Ohio.
337 9 — Bmry, Geo. A., from Ryan, Iowa,
to Independence, Iowa.
26 67 — Grafe, Gustav A., from 709 Cen-
ter St., to 1212 Belmont Ave.,
Chicago, 111.
4272 — ^Grimes, J. Gordon B., from 114
Sterling St., to White Rock
Farms, R. F. D. No. 1, Pair-
mount, W. Va. (effective March
1st, 1916).
3953 — Jaegle, Charles J., Jr., from 301
Fisk St., Arsenal Sta., to 6615
Wilkins Ave., Homewood Sta.,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
128
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
39 — Lawrence, Albert E., from 221
South St., to 550 Water St., New
York City, N. Y.
4 259 — McNutt, Chas. L., from 1616 W.
leth St., to 1522 W. 16th St.,
Bedford, Ind.
4283 — Steele, H., from 87 Ziegler St.,
to 4 Laurel St., Roxbury, Mass.
40 84 — Tomes, Arthur L., from 4 4 Court
St., to 502 Classon Ave., Brook-
lyn, N. Y.
3742 — Whitney, George W., from 130
Sycamore St., Winter Hill, Mass.,
to 50 Highland Ave., Somerville,
Mass.
409 6 — Wallick, Walter, from Box 447,
Cerro Gordo, 111., to care Y. M.
C. A., Galesburg, 111.
Membership Summary.
Total membership Feb. 1st,
1916 1460
New stockholders admitted
Feb. 17th ,1916 10
Reinstated Feb. 17th, 1916 1 1471
Deaths reported Feb. 17th,
1916 2
Resignation accepted Feb.
17th, 1916 1
Total membership Feb. 17th
1916 1468
WM. E. AULT, Secretary.
EMMANUEL RAAS.
Mr. Emmanuel Raas, A. P. S. 1797,
died at his home in San Francisco, Cal.,
.Tan. 25th, 1916, aged 78 years. Mr.
Raas was a native of France and a col-
lector for many years. His collection
was a general one, but special atten-
tion was given to the stamps of France
and its Colonies. Mr. Raas's interest in
philately continued to the last, and
even during his final illness, he was
making a special study of French can-
cellations.
Mr. Raas became a member of the So-
ciety Jan. 31st 1903, and to his bereav-
ed relatives, we extend our heart-felt
sympathy in their loss.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
For Month of January, 1916.
Detroit, Mich. February 1, 1916.
STOCK FUND.
Balance forwarded $4,375.66
.January receipts 11.00
Credit balance
GENERAL FUND.
Balance forwarded $802.28
Jan. Expendi-
tures $189.10
Jan. Receipts 161.15 27.95
$4,386.66
Credit balance 774.33
INSURANCE FUND.
Insurance 1,781.67
Jan. Receipts $45.34
Jan. Expendi-
ditures 3.26 42.13
EXCHANGE ACCOUNT.
Exchange $65.83
January receipts .43
Credit balance 66.26
SUSPENSE ACCOUNT.
Suspense $23.95
January receipts 6.90
Credit balance 30.85
SUMMARY OF BALANCE.
Stock Fund $4,386.66
General Fund 774.33
Insurance Fund 1,823.80
Exchange Acct. 66.26
Suspense Acct. 30.85
Total $7,081.90
RESOURCES.
Bonds $3,489.34
Cash in Bank 3,592.56
Credit balance
1,823.80
C. F. HEYERMAN,
$7,081.90
Treasurer.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
129
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vol. XXIX Mar. 1, 1916. No. 11
Published at
FEDBRALSBURG, MD.
WM. E. AULT, Editor, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Associate Editors
HENRY A. KIDDER, - Arlington, Mass.
L. H. KJELLSTEDT, Scranton, Pa,
subscriptions-
Free to All Members in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— $1.00 per year for Monthly
issues.
Supplements —
Membership List - - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, _ " ' ". " 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTI8EMENTS-
One page, per insertion, - - , - $8.00
Half page, per insertion, - - . . 4.00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, (2 inches) per insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, - - . . .75
Five per cent (5>) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices- Wants or Exchanges-From members only —
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12]^ cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, ------ 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
saue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Address all communications to the Editor.
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased to exchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITORIAIi.
LOOAIj If we take as a basis of
CLUBS, judgment the few programs
of local societies which appear
in the philatelic press, it seems that
the matter of preparing or outlining a
fixed program for their meetings
throughout a season enters but little
into the affairs of the average club, but
as an outstanding exception to this, the
New York Stamp Society, Branch No. 4 4
of the A. P. S., prints a complete pro-
gram of their meetings for the entire
year of 1916, as will be found under the
reports of Branch Societies in this issue,
and a perusal of this program will show
that there are many interesting things
in store for their members.
Undoubtedly this fixing of a stated
entertainment for a year's meeting will
have a considerable bearing on the in-
terest to be displayed in the Society by
the members, and the fact that the at-
tractions for each meeting are known
to all the members of the society should
do much toward insuring a good attend-
ance. This to our mind, is an ideal
way to create and hold interest in club
and there is no reason why every local
organization, no matter how small its
membership, could and should not have
a series of fixed events for their gath-
erings.
Wherever there are collectors, mater-
ial exists for the outlining of a series
of entertainments, which need not
necessarily be on such an extensive plan
as that of the New York Society but
which, nevertheless, would possess
much of interest and value to the mem-
bers of the club. If more of our local
societies would endeavor to plan their
meetings in this manner, there would
be much added incentive for increased
attendance and at the same time there
would be the greatly-to-be-desired in-
ducement for other collectors to affiliate
with such societies. Much publicity
could be obtained through proper an-
nouncements in the press, both phila-
telic and general, and this would be
the means of spreading knowledge of
stamp collecting.
OFPICIAIi NOTICE3S.
Branch Societies.
The attention of the Secretaries of
Branch Societies is called to the fact
that the new membership list is now un-
der preparation and it is the desire to
give the following information about
our branches in this list —
List of officers
Date of meetings
Place of meetings
The general Secretary should be
given this information not later than
"'larch 1 so that it may be properly in-
cluded in the publication.
130
THE AMERICAN PHILAt^ELIST.
BRANCH SOCIETIES.
We are always glad to puhlifih reports of minutes of Branch Societies and the
Secretaries are requested to furnish the Editor with copy for this purpose.
Branch No. 35.
Los Angeles and Southern California
Branch.
The 20th regular meeting of this
Branch was held on the evening of Dec.
21st, 1915, in the rooms of the Palm
Stamp Co.
When Pres. Poole called the meeting
to order at 7.45 P. M. the following
members were present — Jackson, Grant,
Goodman, Riegel, Marvin, Robbins and
Davis.
As visitors we had with us Mr. Alex.
B. Stewart, who made application for
membership.
Officers for the ensuing year were un-
animously elected as follows: President,
B. W. H. Poole; Secretary and Treasur-
er, Jos. S. Davis; Directors, C. G. Kun-
kel, J. W. S. Riegel and 0. F. Jackson.
As a further inducement to members
to attend the meetings regularly and
also add to the evening's entertainment
it was proposed, voted and carried, and
the Secretary ordered to spend the sum
of $1.00 for a desirable stamp or stamps
to be given to a lucky member by a
drawing to be held at each meeting.
Several of the members present gave
their experiences in the line of hunting
down old collections, looking through
hair trunks and running down St. Louis
"Bears" (mostly teddy bears), etc., all
of which is a fascinating pastime and
makes interesting reading and telling.
Adjournment was taken at 8.30 P. M.
JO'S. S. DAVIS, Secretary.
The 21st regular meeting of this
Branch was held on the evening of Jan.
4th, 1916, at 7.40 P. M. in Mr. Good-
man's office, 311 Washington Bldg.
Unfortunately the heavy rains of all
day continued throughout the night and
cut down the attendance; nevertheless
the following were present — Poole,
Stewart, Kunkel, Grant, Marvin and
Davis.
We had with us as a visitor, Mr. Loby,
from Anaheim, Calif.
With business soon disposed of, those
present proceeded to scan the pages of
Vol. I of the Secretary's general collec-
tion of the stamps of the world issued
before 189 0. Collectors do not have to
be reminded that the stamps antedating
189 0 are all Quality stamps and a collec-
tion of that period is not judged by
QUANTITY, or the number of thousands
which we hear mentioned so much now-
a-days. Off hand, how many remember
the period of 1890? Old time collec-
tors will remember that up to 189 0
Scott's Catalogue was a paper covered
in two parts and sold for twenty-five
cents. Part I listed and priced the
stamps rnd Part II contained only the
illustrations with a reference number
under each. Nearly every type af stamp
was illustrated and from No. 1, which
was the J. M. Buchanan, to the small
Wurtemburg of 18 83, there were an
even two thousand illustrations and the
first 25 0 of these were mostly franks
and locals of the U. S. Your Secretary
commenced collecting in 18 87 and while
not using it, he still possesses the orig-
inal album and a happy reminder of his
kid days. His present collection is
mounted in Gibbons' Advanced Albums.
Our new plan of a stamp drawing
for each meeting was inaugurated this
evening and Mr. Marvin pulled down
the lucky prize, an used set of the 1913
Thibet on original cover.
Meeting adjourned at 9.4 0 P. M.
JOB. S. DAVIS, Secretary.
Branch No. 44.
The minutes of the last meeting of
The New York Stamp Society, Branch
Xo. 44, was held (date not given) at
Tuxedo Hall, 5 9th St. and Madison Ave.
"Mr. J. M. Bartels presided, 20 mem-
bers and 3 visitors being present. In
the absence of Mr. W. O. Staeb, Mr. H.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
ISI
Meininger was appointed secretary pro-
tein.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and adopted. After regular rou-
tine of meeting was finished, Mr. E. A.
Fleisher's collection of Sudan was ex-
hibited by Mr. E. Klein, Mr. Fleisher
being unable to attend, Mr. Klein called
attention to the fact that this collec-
tion was a medal winner at the recent
N. Y. Exhibition. Votes of thanks were
rendered to Messrs. Fleisher & Klein.
Mr. Jancovich also addressed and thank-
ed Mr. Klein in Arabic, a language
which is rarely heard in Cosmopolitan
New York.
Mr. Meininger gave a very interest-
ing and amusing talk on his experience
as a stamp collector.
Mr. Klein donated two handbooks on
Sudan for free drawing which were won
by Messrs. Stypman & Bggers.
Mr. jancovich returned under the
rules of the contest the president's cup,
which he had held for the past year.
Messrs. Jancovich and Schlesinger, who
were tied for the prizes for this year,
decided by drawing for the prizes. Mr.
Jancovich getting the president's cup.
and Mr. Schlesinger the N. Y. Stamp So-
ciety's cup.
Dr. Homburger has agreed to take
Mr. Schlesinger 's place and give us a
talk as per our printed program.
W. O. STAEB, Secretary.
The complete program of this Branch
is given as follows and it gives much
promise of providing much of interest
to the members.
New York Stamp Society
\>IEHICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY,
BRANCH No. 44
Tuxedo Hall, N. B. Cor. 59th St. and
Madison Ave.
1916 PROGRAM
Meetings start at 8 P. M. Visitors cor-
dially invited.
February 3. Business Session.
Exhibit: Sudan by Edwin A. Fleisher
Contest, arranged by Werner O.
Staeb.
Talk by Henry J. Meininger.
February 17. Auction.
Open Exchange.
March 2. Business Session.
Exhibit: Conference States by John
A. Klemann.
Competitive display: Ten rarest
covers.
Talk by H. M. Lewy, Esquire.
March 16. Auction.
Open Exchange.
April 6. Business Session.
Exhi'bi't: Old German States by
Theodore E. Steinway.
Competitive display: Triangular
Stamps.
Talk by Baldwin Schlesinger.
April 20. Auction.
Open Exchange.
May 4. Business Session.
Exhibit: Danish West Indies by J.
M. B artels.
Competitive display: Bisected Stamps.
Talk by Vahan Mozlan.
May 18. Auction.
Open Exchange.
June 1. Business Session.
Exhibit: United States 1861-7 by
William B. Sprague, Esquire.
Competitive display: The scarcest
ten Stamps cataloguing less than
$1. each.
Talk by H. Mouhib.
June 15. Auction.
Open Exchange.
July 6. Business Session.
Open Exchange.
July 20. Auction.
Open Exchange.
August 3. Business Session.
Open Exchange.
August 17. Auction.
Open Exchange.
September 7. Business Sess]on.
Exhibit: Aeroplane Service by Percy
McG. Mann.
Contest, arranged by Percy McG.
Mann.
Talk by Henry Moye.
September 21. Auction.
Open Exchange.
October 5. Business Session.
Exhibit: Reference Collection by
Eugene Klein.
132
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Contest, arranged by Adam J. Wag-
ner.
Talk by Edward J. Koller.
October 19. Auction.
Open Exchange.
November 2.
Business Session. Nominations.
Etxhibit: Columbian Republic by A.
Hatfield, Jr.
Competition: The most beautiful
Stamp and why.
Talk by Arnold Herrmann.
November 14. Auction.
Open Exchange..
December 7.
Business Session. Election of Officers.
Exhibit: 100 pages from the collec-
tion of Joseph A. Steinmetz.
Competitive Exhibit: Uncatalogued
varieties. Special prize offered.
Talk by Mrs. H. Held.
December 15.
Special Christmas Entertainment.
Awarding of prizes.
Free drawing. at each meeting.
MEMBERSHIP MEDAL.
Another candidate for the member-
ship medal is added to the list this
time, the standing being (Feb. 17th,
1916) as follows: —
Eugene Klein 5
Ross O'Shaughnessy 5
H. S. Ackerman 4
Van Dyk MacBride 3
B. W. H. Poole 3
W. G. Whittaker 3
M. Ohlman 2
L. H. Kjellstedt 2
V. Mozian 2
P. M. Wolsieffer 2
There is also a slight shifting of the
candidates, but the real strength is yet
to be determined when the applications
now pending shall have been admittea,
as of course credit is given only for
actual new members accepted.
Many members have sent in to the
Secretary a list of names of collectors
whom they would be willing to endorse
for membership and a campaign is now
under way to interest these prospects in
the Society. Send in as many names as
you wish, those whom you are willing to
go on record as endorsing for member-
ship, and the Secretary will use his best
efforts to get the applications, when
credit will be given to the one sending
the name.
If you want to do some recruiting on
your own account, the Secretary will
gladly furnish you with a handsome re-
cruiting leaflet and a supply of blanks.
Some one is going to be very proud of
the medal next August. Why not you?
NOTES.
Major (formerly Capt.) John Young
Reid, A. P. S. 4105, of Winnipeg, Can-
ada, writes that he is the senior Major
and second in command of the 179th
Battalion C. E. F. "Cameron Highland-
ers" of Canada and expects to go to
France within the next two months. We
hope that he may pass through the many
dangers O'f the Great War and live for
years to come to enjoy the benefits of
our hobby.
We cannot help but wonder how
many of our members located in the
various countries now at war are serv-
ing their countries. It would be inter-
esting to know who they are and in
what branches of the service they may
be.
We have received an attractive an-
nouncement and invitation for the 31st
Annual Banquet of the Rhode Island
Philatelic Society to be held in the Nar-
ragansett Hotel Parlors on Tuesday
evening, February 15th, 1916, at 6.30
P. M. Covers $1.50 each. Mr. John A.
Klemann will give a talk on "Confed-
erate States" and exhibit his specialized
collection. Election of officers for the
ensuing year will also be held.
It is not often that a Philatelic So-
ciety lives to celebrate its 31st Annual
meeting. This Society was organized
Feb. 2, 1885, and is consequently but a
few months younger than the A. P. S.
May the R. I. P. S. live and prosper for
years to come!
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
President — C. A. Howes, 55 Kilby St., Boston, Mass.
Board of Viee-Presideots — H. H. Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder, 54 William
St., New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase, 1050 Bark Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary — Wm. E. Ault, 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville, Ind.
Treasurer — C. F. Heyerman, 19 McGiaw Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
International Secretary — L. Harald Kjellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Ave., Scranton, Pa.
Directors-at-Large — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W. H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
Sales Supt. — P. M. Wolsieffier, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Examiner o£ Sales Books — A. F. Henkels, Philadelphia, Pa.
Editor of American Philatelist — Wm. E. Ault, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Librarian — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librarian — Adam E. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Pa
Attorney — Fred. R. Schmalzreidt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 142 S. 15th St., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
Philatelic Literature — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles
A Nast.
Philatelic Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
Obituary — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, F. H. Burt.
Recruiting — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee, 636 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City. N. Y.
Hand Book — C. E. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A. H. Web-
er.
Catalogue — A. E. Owens, W. B. Sprague, Dr. Carroll Chase, J.
N. Luff, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. Worthington, J. M. Bartels,
C. K. B. Nevin, W. L. Stevenson.
Vol. XXIX^ March 15, 1916
No. 12
134
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Rare United States
St. Louis, 5c, 10c, 20c.
1847, 10c strip of three on cover.
1851, 5c extra fine.
185l[ 5c vertical pair and strip of
three;
1857, Ic type I, block of three on
cover.
Set of Reprints.
1861, 3c pink on cover.
1869, 24c inverted center.
1901, Pan American 2c inverted cen-
ter, mint.
Franklin Carrier, unused.
Price on Application.
i Special: Ic Pan American invert,
very fine mint copy $40.
EUGENE KLEIN,
142 S. 15th St.
Philadelphia, Pa.
SALES DEPARTMENT.
Members that have discontinued re-
ceiving the Circuits during the Summer
Season and all new members that have
joined since, are invited to participate
in the Sales Department.
No circuits are sent to any member
unless a request is made to the Super-
intendent "With a promise to take the
best of care of the books and forward
promptly to the next member according
to the Rules and Regulations.
All of the 2000 books now on hand are
priced by old catalog values, many of
the stamps having gone up by the 1916
catalog:.
Any information about the Sales De-
partment cheerfully furnished on re-
quest either to members or prospec-
tive members. Every stamp collector in
the United States should be a member
of the American Philatelic Society.
P. M. WOLSIEFFER Sales Supt.
31 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
I Make a Specialty of
FINE APPROVALS
and by fine I mean
GOOD STAMPS,
FINE CONDITION,
REASONABLE PRICES
Send for
62 page list describing them, also offer-
ing over 6700 stamps singly and in sets,
not to speak of packets.
W. S. ALDRICH.
Box 744 St. Joseph, Missouri.
Somali Coast 1, 2, 4, 5, 10c 1915 .07
20. 25, 30c .20
Togo Vs, 1, 2p on Gold Coast .15
Mexico 1, 2, 3, 5, 10c 1915 perf.. .07
Austria Wars 3, 5, 10, 20, 25, 35h .25
Belgium 1915, 1, 2, 5, 10, 15c. .09
Br. Honduras 5c with overprint .07
Dominica 5s Geo. 1.60
MONEY LOANED ON STAMPS.
Stamp Collections, Dealers' Stocks, etc.
U. S. Premium Coin Book, 10 cents.
Entire Collections Purchased.
Approval sleections on request.
Efficient New Issues Service.
FRED MICHAEL,
5)37 Madison St., Chicago, 111,
Auction Sales
when conducted by responsible high
class dealers, are admitted to be the
most remunerative channels through
which to dispose of large stamp col-
lections or single rare specimens. I
hold auction sales of stamps practi-
cally every month. If you have any-
thing choice to dispose of, write me
— it will be to your advantage.
If you do not receive my catalogues
write for them.
Edward Michael
119 North Dearborn St., Chicago
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX
MARCH 15, 1916
No. 12
THE POSTAGE STAMPS OF TOBAGO.
By BERTRAM W. H. POOLE.
Chapter I. — -Introduction.
Few of the stamps of the British Colo-
nies of the West Indies have received
so little attention as the issues for
Tobago, if we are to judge by the scant
references made to them in the litera-
ture of our hobby. Indeed, so far as we
have been able to trace, but one gen-
eral article dealing with these stamps
has been published in the English lan-
guage and that was a very modest affair
containing practically no information
that could not be gleaned from the pe-
rusal of any catalogue. And yet the
stamps are not without interest, even
from the specialist's point of view. The
designs are neat and pleasing, there are
no perplexing varieties of perforation,
watermark and paper, and there are
several points connected with the
"duty" plates, as well as a flaw on the
"head" plate which, together with the
manner in which the type was set foi
some of the overprints, offer fair scope
for original study of a not too ambitious
character.
Historical and Geographical.
Tobago is the most southerly of the
Windward Islands belonging to Great
Britain, lying 70 miles south-east of
Grenada and about 18i/^ miles north-
east of Trinidad, of which colony it is
a dependency. The island is 32 miles
long, 8 miles 'broad at its widest point,
and has a total area of 114 square miles.
It was dscovered by Columbus in 149 8
and was named Assumption by him;
its, later name of Tobago probably arose
from the free use of tobacco by the na-
tive Caribs. Its ownership was long
contested by Holland, Spain and France,
but since 1793 it has been in the undis-
puted possession of Great Britain. The
island is volcanic, mountainous (1800
feet), picturesque, and has a remark-
ably healthy climate. Its chief exports
are rum, molasses, cocoa-nuts and live-
stock. Scarborough, its chief town, is
on the south side of the island situated
at the base of a conical hill crowned by
Port King George which, however, has
been devoid of garrison for a good many
years now. Its population numhers
about 20,000.
Its Philatelic History.
With the single exception of the Cay-
man Islands, Tobago was the last of
the British West Indian possessions to
issue postage stamps. It did not issue
stamps of its own until 1879, though its
near neighbour, Trinidad, had made use
of stamps since April 11th, 1851. Prior
to 1879, with the exception of a short
period when British stamps were used,
postage had to be prepaid in money and
this fact was indicated by the special
cancellation consisting of a double-lined
circle, broken at the top by a crown and
inscribed with the w'ords "PAID at
TOBAGO". The first stamps issued in
August, 1879, were of a provisional na-
ture for, though the design contains
nothing to indicate their use, — the only
inscriptions being confined to the name
of the Colony and the designation of
value, — the stamps were really intended
for fiscal purposes. The regular "pes-
136
THE AMERICAN PHIIxATELIST.
tage" set, inscribed with that word, ap-
peared late in 1880, its highest denomi-
nation being a modest shilling instead of
one pound as in the temporary set. The
stamps were watermarlied with Crown
over the letters "CC" and though two
years later the change to "CA" paper
was commenced it was not until 1894
that the shilling value appeared with
this watermark, and in the meantime
several changes of color had taken place
and several surcharged stamps had
made their appearance, all of which will
be dealt with in their proper places in
the followng chapters. Finally, in 1896,
a number of the Is. stamps were, by
error, printed in the color of the 6d.
and duly issued and in the same year
a provisional %d. stamp was made by
surcharging the 4d. fiscal. On .January
1st, 1899, Tobago stamps ceased to 'be
available for postage and Trinidad
stamps were used in the island instead.
In 1913 Tobago again came into the
philatelic limelight, for the first values
of a new series of stamps inscribed
"TRINIDAD & TOBAGO", for the com-
bined use of both islands, made their
appearance.
Chapter TI. — British Stamps used is
Tobago.
Until the early part of 1858 all corres-
pondence from the British West Indies
to other countries had to be prepaid in
money. The only exceptions were Bar-
bados and Trinidad, both of which is-
lands had their own distinctive postage
stamps, dating from April 17th, 1852.
in the case of the former and April 11th,
1851, in the case of the latter. In the
early part of 185 8 the privilege of using
British stamps was accorded to all those
Colonies (other than Barbados and
Trinidad) where the postal system was
under the jurisdiction of the British
Post Office, and among the offices using
these stamps was that of Scarborough,
Tobago. To prevent misunderstanding"
it will be as well to state that British
Guiana, though it had had stamps of its
own since July 1st, 1850, also used Brit-
ish stamps for its external mail for
the simple reason that its oflBces were
under the control of Great Britain so
far as foreign mail -was concerned, its
own stamps only being good for domes-
tic postage. The only British West In-
dian Colony which made no use of Brit-
ish stamps, though in later years it
issued stamps of its own, was Turks Is-
lands and the reason for this is that
at that time the Turks Is. were under
the government of Jamaica and as a de-
pendency had no postal system of its
own.
For some years prior to 1858 the
British Post Office had control of most
of the offices in the British West Indian
possessions, and this arrangement con-
tinued until May and June, 1860, when
the transfer of the management of the
posts to the various local governments
was carried into effect. The many ad-
vantages afforded by the use of postage
stamps over the somewhat cumbrous
system of payment in money were so
obvious that in most cases the Colonies
issued stamps of their own as soon as
they had to manage the working of
the postal system themselves, though
Tobago, as we have already stated, did
not issue distinctive stamps until 1879.
Even before 1860 it had been intend-
ed to give the Colonies local government
in the management of postal affairs,
though that some of them were not al-
together anxious to assume the respon-
sibility is shown by the following ex-
tract from the Fourth Report of the
Postmaster-General of Great Britain
referring to postal affairs in 1857, viz: —
The recommendation of my predeces-
sor that such of the West Indian Posts
as are still under the direction of the
British Office should be placed under
that of the local Governments has not
yet been adopted, the Houses of As-
sembly of Jamaica and some of the
smaller colonies having adopted re-
solutions adverse to this measure.
In the next Report, covering events for
the year 185 8, we find the following note
relating to the use of British stamps:- —
It having been found that the use of
English postage stamps at Malta,
Gibraltar, and Constantinople led to
THE AMERICAN PHI1.ATELIST.
137
no forgery, the privilege has been ex-
tended to the British West Indies, and
to the foreign ports touched at by
the Mail Packets on the Western
Coast of Africa. It is obvious that
such an arrangement is only appli-
cable when the whole of the postage
belongs to the British Post Office.
The home government were, however,
convinced that the posts could be work-
ed more officiently under local direc-
tion, and in the Sixth Report, that for
1860, we find the following interesting
announcement : —
From a conviction that the present
West Indian Posts could be more
efficiently and economically managed
on the spot, by the colonial govern-
ments, than at a great distance by
this office, a transfer of these posts to
the local authorities was recommend-
ed by this Department more than four
years ago; but the Legislature of the
colonies were averse to the change,
and the transfer was consequently
postponed.
Under these circumstances, it was
deemed expedient by my predecessor
to send a superior officer to the West
Indies, to examine the whole working
of the system, with a view to im-
provements and greater economy.
The gentleman selected was Mr. An-
thony Trollope .... One ad-
vantage arising from Mr. Trollope's
visit was to place, in a yet clearer
point of view, the propriety of call-
ing upon the colonies to manage their
own Post Offices; and your Lord-
ships and the Duke of Newcastle hav-
ing concurred in the expediency of the
measure, it has now been formally
announced to the West Indian colo-
nial governments, that on the 1st
May next (with a proviso that in Ja-
maica the period may, if desired, be
postponed to the 1st. June) this De-
partment will cease to charge itself
with the management of the West
Indian posts, and that from that day
the colonial governments must them-
selves undertake their control.
After the 1st May, therefore, or at
latest the 1st June, the British Post
Office will no longer have the direc-
tion of any colonial post offices, ex-
cept those at the military stations of
Gibraltar and Malta.
In the next Report, that for 1861, for-
mal announcement was made of the fact
that the control of the post offices to
the various local governments had been
effected viz: —
The transfer of management of the
Posts in the West Indies from this
office to the local Governments, an ob-
ject long desired by this Department,
from a conviction that the direction
on the spot would be much more ef-
ficient and economical than when con-
ducted at a distance, was last year
carried into effect, and a like trans-
fer was made at Hong Kong. With
the exception, therefore, of the mili-
tary stations at Gibraltar and Malta,
the British Post Office has no longer
the management of any colonial of-
fice whatever.
Tobago was one of the colonies partic-
ipating in the privilege of using Brit-
ish stamps, the particular denomina-
tions used being: —
Id red, wmk. large Crown, perf. 14
Scott's #22.
4d rose, wmk. large Garter, perf 14;
Scott's #2 6.
6d lilac, wmk. Heraldic Emblems,
Scott's #27.
Is. green, wmk. Heraldic Em'blems,
Scott's #28.
These stamps used from Tobago can,
of course, only be distinguished by the
cancellation, which consists of a flat
oval obliteration containing the letter
"A" followed 'by the numerals "14.''
Above the "A14" are three parallel lines
of unequal length, below are three simi-
lar lines, and at each side are two
curved lines. A date stamp, circular in
shape, was stamped on the letters but
this was rarely used as a cancellation.
This obliterating mark was similar to
those used in England at that period
and formed one of the series of so-call-
ed "provincial" numbers. Each post-
office under the jurisdiction of the Brit-
ish Post Office was given a distinctive
number and "A14" was chosen as the
138
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
number for the post-oflQce at Scarbor-
ough., Tobago, through which all the
island's mail passed.
These British stamps used in Tobago
are of the highest interest to specialists
in the stamps of that Colony and should
certainly be included in any collection
aiming at historical and philatelic com-
pleteness. They are rare as may easily
be understood when the small volume
of postal business from Tobago at that
time is realized, and some idea of their
rarity may be gathered from the fact
that the only one priced in Stanley
Gibbons' latest catalogue — the six-
pence— is quoted at $7.50.
Reference list.
1858-60. — ^Contemporary stamps of
Great Britain used at Tobago and
cancelled "A14".
Wmk. Large Crown for the Id; Large
Garter for the 4d; and Heraldic
Emblems for the 6d. and Is. Perf.
14.
Id rose-red.
4d. rose
6d lilac
Is. green
(To he continued.)
A FREAK ENVELOPE.
Mr. Alvin Good kindly sends for in-
spection an U. S. stamped envelope
which is an oddity of the first water.
On the face is impressed a copy of the
1907-10 series One Cent Die A, while
on the back, on the left section of the
envelope, appears an impression of the
Two Cent stamp, almost exactly under
the stamp on the face. Mr. Good in-
forms us that his information is that
only three copies of this variety were
found.
OFFICAL NOTICES.
Branch Societies.
The attention of the Secretaries of
Branch Societies is called to the fact
that the new membership list is now un-
der preparation and it is the desire to
give the following information about
our branches in this list —
List of oflacers
Date of meetings
Place of meetings
The general Secretary should be given
this information at once so that it may
be properly included in the publication.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
The present Secretary will positively
not be a candidate for re-election at the
coming Convention. He is now serving
the fourth year of his office and feels
that it is impossible for him to continue,
even if such was the desire, as he has
been obliged to lay aside many personal
matters, but the demands upon his time
are now such that he feels unable to
devote the necessary efforts to the work.
WM. E. AULT, Secy.
MEMBERSHIP MEDAL.
At this writing (March 4th, 1916)
the standing of the contestants for the
Membership Medal is as follows, only
admissions being counted.
Eugene Klein 5
Ross O'Shaughnessy 5
H. S. Ackerman 4
Vahan Mozian 4
Van Dyk MacBride 3
B. W. H. Poole 3
W. G. Whittaker 3
L. H Kjellstedt 2
M. Ohlman 2
John M. Stonier 2
P. M. Wolsieffer 2
W. O. Wylie 2
Remember the Secretary is ready and
willing to assist you to secure the ap-
plications of your philatelic friends.
The possession of the medal so kindly
offered 'by the Pacific Philatelic Society
will bring joy to some one next Conven-
tion time. It can just as well be you!
There are hut five months before the
final count will be made. Get busy.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
139
NEW ISSUE CHRONICLE
Edited by Henry A.Kidder, Arlington, Mass., to whom all information concerning
new issues or discoveries should be addressed.
Argentine.^ — The Argentine postal au-
thorities are having paper troubles and
various expedients are being tried. The
Ic, 2c and 5c have been seen on un-
watermarked paper, and the 10c and
24c on paper watermarked four arrow
heads, one in each corner.
Australia. — This Commonwealth has
also been having trouble with the paper
question, the Kanger'oo stamps having
recently appeared on three kinds of
paper: a. watermarked wide crown and
wide A; b. watermarked large crown
and narrow A; c. watermarked narrow
crown and narrow A.
Azores. — The two charity stamps
noted under the head of Portugal have
been overprinted for use in this Colony,
with the word "Acores."
Canada. — The diflBculty of providing
a 3c War Tax stamp without making a
permanent issue was at last met by in-
serting in the plate of the 2c, like the
words "War Tax" of the Ic, in colorless
characters, a large "T" with "1" at the
left and "c" at the right.
Chile. — A provisional has appeared in
Chile to meet the postal needs of the
people, the 2c green on white envelope
having been surcharged "10" in three
places, with "Diez Centavos" below the
stamp.
Congo. — -New stamps have been pro-
vided for Belgian Congo, the designs
being the same as the previous issue
with the exception of the 5c, 10c and
25ic stamps. These have the words
"cinq," "Dix," and "Vingt-cinq" work-
ed into the margin at the top. With
this addition, these three values are
printed in the old colors, while all other
values are in new colors.
5c green and black.
10c carmine and black.
15c blue green and black.
25c blue and black.
40c red brown and black.
50c brown and black.
Ifr olive and black.
5fr ochre and black.
Denmark. — The 1 and 5 ore values
of the official set and the 5k value of
the postage set have been seen on paper
watermarked multiple crosses.
Dominican Republic. — The locally
printed set, overprinted "1915" in red,
is now complete, and we give the full
list for convenience.
%c violet and Wack.
Ic yellow brown and black.
2c olive green and black.
5c megenta and black.
10c gray blue and black.
20c carmine and black.
50c green and black.
Ip orange and black.
Ecuador. — ^The 3c value of the 1911-
13 set has appeared in a single color,
like the 5c previously noted.
3c black.
Hungary. — >A provisional postage due
stamp has been issued 'by the Hungarian
postal authorities.
20f on lOOf green.
Lourenzo Marques. — The Stamp Lover
notes two new provisionals for this Col-
ony, the 5r of 1911 and the %c of 1914
being perforated diagonally and each
half surcharged "%". A third provi-
sional is also reported, Scott's No. 80
being surcharged "Dois" in black.
"%" on half of 5r orange; sur-
charge black.
"%" on half of %'C black; sur-
charge red.
"Dois" on 15r gray green.
Maoao. — This Colony has issued a
new value in the type of 1913.
8a lilac brown.
Mauritius. — The Stamp Lover reports
the issue of the 5'c King George stamp.
5c gray and rose.
Mexico. — The new Ip stamp of the
engraved set has been issued from the
Government Printing Office in Mexico
City. It is the same size and shape as
the 40c. previously chronicled, but shows
a picture of the Vera Cruz Lighthouse.
The title is printed below the frame to
the left and the name of the printer to
140
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
the right, the stamp being in two colors.
The 2c, 5c and 10c values of the por-
trait set have been issued perforated
12.
Ip yellow brown and black.
Nauru. — Six values of the current
English stamps have been overprinted
"Nauru" for use in this island, for-
merly one of the German Marshall Is-
lands group. The values so treated
are the 1/2 d, Id, 2y2d. 2sh6d, 5sh and
lOsh.
New Zealand. — The V26. King George
stamp has been overprinted "Official"
for official use.
Nicaragua. — The 35c of 1912 has been
seen with a new surcharge, "Vale — C$
0.0'2."
2c on 35c green and chestnut; sur-
charge black.
Peru. — Two new provisionals have
been issued for this country, the 12c of
19 05 and the 10c of 1907 having been
surcharged with new values and date,
"1915" in deep lake.
"Un Centavo" on 10c red brown
and black.
"2 Centavos" on 12c deep blue
and black.
Poland. — A local committee of citi-
zens, in Warsaw, with the consent of
the German authorities, has issued a
series of stamps to be used for the de-
livery of local mail. The stamps are
printed in two colors, and show the coat
of arms for Warsaw on the 5gr and the
Polish Eagle on the lOgr. The 5gr was
not issued unsurcharged, being trans-
posed into a 6gr stamp before issue.
The lOgr has also been seen surcharged
"2".
2gr on lOgr red and yellow; black
surcharge.
Dgr green and yellow.
6gr on 5gr green and yellow; black
surcharge.
lOgr red and yellow.
Portugal. — This country has issued
two stamps "Para os Pobres," or "For
the Poor", translated freely. The de-
sign shows a sitting female figure of
heroic size, holding her cloak over a
mother and her child and an aged man,
with "Para os Pobres" at the bottom,
"Republica Portuguesa" at the top, and
"Correio" and the value in words work-
ed into the background. These are
charity stamps, rather than war stamps,
though a government issue and good for
postage.
Ic carmine.
2c plum.
Russia. — Three stamps of the Roman-
off set have been issued on very thick
paper, and perforated 12, with an in-
scription and the coat of arms of the
Empire in black on the back, indicating
that they may be used instead of money.
They are also good for postage.
10k blue.
15k red brown.
20k olive green.
Spanish Offices in Morocco. — The cur-
rent Spanish stamps have been over-
printed "Protectorado Espanol en Mar-
ruecos" in three lines horizontally on
the 1/4 c and diagonally on the other
values, in red on the ''Ac, 15c, 20c, 25c,
30c, and 50c, and in blue on the 10c,
40c and Ip.
Switzerland. — Mekeel's Weekly notes
the issue of a new provisional, the 70c
of 19 07-08 having been surcharged "80"
twice, with the old value obliterated like
the previous provisionals. The perma-
nent 13c stamp has also been issued.
13c dark olive.
80c on 70c dark 'brown and buff;
surcharge black.
Two charity stamps were issued
around the first of the year, one show-
ing a boy and the other a girl, with
"Pro .Juventate" above and "Helvetia"
below. They are sold at an advance of
o centimes over the face.
5c dark green on buff.
10c red on buff.
Venezuela. — Several more values of
the new set, in addition to those noted
in November, have been issued in the
same design as the others.
5c deep green.
25c bright blue.
40c blue gray.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
141
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPOR ATKD
Vol. XXIX Mar. 15, 1916.
No. 12
Published at
FEDERALSBURG, MO.
VVM.. E. AULT, Editor, Jefferson ville, Ind.
ASSOCIATK BniTORS
HENRY A. KIDDER. - Arlington, Mass.
L. H. KJELLSTEDT. Scranton, Pa,
■^aBSCRIPTIONS—
Free to All Members in Gouo Standing.
To Non-Members— $1.00 per year for Monthly
issues.
Supplements —
Membership List - - - 50 cents
Coaventioa Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, - - - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly iasucM 10 cents
ADVERTISEMENTS—
One page, per insertion, - - , - $8.00
Half page, per insertion, - - - . 4. 00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, (2 inchesi per insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, - - - . .75
Five per cent (55«) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices- Wants or Exchauges-From members only —
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12}4 cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, ------ 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
I5th of each month to insure insertion in following
saue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
'Address all commitnicalions to Ihe Editor.
EXCHANGES— We will be plea.8ed to exchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam "«E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., PittsTaurgh, Pa;, one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITORIAL.
A QUESTION In some manner
OF NUMBERS some have desired to
create an impression
that the A. P. S. and other philatelic
societies are "fighting for supremacy."
but how such an absurd idea could get
even past the incipent stage is more
than we can comprehend. The Ameri-
can Philatelic Society does not in the
least envy the position of any other
organization; rather is it pleased to
note the philatelic interest in general
which makes it possible for so many
societies to prosper, although we are of
the opinion still that "too many cooks
spoil the broth," and it would be far
better if all the efforts now expended
were concentrated, not simply in one
Society, but in, say two, one such as is
the American Philatelic Society, and
another designed mainly to attract the
younger body of collectors, but even in
the latter there would be need, and
really a cause, for membership of many
of the other class of iphilatelists.
Numbers never did count, as it takes
a great deal more than a mere quantity
to get anywhere. Unless those who
compose an organization of any char-
acter will take an interest in the work-
ings of that body and be loyal to the
aims for which it was created, pos-
sessing at the same time sufficient in-
terest in the object responsible for the
association, there will always lack that
spirit or feeling of kindred ties which
contribute so vastly to the success of
any organized body.
The American Philatelic Society is
not a rival of any other society. To the
contrary it is in accord with the spirit of
all such philatelic organizations.
DIGNIFIED We are in receipt of,
"BOOSTING." a privately printed post
card from Dr. John M.
Holt, Editor and Publisher of "Every-
body's philatelist," on the face of which
just beneath a copy of the seal of the
American Philatelic Society, appears the
following: —
If not a memiber of the
American Philatelic
Society
BE PATRIOTIC
and join. Sustain the
premier national organ-
ized arm of your ideal
recreation. The writer
will furnish information
and application blanks.
This is the kind of publicity that at-
tracts by the dignity of its statements
and gives reasons beyond the usual
inducements of gain or commercial
standing. It appeals to the inner being,
and should create a desire to be known
as one who takes interest in that which
will redound to the benefit of all.
142
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
POSTAGE STAMPS OF ANTIGUA.
BY F. J. MELVILLE.
(Editor of The Postage Stamp.)
Reprinted from the Jan. 8th, 1916 issue of The Postage Stamp.
The Perkins Bacon Stamps.
Of all the colonies in the British Em-
pire, the ones which enjoy the most
substantial popularity with the collec-
tor are those which commenced their
philatelic history with an engraved
stamp from the house of Perkins, Bacon
& Co. That firm engraved and pro-
duced the first adhesive postage stamp
of Great Britain in 1840, a stamp the
simple beauty and utility of which have
never been surpassed by any of the later
modes of manufacturing stamps. There
was a family resemblance about most
of these early Perkins Bacon stamps, a
resemblance which consists in the
mounting of a simple profile of Queen
Victoria on a ground of finely reticulat-
ed lines. The head dies used for the
Colonial stamps were different from that
used for the English stamps, but in a
few cases the general treatment of the
stamp as a whole brings the design in-
to fairly close resemblance with that of
the English penny stamp.
Design.
This family connection is easily recog-
nisable in the first stamp of Antigua,
the head for which was engraved by
Charles Henry Jeens, an engraver of
high ability, who it is interesting to re-
call, had artistic associations with Ed-
ward Henry Corbould, who drew the 5s.
coin stamp of New South Wales, and was
the son of Henry Corbould, who drew
the portrait of Victoria from Wyon's
medal for the first adhesive postage
stamp. Mr. Jeen's head die for Antigua
was also used as an oval medallion for
the first stamps of the Turks Islands.
The Antiguan design consists solely
of the profile portrait on a reticulated
ground, with plain tablets of colour
above and below inscribed in uncolored
letters "ANTIGUA" and "SIX PENCE"
respectively. The ground pattern is en-
closed by a thick line border and outside
that is a thin line extending all round
the stamp. The whole of this design on
a die consisting of a small block of pre-
pared steel formed the master die from
which, by the transfer roll process, the
plates of 120 stamps were rolled in.
These plates, also of steel, were arrang-
ed in ten horizontal rows of twelve,
and are thus just about half the size of
the majority of the early British and
Colonial plates constructed by this firm
(they were usually 240 set).
The First "Six Pence."
The first order for stamps from Anti-
gua was apparently for stamps of the
sixpence denomination, as this was the
first to be sent out, intended, no doubt
for use on single rate ( y^ oz. ) letters
to the United Kingdom. The first con-
signment— 8000 stamps — was s^nt out
to the colony on July 1, 1862, just two
years after the date at which the Home
Government had transferred its direc-
tion of the colonial post office to the
colonial authorities in the West Indies
(May 1, 1860). These stamps were
printed in blue-green on a dull white
wove paper without watermark, rough-
ly perforated 14 to 16. Another per-
forating machine was used, alone, and
also in conjunction with the one gauging
14 to 16; this was the machine gauging
11 to 13; but the stamps perforated
wholly or in part by the 11 to 13 ma-
chine were only in the nature of trials,
and although unused specimens are fa-
miliar to collectors they were not issu-
ed in the colony.
To be continued.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
143
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets will kindly inform the Recorder o/
ihe Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that the
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 14.
March 4th, 1916.
Applications Pending.
Thornton, Gurt
Mendes, Arthur de Sola
Obert, John
Paulin, L. R. E.
Forbes, Chas. S.
Wheeler, Francis
Stangebye, Dr. T. L.
Kettlewell, G. P.
Noble, H. Button, Jr.
Lloyd, M. J.
Hovey, R. F.
Hoskins, H. Preston
Canann, Harry L.
Fast, T Edward
McPherson, E. B.
Gordon, William David
Preston, Wm. D.
Battanchon, Charles F. F.
Applications for Reinstatement Pending
•455 — Lang, Lewis M.
19'25 — Davis, Dr. Holland A.
2576 — Tittmann, A. O.
2838 — Hyde, Capt. Arthur P. S.
17 82 — Seeba, Fred C.
Applications Poste^J.
Ruellan, H., 633 Market St., San Fran-
cisco, Calif.; Age 35; Railway and
Steamship Agent; Firm Southern
Pacific Co. ; Proposed by Ross
O'Shaughnessy, #1576.
Ells, Harry H., 203 Gratiot Ave., De-
troit, Mich.; Age 36; Physician; Ref.
The Detroit Savings Bank (Gratiot
Ave. Branch.) Proposed by John Kay
#748.
Robb, William, 350 California St., San
Francisco, Calif.; Age 24; Clerk;
Firm with Balfour, Guthrie & Co.;
Ref. E. P. Seebohm, 250 Market St.,
San Francisco, Calif. ; Proposed by
Robs O'Shaughnessy #1576.
Sautter, Adrien, 415 N. Lawrence St.,
Wichita. Kansas; Age 63; Retired;
Refs. Dr. W. I. Mitchell, Wichita,
Kansas, A. P. S. 1421; Geo. E. King,
Wichita, Kansas, A. P. S. 3785; Ro^b-
ert C. Edgar, Wichita, Kansas A. P. S.
4028; Proposed by F. R. Hayworth,
#4477.
Brown, Edwin B., 55 Chambers St., New-
Haven, Conn.; Age 37; Accountant;
Firm Manager Yale Brewing Co.,;
Ref. Peoples Bank & Trust Co., New
Haven, Conn; Proposed by Wm. E.
Ault #1908.
Dunton, Wm. Rush, Jr., East Evesham
Ave., Govans, Maryland; Age 47;
Physician; Proposed by Geo. W. Tay-
lor, #4417.
Williams, Edward H., Jr., Woodstock,
Vt.; Age 67; Retired Mining Engi-
neer; Refs. Woodstock National Bank
Woodstock, Vt. ; Scott Stamp & Coin
Co., New York City, N. Y.; Eugene
Klein, Philadelphia, Pa.; Proposed
by K. A. Pember, #4322.
Colman, S. E., 634 Keefer Place, Wash-
ington, D. C; Age 47; Stamp Dealer;
Refs. H. F. Dunkhorst, 1005 7th St.,
Washington, D. C; Willard O. Wylie,
Beverly^ Mass.
Applications for Reinstatement Posted.
2877 — Flerlage, L. J., 4229 Franklin
Ave., Norwood, Ohio; Age 35; Con-
tract Clerk; Firm C. C. C. & St. L.
Ry. Co. ; Ref. Jacques Krebs, Stamp
Dealer, 1279 Third Ave., New York,
N. Y.; Proposed by C. V. Webto.
#3110.
191 — King, W. R., P. O. Box 584,
Grand Island, Neb.; Age 48; Commis-
sion; Firm Secy.-Treas. Bradstreet &
Clemens Co., Secy.-Treas. Blain Horse
& Mule Co.; Ref. I. R. Alter, Cashier,
First National Bank, Grand Island,
Neb.: Proposed by Ora E. Stark, No.
4497.
144
IriE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
New Stockholders.
4676 — Henriot, Jules Maurice, 1170 St.
Jolin Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
4677 — ^Glassco, Sebert M., 2 8 King St.,
E., Hamilton, Ont., Canada.
467 8 — Bauman, Carl, 22 Cottage St.,
South Orange, N. J.
4679 — Armstrong, Dr. John M., 1040
Lowery Bldg., St. Paul, Minn.
4680 — Scholl, E. J., 178 Nelson Ave.,
Jersey City, N. J.
4681 — Haas, Emil de, 750 E. 225th St.,
New York City, N. Y.
Reinstated.
219 — ^Corcoran, James Brewer, 9 5
Maple St., Springfield, Mass.
2497 — Ashbrook, Stanley B., 20 Wig-
gins Block, Cincinnati, Ohio.
3951 — Emery, Walter, P. O. Box 255,
Panama, Republic of Panama.
ton, D. C, to Bureau of Civil Service
Manila, Philippine Islands.
3212 — Flick, T. E., from care First
Texas State Ins. Co., to 1802 Ave.
"O", Galveston, Texas.
3547 — Hart, Edward G., from 88 Lawn-
view Ave., Euclid, Ohio, to 1760 Ava-
lon Road, Cleveland, Ohio.
4366- — Stuck, Oliver J., from 587 E.
Jefferson St., to 383 Elmwood Ave.,
Dtroit, Mich.
3549 — Whittaker, W. G., from 613 Cax-
ton Bldg., to 315 Caxton Bldg.,
Cleveland, Ohio.
1242— Works, Wm. F., from P. O. Box
644, Amity ville, N. Y., to Brookfield,
Worcester Co., Mass.
35^9 — Kalse, H. F., from 219 McDer-
mott Ave., Winnipeg, Canada, to P. O.
Box 280, Norwood, Man., Canada.
Membership Summary.
Resignations Accepted.
4481 — Atcheson, A. W., Detroit, Mich.
4461 — ^Bell, Mrs. J. Lowrie, New York
City, N. Y.
Changes of Address.
742 — Averill, D. M., from Bandon,
Oregon, to 164 E. 12th St., Portland,
Oregon.
2655 — ColsoD, Everett A., from care
Civil Service Commission, Washing-
Total membership Feb. 17,
1916 1468
New stockholders admitted
Mar. 4th, 1916 6
Reinstated Mar. 4th, 1916 3 1477
Resignations accepted Mar.
4th, 1916 ^2
Total membership Mar. 4th,
1916 1475
W'M. E. AULT, Sec'y.
PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.
By the International Secretary.
G'E'RMANIA BERICHTE, Vol. XIX No.
11-12. December 10, 1915. Pub-
lished at Leipzig by the "Germania
Ring."
REVISTA de la SOCIEDAD FILATELI-
CA ARGENTINA. Vol. XIX No. 5.
Sept. and Oct, 1915. Published at
Buenos Aires by the Philatelic So-
ciety of Argentina.
SVENSK FILATELISTISK TIDS-
KRIFT. Vol. XVI No. 10. Dec. 15,
1915. Published at Stockholm by the
Philatelic Society of Sweden.
DER PHILATELIST. Vol. XXXVI No.
12. Dec. 1915. Published by the In-
ternationaler Philatelisten - Verein,
Dresden.
By the Editor.
THE COLLECTORS JOURNAL. Vol. VI
No. 6. Jan. 1916.
THE PHILATELIC GAZETTE, Vol. V
No. 12 and Vol. VI No. 1, Dec. 1915
and Jan. 1916.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
145
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
Members only will have the use of this
column. Rates — Per line, Including address
single insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 12 %c. Minimum charge
for yearly notice, 50c.
KXCHAKGE WANTED. Am breaking
tip a $5,000.00 general collection 100 coun-
tries. Will exchange stamps of any coun-
try in my collection for equal value U. S.,
Hawaiian, Cuba, Porto Rico, Guam, Domin-
ion Canada, or Hong Kong, 1916 Scott's
basis. Only first class stamps cataloging
10c and indefinately up wanted. Will take
up to five copies each variety. Send list
Scott's numbers of those you have to
trade and what you want, will return my
trade offers, then lets do business. Society
number or references please; even trade
and no dealers. B. H. Burrell, U. S. Office
Public Roads, Wash. D. C, A. P. S. #4629.
MATCH & MEDrCINE, I will give fine
British Colonials or other good stamps for
any match or medicine stamps that I can
use for my collection, write me. H. W.
Doscher, 217 Montgomery St., San Francis-
co, Calif., P. P. S. #395.
APPROVAL BOOKS — Made in two styles
net price and discount. I furnish seven
colors of covers, as follows: Buff, blue,
pearl, drab, pink, brown, and green. Write
for circulars and particulars. Samples,
8-100 size books or 10-50 size for 15c post-
paid. B. Gordon Bushnell, 2715 Indiana-
polis Avenue, lidianapolis, Ind.
yoiJR AD. should be in this column.
One member writes — "It is the best pay-
ing ad. I ever used." Low cost. Try it.
EXCHANGE WANTED. Collectors and
dealers in foreign countries who will send
me 5 to 10 of a kind of medium-priced
stamps in good condition receive equal
value in U. S., especially 50c and 1 Dollar
current issue and complete Parcel Post
sets Ic to 1 dol. New issues and War
stamps always wanted. Basis Scott or
Senf Cat. Satisfaction guaranteed. R.
iiiumas, 13 4 N. LaSaile at., Cnicago, lU.,
U. S. A.
I SPECIALIZE in Jamaica. Have a fair
.stock of the better sorts. Many used,
.some in blocks. Also some fine Brit. Col-
onials, Great Britain, Hayti, etc. Prices
very low. Send your Society No. and I
wili send on approval. Geo. A. Goubault,
Annotto Bay, Jamaica, B. W. I. A. P. S.
4640, S. P. A. 1932.
iSveriges Filatelist-Forening
(The Philatelic Society of Sweden)
Founded September 18, 1886.
Honorary Members: The Crown Prince
,of Sweden and H. M. The King of Eng-
f land Proprietor and Publisher of Svensk
! Filatelistlsk Tldskrlft
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.
Over 1.100 members of legal age. Bx-
Icellent Sales Department with insurance
] against all losses. Membership of the i
A. P. S. accepted as satisfactory refer- i
ence. No entrance fee. Yearly dues $1.35 j
'American Representative. j
L. HARALD KJELLSTEDT, C. E. I
SCRANTON, PA. I
THE NEBRASKA PHILATELIST, Vol.
I, Nos. 6 and 7. Dec. 1915 and Jan.
1916.
THE NATIONAL PHILATELIC SO-
CIETY BULLETIN, Nos. 9 and 10.
Dec. 15, 1915 and Jan. 15, 1916.
THE STAMP TRADE, Vol. I Nos. 9 and
10. .Ian. and Feb. 1916.
THE STAMP JOURNAL, Vol. 9 No. 1,
Jan. 1916.
THE ECONOMIST BULLETIN, Vol. 3,
Nos. 4 and Z, Jan. and Feb. 1916.
COLLECTORS' COMPANION, Vol. I
Nos. 2 and 3, Dec. 1915 and Jan.
1916.
LINN'S WAY, Vol. VI No. 1, Jan. 1916.
EVERYBODY'S PHILATELIST, Vol. VI
Nos. 11 and 12 and Vol. VII No. 1,
Nov. and Dec. 1915 and Jan. 1916.
NEW ENGLAND STAMP MONTHLY,
Vol. V Nos. 2 and 3, Dec. 20, 1915 and
Jan. 20, 1916.
THE ALBEMARLE STAMP COLLEC-
TOR, Vol. II No. 1, Jan. 1916.
MANN'S STAMP MAGAZINE, Vol. I No.
3, Nov. 30th, 1915.
THE WEST-END PHILATELIST, Vol.
XII No. 142, Dec. 1915.
NORDISK FILATELISTISK TIDSS-
KRIFT, Vol. 22 No. 11, Nov. 30, 1915.
IHE PHILATELIC CIRCULAR, No. 5 8,
Dec. 1, 1915.
THE PHILATELIC MAGAZINE (for-
merly The Philatelic Circular) No. 59,
Jan. 1, 1916.
EL FILATELICO ESPANOL Vol. XV
No. 159, Oct. 1915.
THE PHILATELIC JOURNAL of
GREAT BRITAIN, Vol. XXV No. 300
and Vol. XXVI No. 3'01, Deo. 1,
1915 and Jan. 1, 1916.
HET PHILATELISTISCH MAAND-
BLAD, Vol. 4 No. 48, Dec. 21, 1915.
MARSH'S WEEKLY PHILATELIST,
No. 382, Dec. 4, 1915.
STAMP COLLECTING, Vol. V. Nos. 3,
9, 10, 12, 13 and 14, Oct. 30, Dec.
II, 18, 1915, Jan. 1, 8, and 15, 1916.
146
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
THE STAMP LOVER, Vol. VIII No. 7,
Dec. 1915.
THE STAMP COLLECTOR'S QUARTER
LY, Vol. I No, 1, Jan.-March, 1916.
THE POSTAGE STAMP, Vol XVII Nos.
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, Dec.
11, 18 and 25, 1915, Jan. 1, 8, 15 and
22, 1916.
CALL FOB NOMINATIONS. -
Nominations for the election of a
Board of Directors to serve for the year
1916-17 should now be made, either by
Branches or by any five mem'bers, in
accordance with the By-Laws. The elec-
tion will take place at the Annual Con-
vention to be held in Boston, Mass. All
nominatiions should be sent immedia-
tely to the Secretary that due notice of
such nominations ibe published as re-
quired. THIS IS A MATTER WHICH
SHOULD HAVE IMMEDIATE ATTEN-
TION.
SPECIALITIES OF MEMBERS.
Prom present indications the new
membership list to be issued during the
coming spring will show a greater in-
crease in interest in this feature. The
last list showed that nearly 50% of the
members published their specialties. If
you have not filed this information with
the Secretary, do so at once. The atten-
tion of new members, those who have
been admitted since the beginning of
the present Society year, is especially
directed to this matter.
From Mr. Theodore Clauss, 50 Union
Square, (P. O. Box 70, Station D New
York City, N. Y., we have received an
announcement of a Bazaar to be given
March 11th to 24th for the benefit of
German war sufferers, inviting contri-
butions of stamps and philatelic sup-
plies to be sold for that purpose. A
philatelic booth will be maintained and
the list of donors will be displayed. We
feel that those who are in sympathy
with this movement will find here an
excellent opportunity to help the cause.
U. S. CHECK LIST.
We will have ready for distribu-
tion about March 1st a comprehen-
sive check and price list of U. S. '
Stamps from 1882 to date, quoting |;
prices at which we will supply them;
it will include Shades. Blocks, (Im- |
I perf . arrows, plate Nos. etc.) Part .
Perfs, Booklets, Dues, Special De-
iveries. Revenues, Plate No Strips,
etc., etc., in fact, about everything
except iprivate perforations which i
we do not deal in.
If you collect U. S. Stamps you can-
not do without this list. It will
serve you as a check list and give
you the opportunity of filling up
your gaps. A new U. S. series is
contemplated and now is the time to
fill up. This list will be mailed to-
gether with our March Bulletin, or >
free upon request. Better send 12
cents just to cover cost of postage
and you will receive our monthly
Bulletin for 1 year.
ECONOMIST STAMP CO.
87 Nassau St., New York City.
AVHOIiESAIiE ONIiY
New List pricing by the 10, 100 for
Dealer or Trader, very low prices.
350 varietiies stamps cat 3c $1.75
200 varieties stamps cat 4c 1.60
L,. M. PASSMORE,
927 So. Main St.,
Lios Angeles, Calif.
DESIRABLE STAMPS.
Poland, Warsaw, 3 values * $0.25
Togo on Gold Coast, %d to 1/- (cat.
$2.58) * $1.00
Transvaal. Edward, fine used
5/- (Cat. 1.50) $0.50
10/- (Cat. 2.00) : $0.75
1£ (Cat. 3.50) $1.10
H. MEYER,
fiOl Congress St., Portland, Me.
Member of A. P. S. and other leading
Societies.
WHEN YOU ANSWER AN ADVER-
TISEMENT IN THIS JOURNAL, YOU
WILL CONFER A FAVOR ON YOUR-
SELF, THE ADVERTISER AND THE
"A. P. S." IF YOU MENTION WHERE
YOU SAW THE AD.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
147
Members only will have the use of this
column. Rates — Per line, Including address
pingle insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 12 %c. Minimum charge
Tor yearly notice, 50c.
GOVEIIJVMEIVT ISSUE of Postal Cards
and Letter Cards. Approval selections to
responsible collectors. S. Schachne, Chll-
licothe, Ohio.
URUGUAY. All issues wanted for cash
or good ex. Especially want errors, oddi-
ties, blocks, etc. Also Nos. 46 and 47 in
quantity. What have you? Want lists
tilled and selections sent on approval. Col-
lection of 65 var. all flne $2.00; 100 var.
fine lot, cat. over $13.00, for $5.50. B. H.
Pehlig, -3521 Connecticut St., St. Louis, Mo.
A. P. S. 3831.
WAIVTED — Commemorative stamps of
the World, unused preferred. Will give
good U. S. and foreign in exchange. A. P.
S. 4i509. Carle Schafer, Niles, Mich.
AUCTION Buyers send name for my
monthly sales cats., cat. of single stamps,
sets, packets, accessories, etc., free. M.
Ohlman, 75-77 Nassau St., New York City.
WANTED for cash Imperforate and Part
Perforate, U. S. Revenue Stamps in pairs,
strips, blocks, etc. All values. Duplicates
taken in quantity if price is right. Send
on approval at best net price. A. P. S. No.
1702. F. P. Gibbs, P. O. Box No. 536, Olean,
N. Y.
WANTED — Manuscript for articles of in-
terest to our rnembers w^ritten by members
for publication in this journal. Address
The Editor.
I AM ALWAYS ready to exchange pos-
tage stamps. Basis any catalogue. Th.
van Haelen, Bandoeng, Java, Dutch East
Indies. A. P. S. 4548.
BRITISH COLONIES mint current issues
Eolus Stamp Co., Box 343, Dept. 2, Fitch-
burg, Mass.
SELLING OUT good stock of stamps.
Over thirty years accumulation including
fine collection, at very low prices. Give
references, or society number, for appro-
val books; when you have seen one, you
will want more. F. Noyes, Alice, Tex.
WANTED. — Nicaragua Nos. 1, to 12,
1862-1880, used. Will take large lots if
price is right. Also want or'ginal oovors
of Nicaragua, particularly 1862 to 1900.
Send with lowest terms to K. A. Pember,
Woodstock, Vt. A. P. S. #4322.
A POSTAL will bring my fine approvals
with return postage. Give A. P. S. num-
ber; state choice. Geo. S. Chapman, 81
MaLnsfleld St., Montreal, Canada. A. P. S.
4471.
U. S. 1861-S. All stamps of these issues,
including 3c, in small or large lots, wanted
by collector specialist. Duplicates for
sale. W. B. Sprague, 54 William St., New
York.
YOUR SOCIETY number will bring a
selection on approval from me. My net
priced stamps are hard to beat. Write me.
A. A. Jones, Herrin, 111.
BOOKLET PANES with guide lines and
plate numbers and complete booklets
wanted. Cash or exchange. 1898 and 1902
issues especially desired. All issues with
top guides and top corner guides desired.
H. M. Southgate, Chevy Chase, Maryland.
WANTED. — Lists and offers from whole-
salers and foreign correspondents. New
issues and sets especially desired. P W.
Riedell, Box 400. Schenectady, N. T. "
Exchange your duplicates, singly or in
lots for mine. I offer China #177 & #179
(catalogue 2c each) at 15c per 100. Other
bargains wholesale and retail. Approvals
also. South & Central Americans a spe-
cialty, also current entires. Tell me what
you want and I'll tell you whether we can
do business with profit to both as that is
only way I deal.
L. A. BEEBE, A. P. S. #2272,
G4 Bruce Ave., Yonkers, N. Y.
GLASSINE paper and "Thin" hinges are
the last word for collectors' use. Sample
of either for 2c stamp, or with 4 var. used
Dahomey stamps, 7c. A. W. Dunning, A
P. S. #251, Boul. Sta., Brookline, Mass.
U. S. 1869 — Wanted, common or rare, us-
ed or unused, on or off covers, proofs,
essays, etc. Small or large lots. V D
MacBride, 85 Ascension St., Passaic, N. J.
EGYPT and SOUDAN. My Wholesale
price list of these countries is sent free to
any dealer on application. Collectors
specializing in these countries are request-
ed to write me, as I have several interest-
ing varieties in stock. E. L. Angeloglous,
Member A.P.S., P.O. Box 873, Cairo, Egypt
WANTED. War stam.ps, war postals,
German colonies. Always glad to receive
stamps of all countries on approval. As
my European Import and Export Business
has been checked greatly, would like to
correspond with business men in other
neutral countries in regard to business
possibilities. Friedr. W. Lutz, care Friedr
W. Lutz & Co., Richmond, Va., USA
„ FOR SALE — Fine Gen. Collection of
8000 or 9000 var. and the accumulation of
40 yrs. of all nations. Great Bargain for
$1500.00 but must be disposed of at once.
Large amount of Literature, etc. will be
thrown in. Investigate. Address Tuck, 123
No. Main St., Oconomowoc, Wis., A. P S
No. 2549 and S. P. A. No. 1099.
BEANS — specializes in the booklet Issues
of the U. S. and is always pleased to sell
or exchange book leaves. Rare varieties
especially are offered at exceptionally rea-
sonable prices. George Beans, Box 251,
Glenside, Pa.
FREE — Scarce War Stamp gratis if you
try a selection of my superior net appro-
vals. H. R. Stiles, Box 807, Schenectady,
N. Y. Member A. P. S., S. P. A., A. S. D. A.
Indian States Postage Stamps, all used.
Fine copies, 200 varieties, for $4.80. Price
lists free. C. S. Iyer, Attungal, Travan-
core, India. A. P. S. 4549.
148
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
MEXICO
THE LAST VILLA ISSUE.
These are type-set stamps somewhat
similar to Scott's type A53, but with
"Anvil" seal. These stamps were pre-
pered for use just before the Villa fac-
tion had to flee. The 5c and 10c were
distributed to a number of offices and
are fairly plentiful but the Ic, 2c, and
20c are very rare for after about 1,000
of each were sold at Hermosillo, the
balance of the stock was destroyed to
prevent the stamps falling into the
hands of Carranz officials.
Special offer. — Complete set Ic, 2c, 5c,
10c, 20c, unused, price $1.50 per set. Set
in blocks of four, price $6.00.
I have one set in complete sheets of
forty stamps for sale. Price on appli-
cation.
UNITED STATES
A SCARCE CANCELLATION.
"Vrilmington Trausportation Co.^
Steamer Cabrilla."
This is used on one of the two small
vessels plying between San Pedro and
Catalina Island, California. As the
number of letters mailed on board is
small this cancellation is rare.
I can offer a block of four of the 2c,
1912 issue, perf. 12, with this cancella-
tion at 25c, and a block of four Ic
Panama-Pacific, perf. 10, price 15. Pos-
tage extra.
B. W. H. POOLE
312 Wasbington Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal
P. M. Wolsieffer, President-Manager.
Chas. Beamisb, Secretary-Troas.,
of the
I ■■■ L'J!!"ililJ
3^ 171" ST PHIL A.
We hold public Stamp Auction Sales
at regular intervals. All catalogs
"FREE" to auction buyers. Are you
on our mailing list We are members
of the A. P. S.
BOSTON
AUCTION BALES
Regularly
Always ready to Buy Fine Stamps
In Fine Condition.
Old Stamps on Covers Greatly
Desired.
B. L. DREW & CO.
7 Water St., Boston, Mass.
(Established 1885).
WARREN H. COLSON
Offers one of the largest and most comprehensive stocks held by any profes-
sional in America, and he will be pleased to enter into correspondence with all
SERIOUS COLLECTORS
Thousands of varieties from a few cents up to the very greatest raritiesc onstant
ly on view; but throughout thisstock — without exception the CHOICEST in American
— there is but ONE quality— the very best.
Here, the collector, following almost any line of philatelic endeavor, will find
many pieces that are not only beautiful but, as well, unusual, to delight and satisfy
the philatelic craving.
Likewise Mr. Colson is a liberal buyer — at all times— of single rare stamps, rare
stamps on letters, and collections. His activities, however, are limited to the field
ante-dating 1900.
He is particularly interested in the Postmaster's Stamps of the United States; the
issues of the Confederate States; Carrier Stamps and Locals, and offers quite the best
avenue for the sale or purchase of any such in the world.
Offers of the old classic issues, such as early Mauritius, New South Wales (re-
quired for plating), British Guiana (all issues), Switzerland, Hawaii, Dominican Re-
public, type-set issues only, and so forth, are also cordially solicited.
Postage Stamps for Advanced Collectors.
184 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
Cable Address -"Warcolson," Boston. Telephone— "Back Bay 3502."
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
President — C. A. Howes, 55 Kilbv St., Boston, Mass.
Boartl of Viee-Presiflents — H. H. Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder, 54 William
St., New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase, 1050 Park Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary — Wm. E. Ault, 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville, Ind.
Treasurer — C. P. Heyerman, 19 McGi aw Bldg-., Detroit, Mich.
Interuatioiial Secretary — L. Harald Kjellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Ave., Scranton, Pa.
Directors-at-Liarge — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W. H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS,
Sale* Supt. — P. M. Wolsieffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Examiner of Sales Uook.s — A. P. Henkels, Philadelphia, Pa.
Editor of American Pliilatelisit — Wm. E. Ault, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Ltlbrariau — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librarian — Adam E. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Attorney — Fred. R. Schmalzreidt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 142 S. 15th St., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
Philatelic Literature — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles
A. Nast.
Philatelic Index — Wm. li. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
<)l>itu:«ry — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, P. H. Burt.
Kecruitius — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee, 636 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City. N. T.
Bland liook — C. E. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A. H. Web-
er.
Catalogue — A. E. Owens, W. B. Sprague, Dr. Carroll Chase, J.
N. Luff, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. Worthington, J, M. Bartels,
C. K. B. Nevin, W. L. Stevenson.
Vol. XXIX
APRIL 1, 1916.
No. 13.
8:?tfsj«s«;ri\8:«s2sj:!o=»;«;:!=sflr;v.'^^ssi«:?:s3WL«]iri
^^KaANIZCr) .SKP THMKHR- 14., IHfiG
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX
APRIL 1. 1916
No. 13
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those rtceiving itusoLicUed approval sheets will kindly inform tne Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that the
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
March 18th, 1916 Attorney; Refs., Fidelity Trust Co.,
No. 15.
Applications Pending.
Lloyd, M. J.
Hovey, R. F.
Ho&kins^ H. Preston
Canann, Harry L.
Fast, T. Edward
McPherson, E. B.
Gordon, William David
Preston, Wm. D.
Battanchon, Charles F. P.
Ruellan, Henri
Ells, Harry H.
Robb, William
Sautter, Adrien
Brown, Edwin B.
Dunton, Wm. Rush, Jr.
Williams, Edward H., Jr.
Colman, S. E.
Applications for Reinstatement Pending.
1782 — Seeba^ Fred C.
19'25 — Davis, Dr. Holland A.
257 6 — Tittman, A. O.
283 8 — Hyde, Capt. Arthur P. S.
2 877 — ^Flerlage, L. ,J.
191 — ^King, W. R.
Applications Posted.
Mooreshead, O., 311 W. Broadway, New-
ton, Kansas; Age, 36; Secretary and
Manager; Firm, The Hanlin Supply
Co.; Refs., The Kansas State Bank,
Newton, Kansas, S. A. Hanlin, New-
ton, Kansas; Proposed by P. R. Hay-
worth, #4477.
Jordaan^ Walter V., 1102 Commerce
Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.; Age, 36;
Kansas City, Mo. ; Proposed by Wm.
C. Michaels, #290.
Newton, Tracy S., Box 179, La Grange,
Ga.; Age, 33; Auditor and Account-
ant; Firm, Callaways Department
Store; Refs., La Grange National
Bank, La Grange, Ga., Bank of La
Grange, La Grange^ Ga. ; Proposed by
Wm. E. Ault, #1908.
Plock, C. A., 1133 Reid Place, Indian-
apolis, Ind.; Age, 32; Teller; Firm,
with Continental National Bank;
Refs., Scott Stamp & Coin Co., New
York City, N. Y., P. S. Parmelee,
Omaha, Neb., H. P. Colman, Washing-
ton, D. C, Toledo Stamip Co., Toledo,
Ohio; Proiposed by Ora B. Stark,
#4497.
Newton, H. Lawrence, 32 Catherine St.,
St Catharines, Ont., Canada; Age, 82;
Foreman; Refs., McKinnon Dast Co.,
St. Catharines, Canada; Proiposed by
.John M. Stonier, #4091.
Kmentt, Cornel, 64 Henry St., St. Cath-
arines, Ont., Canada; Age, 39; Elec-
trical Draftsman; Refs., The Canad-
ian Crocker-Wheeler Co., Ltd., St.
Catharines, Canada, The Imperial
Bank of Canada (Market Granch),
St. Catharines, Canada; Proposed by
.John M. Stonier, #4091.
Walker, Frank E., 194 Fairleigh Ave.,
S., Hamilton, Ont., Canada; Age, 28;
Merchant; Firm, The Frank E. Walk-
er Co., Ltd.; Refs., Bank of Hamil-
ton, Hamilton, Canada; Dun or Brad-
streets Mercantile Agencies; Proposed
by John M. Stonier, #4091.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
151
Mills, Willis E., 1st Lieut. U. S. Army,
Brownsville, Texas; Age, 40; Officer
U. -S. Army; Refs., Watertown Nat-
ional Bank, Watertown, N. Y., J. C.
Morgenthau & Co., New York City,
N. Y.; Proposed by Ora E. Stark,
#4497.
Greene, B. D. Marx, Berekely Bank
Bldg., Berkeley, Calif.; Age, 31; Law-
yer; Refs., Geo. H. Hoyt Co., Build-
ing and Investments, Berkeley, Calif.,
Oakland Bank of Savings, Berkeley
Branch, Berkeley, Calif.; Proposed by
Ross O'Shaughnessy, #1576.
Ferguson, W. F., 2 80 Fourth Ave., New
York City, N. Y.; Age, 32; Clerk;
Firm, with the Bank for Savings;
Refs., E. W. Ryan, Asst. Secretary,
Bank for Savings, 280 Fourth Ave.,
New York City, N. Y.; Proposed by
Vahan Mozian, #2279.
Grant, Fred D., P. O. Box 424, Taft,
Calif.; Age, 25; Timekeeper and As-
sistant Auditor; Ref., Taft Branch of
Producers Savings Bank, Taft, Calif. ;
Proposed by, Wm. B. Ault, #1908.
Rogers, P. A., Tuscarawas, Ohio; Age,
':9; Rate Clerk; Ref., J. E. Lehew,
Agent Penna. Lines, Uhrichsville, O.;
Proposed by E. C. Dodd, #1737.
Stromberg, J. N., care Corn Exchanges
National Bank, Chicago, 111.; Age, 54;
Manager Discount Dept.; Ref., Ros-
coe L. Wicks, 4501 N. Racine Ave.,
Chicago, 111. ; Proposed by C. E. Sev-
ern, #65.
MacXutt, Barry, Dept. Physics, Lehigh
University, South Bethlehem, Pa.;
Age, 37; Teacher; Refs., E. P. Wil-
bur Trust Co., South Bethlehem, Pa.,
Lehigh Valley National Bank, South
Bethlehem, Pa. ; Proposed by J. E.
Guf^st, #4215.
Correction of Application.
The following corrected application,
originally published in report of March
4th, 1916, has been filed with the Sec-
retary:
Ruellan, Henri, 63 3 Market St., San
Francisco, Calif.; Age, 35; Railway
and Steamship Agent; Refs., French
American Bank, French Consul, Bel-
gian Consul; Proposed by Ross
O'Shaughnessy, #1576.
New Stockholders.
4682 — Thornton, Curt, Drawer B, Tus-
cola, 111.
468 3 — Mendes, Arthur de Sola, P. O.
Box 497, Brunswick, Ga.
4 68 4 — ^Obert, John, P. O. Box 1 Haw-
thorne, New Jersey.
468 5 — Paulin, L. R. E., The World,
Room 1502, New York City, N.
Y.
4686 — Forbes, Ohas. S., Belleville,
Mich.
4687 — Wheeler, Francis, L. Box 28,
New Castle, Pa.
4 68 8 — Stangebye, Dr. T. L., New Eng-
land, N. D.
4689 — Kettlewell, G. P., P. O. Box 204,
Calistoga, Calif.
4690 — Nohle, H. Dutton, Jr., 129 South
St., Auburn, N. Y.
Reinstated.
455 — Lang, Lewis M., P. O. Box 476,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Reijlaced on Membership Roll.
The following, dropped March 2 0th,
1915, through misunderstanding, hav-
ing paid dues in full for the current
year, is hereby replaced on member-
ship roll as in good standing:
3780 — Martin, Donald W., 704 Holland
Ave., Saginaw, Mich.
Resignations Accepted.
2970 — Brownell, James S., Woodstock,
Vt.
1969 — Fischesser, Alfred, Passaic, N. J.
2278 — ^Kaemimerlen, J. T., St. Charles,
Mo.
44 5 3 — Telander, Knuth, Chicago, 111.
Changes of Address.
101 — Buehler, Edward H., from 108
W. Lake St., to 23 N. Franklin
St., Chicago, 111.
1734 — Curtis, Edgar D., from 69 New
Bridge St., to 27 Thorndyke St.,
Springfield, Mass.
3486 — Borg, John Edw., from 7053
Rear Spencer St., to 7025 Idle-
wild St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
4137 — Goodwin, Frank E., from 804 1^
Pine St.,' St. Louis, Mo., to 321
N. Harrison Ave., Kirkwood, Mo.
152
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
1720 — Kelley, Edward de Z., from 432
S. 3rd Ave., Mt. Vernon, N. Y.,
to 2 31 St. James St., Montreal,
Canada.
4132 — ^Krause, Maxwell, from Box 306,
to "The Heights", Lebanon, Pa.
110 3 — Perrin, Albert, from 1 E. 2 8th
Si- to 124 E. 23rd St., New York
City, N. Y.
3445 — Plummer, Edwin L., from 1021
E. 25th St., to R. P. D. # 1, Brie,
Pa.
4670 — Shultz, Wm S., from R. D. 11,
Box 25, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, to
Kenmore, Ohio.
19 77 — Steinmetz, Joseph A., from 786
Westview St., German town, to
1204 Morris Bldg., Philadelphia,
Pa.
Resignation Received.
39 8 3 — Oglesby, Joseph P., Pittsburgh,
Pa.
2 411 — Martin, Mrs. R., Milwaukee,
Wis.
Changes of Officers of Branch Societies.
Garfield-Perry Stamp Club, Branch No.
30 — President, Dr. T. Henry Tubman;
Vice-President, Geo. W. Gender; Sec-
retary, Ralph F. Henn, 265 6 Berk-
shire Road, Euclid Heights, Cleve-
land, Ohio;, Treasurer, J. A.Oettinger.
Hawaiian Philatelic Society, Branch No.
4 2 — President, Capt. Clyde B. Par-
ker; Vice-President, C. D. Wright;
Secretary, C. J. Cooper, 90 2 Green St.,
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Buffalo Collectors Club, Branch No. 37
— Secretary, Harry C. Flierl, 432
Vermont St., Buffalo, N. Y.
Death Reported.
3 7 47 — Macri, Alfred, New York City,
N. Y. (March 6th, 1915).
3Ienibership Suminary.
Total membership Mar. 4th, 1916 1475
New stockholders admitted Mar.
18th, 1916 9
Reinstated March 18th, 1916 1
Replaced on membership roll
Mar. 18th, 1916 1 1486
Resignations accepted Mar.
18th 1916 4
Death reported March 18th,
1916 1
Dropped for non-payment of
dues Mar. 18th, 1916 90
95
Total membership Mar. 18th,
1916 1391
WM. E. AULT, Sec'y.
Dropped for Non-Payment of Dues.
The following, having failed to pay
their dues for the current year, ending
August 31st, 1916, are hereby dropped
from the roll of membership:
4261 — Allen, John Stone, Barnstable,
Mass.
4000 — Bartley, D. C, Spokane, Wash.
4 4 86 — ^Bianchi, Jos., Galveston, Texas.
4346 — Biron, E. P., Galveston, Texas.
4529 — Boone, Howard C, Los Angeles,
Calif.
4 42 5 — Brown, Harold H., Newton Cen-
ter, Mass.
3 813 — Chumley, H. H., Birminghiana,
Ala.
2 418 — ^Clapp, Eugene H., Boston, Mass.
3 641 — ^Clement, W. T., Haddonfield, N.
J.
3 49 6 — Cline, Rolo, Hutchinson, Kansas.
3977 — Clymer, Harvey M., Phoenixville,
Pa.
45 77 — Copland, J. P. Cleveland, Ohio.
4405 — Decker, Chas. B., Grand Rapids,
Mich.
7 41 — ^Deglmann, John, Mankato, Minn.
22 52 — Dodge, Frank A., Camibridge,
Mass.
3 6 84 — Drury, Frank H., Wilmette, 111.
2916 — Effinger, Michael, Lancaster, O.
1699 — ^Parish, James, Linwood, N. J.
4 343 — Pilardie, Francis A., Yonkers, N.
Y.
3 3 74 — ^Ford, D. C, Mohawk, N. Y.
44 30 — Frelin, Jules Theophile,, Minne-
apolis, Minn.
1231 — ^Prench, Le Grand, Cleveland, O.
2775 — Gammans, Elbert H., Jr., Brook-
lyn, N. Y.
4 29 4 — ^Garrett, Chas. H., Kalamazoo,
Mich.
3.">] — Greany, W. F., San Francisco,
Calif.
4266 — Grinnell, G. H., Los Angeles, Cal.
3 85 7 — Grubbs, T. Elmer, M. D., Los
Angeles, Calif.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
163
2543 — Halgin, Robt. J., Jersey Oity,
N. J.
3S82 — ^Hardy, W. F. R., Clayton, Mo.
4179 — Hauser, Martin S., Oakland, Cal.
4455 — d'Hemecourt, George A., New
Orleans, La.
3525 — Herron, Wm. F., Pender, Neb.
3 2 64 — .Hoffman, Fred O., Los Angeles,
Oalif.
1484 — ^^Homburger, Dr. L. M., New York
City, N. Y.
3752 — James, F. P., Lancaster, N. Y.
2049 — ^Johnson, Iver R., Chicago, 111.
4311 — Karlitsky, M. S., Cleveland, Ohio.
3513 — Kitson, Harry G., Springfield,
Mass.
2542 — Kraus, Arthur H., Milwaukee,
Wis.
3976 — Laird, O. E., Springfield, 111.
2721 — ^Lindsay, Harry M., Brooklyn,
N. Y.
2414 — iLinson, Ernest J., Kingston,
N. Y.
221 — ^McDonal'd, Walter H., Chicago,
111.
1.^34 — McNeil, A. M., Jersey City, N. Y.
4 602 — Murray, Everett C, Cleveland, O.
39 81 — Nammack, C. H., Brooklyn, N. Y.
3645 — Narbo, Dr. Sven, Chicago, III.
439 8 — Ormston, M. O., Chicago, 111.
44 8 3 — Ottley, Harmon F., Rochester,
N. Y.
4474 — Pepiple, Wilbur C, Columibus, O.
2508 — Pratt, Wm. Everett, Chicago, 111.
(1355 Winona Ave.)
4 3 92 — ^Puelle, W. D., Galveston, Texas.
29 24 — Randall, W. W., San Francisco,
Calif.
3368 — Reeves, Carl H., Seattle, Wash.
4510 — Rixen, Carl H. A., Philadelphia,
Pa.
4372 — Roesler, Albert H., Chicago, 111.
4251 — ^Ru'ge, Walter A., St. Louis, Mo.
3 63 8 — Saginaw Stamp Club, Branch No.
3 4, Saginaw, Mich.
4166 — iSchwartz, George J., Wooster, O.
45 7 2 — ^Sears, Allen Carter, Cleburne,
Texas.
1571 — Sheldon, Charles S., Oswego,
N. Y.
3576 — Smith, Fred M., Brooklyn, N. Y.
34 3 8 — ^Smith, Warren E., South Nor-
walk. Conn.
4009 — ^Sponholz, Clarence F., Milwau-
kee, Wis.
4235 — Stein, Alvan N., Andover, Mass.
4050 — Stieglitz, Irving E., Chicago, 111.
4 499 — ^Toomey, James Edward, Porch-
town, N. J.
2549 — Tuckermann, Edwin N., Ocono-
mowoc. Wis.
3 902 — Urynowicz, Martin M., Chicago,
111.
3681 — Van Deventer, Fayette F., Knox-
ville, Tenn.
3 519 — Von Nostitz, Eric, Binghamton,
N. Y.
3 304 — Warner, A. M., Balboa Heights,
C. Z., Panama.
3670 — Warner, Francis B., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
43 08 — ^Westfall, A. H., Milwaukee, Wis.
4 279 — Wihittaker, Robert, Llanerch, Pa.
4128 — Wilkowski, John A., Detroit,
Mich.
2736 — Willson, Jacob G., Durango, Col.
3703 — Wittenmeir, Fredk. W., Chicago,
111.
2205 — ^Woolley, Jas. C, Portland, Me.
42 82 — Ziegler, Arthur Herman, Oak-
land, Calif.
2481 — Falding, W. H., Rossland, B. C,
Canada.
45 21 — Ferrer, Cesar, Barcelona, Spain.
3890 — Jot, Peter O., Bankok, Siam.
3211 — Kobayagawa, Jun, Yokohama,
Japan.
2 63 7 — Larsson, John, Gothenburg, Swe-
den.
43 68 — Lello, Alvaro de, Campinas, Bra-
zil.
4416 — 'Martinez, Rafael A., Havana,
Cuba.
3055 — Rootlieb, C. J. H., Amsterdam,
Holland.
430 2 — Torrens, Rev. R. J., Pembroke,
Ont., Canada.
1281 — Toupin, Rev. Jos., Starnes
borough. Que., Canada.
Any of the above can be reinstated
and replaced on mera'bership roll by
payment of the dues for the current
year amounting to $1.80.
154
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPOK ATKD
Vol. XXIX April 1, 1916
No. 13.
Published at
FEDERALSBURG, MD.
WM, E. AULT, Editor, Jeffersonvillb, Ind
AssociATK Editors
HENRY A. KIDDER, - Arlington, Mass.
L. H. KJELLSTEDT, Scranton, Pa,
subscriptions-
Free TO All Members in Good Standing.
To Non-Mkmbers— .Sl.OO per year for Monthly
issues.
SOPPLKMEN TS —
Membership List - - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, - - - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTISEMENTS—
One page, per insertion, - - , - S8.00
Half page, per insertion, . - - - 4.00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, (2 inches) per insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, - - - - .75
Five per cent (5"/o) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Motices-Wants or Exchanges-From mernbers only—
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 1254 cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
ssue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
.Address all commiinicalioiis to the Editor.
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased to exchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITORIAIi.
MEMBERSHIP Figures are usually
STATISTICS. a dry su'bject, but we
cannot refrain at this
season from indulging in a little re-
trospection of the past few years of the
history of the Society, as reflected by
the mem'bership roll.
It is always an unpleasant duty of
the Secretary of such a Society as ours
to be obliged to cancel the memberships
of those who have, for reasons best
known to tliem, neglected or otherwise
failed to remit their annual subscrip-
tion to the Treasurer, and such purging
of the membership list leaves its im-
print in the reduced total of the mem-
bership.
But in this particular report of the
Secretary publisihed in this issue, it is
a gratifying feature to note that the
list of delinquents is smaller than it has
been for the past several years and thus
it leaves the total memhershiip greater.
Four years ago, to be exact, at the
beginning of the Society year in 1912,
Sept. 1st, after the Convention of that
year, the Society was confronted with
increased dues, due to the necessities
of providing sufficient funds to make it
possible to supply each member with
details of the affairs of the Society, this
being primarily caused by the action of
the postal authorities in refusing sec-
ond-class publications the privilege of
using their columns at the reduced rates
previously prevailing when acting as
official journals for various societies.
Attempts to provide publication of of-
ficial reports in independent journals
had not been a success from the fact
that the individual mem'bers had been
required to subscribe to such journals,
which but a small proportion did, and
as a consequence only that portion of
the members were acquainted with So-
ciety matters.
The increase in dues and the conse-
quent readjustment of the members to
the new conditions were undoubtedly
the cause of the great number of those
who failed to renew their memberships
during the ensuing months, as on March
15th, 1913, when the annual closing of
the books took place, 165 of the mem-
bers failed to pay their dues, and this
deduction left the membership of the
Society 1359, but there were twenty ap-
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
155
plications for admission pending at that
date. Despite these conditions, we were
able to show only a slight decrease in
membership at Convention time.
There was a marked imiprovement of
affairs at the next closing of accounts,
as on March 7th, 1914, there was a de-
linquent list of but 109, with a mem-
bership in good standing of 1382, and
seventeen applications pending.
A year later, on March 20th, 1915,
despite the financial affairs of the coun-
try, which are naturally reflected in the
meni'bership of Societies in general, only
]16 members allowed their mem'bership
to lapse. Again there was a waiting list
of twenty.
We had to record another slight loss
in total membership at Convention time
last year, but in the face of general con-
ditions this was to have been expected.
From the report of the Secretary for
the present year, which takes up to
March 18 th, a decidedly better condi-
tion is to be noted. There are but 90
delinquent memibers, a smaller number
liian has been the case for several years,
and the net membership shows an in-
crease, being 1391, but the loss is very
largely offset by the much larger num-
ber of those wihose applications have
been published but who are not yet ad-
mitted, this number being 37.
Such is the story of the Society as
told 'by figures of membership since the
beginning of the Society year of 1912-
13. It is a hopeful sign that applica
tions are so numerous and interest
seems not to be flagging. It is apparent
that fewer "of the members are neglect-
ing the matter of dues, and likewise
that more of them are taking a keen
interest in the Society, as shown by the
increased number of applications for
membership.
It is to be hoped that the present in-
terest will be maintained, as if it is, we
shall be able to show an increase in
membership next summer over any
figure of the preceding years. If this
should be the case, it will also have
been accom^plished with a higher de-
mand of qualifications than has ever
been asked by any Society in the past.
There is an incentive this year for
that member who will have proposed
the greatest number of acceptable ap-
plicants, this to be in the form of a
medal offered by Branch No. 3, and
that this is being eagerly sought after
by the mem'bership is indicated by the
number of applications that are being
published in the bi-monthly reports of
the Secretary.
MEMBERSHIP MEDAL.
There is a shifting of the standing of
those who are striving for the medal to
be given lo some member at the coming
Convention. The list, including the re-
port of the Secretary for March 18th,
19 i 6, is —
Vahan Mozian 6
Eugene Klein 5
Ross O'Shaughnessy 5
H. S. Ackerman 4
B. W. H. Poole 4
Van Dyke MacBride 3
W. G. Whittaker 3
L. H. Kjellstedt 2
M. O'hlman 2
J. M. Stonier 2
P. M. Wolsieffer 2
W. O. Wylie 2
There is still plenty of time to get in
the running, as there are almost five
montlis before we meet in Boston. When
the applicants now listed shall have
been admitted there will be some
changes in the list. Get busy. The Sec-
retary will gladly help you to interest
any of your philatelic friends. Ask for
blanks and attractive recruiting liter-
ature.
156
rriE AMERICAN
NOTE.
The following members (by numbers
only) have not paid dues for the cur-
rent year, but being located in the coun-
tries directly affected by the Burotpean
War, are hereby retained on our mem-
bership roll, in accordance with resolu-
tion adopted by the Board of Directors
and published in The American Phila-
telist— 547 685 2173 2911 3256
3307 4439.
The above also applies to the follow-
ing, except that dues are unpaid for the
two years of 1914-15 and 1915-16: —
328 2555 2884 2975 4023 4090
4099 4309.
PHILATELIST.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
Nominations are now called for tha
election of a Board of Directors to serve
for the year of 1916-17, to be elected at
the Annual Convention to be held in
Boston, Mass., during July or August
of the present year. These nominations
must be made by any Branch or by any
five members, as required by the By-
Laws. This is a matter which should
receive immediate attention. All nom-
inations should be sent to the Secretary
that they may be published in due form
as prescribed by our By-Laws.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Detroit, Mich., March 1, 1916.
STOCK FUND.
Balance forwarded $4,386.66
February receipts 13.00
$4,399.66
GENIBRAL FUND.
Balance forwarded $774.33
Feb. receipts $191.77
Feb. expend. 170.52 21.25 795.58
INSURANCE FUND.
Insurance
Feb. expenditures
$1,823.80
10.00
1,813.80
EXCHANGE ACCOUNT.
Exchange
Feb. receipts
$66.26
.20
66.46
SUSPENSE ACCOUNT.
Suspense
Feb. receipts
$3'0.85
6.00 36.85
7,112.35
SUMMARY OF BALANCES.
Stock fund
General fund
Insurance Fund
Exchange account
Suspense account
$4,399.66
79-5.58
1,813.80
66.46
36.85
7,112.35
RESOURCES.
Bonds
Cash in bank
$3,489.34
3,623.01
$7,112.35
C. F. PIEYERMAN,
Treasurer.
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
President — C. A. Howes, 55 Kilby St., Boston, Mass.
Board of Vice-Presidents — H. H. Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder, 54 William
St., New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase, 1050 Park Place,
Brooklyn. N. Y.
Secretary — Wm. E. Ault, 728 E. Court Ave., JefEersonvllle, Ind.
Treasurer — C. F. Heyerman, 19 McGi aw Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
luteruational Secretary — L. Harald Kjellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Ave., Scranton, Pa.
Directors-at-Iiarge — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W. H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
Sales Supt. — P. M. Wolsieffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa
Examiner of Siile.s Books — A. P. Henkels, Philadelphia, Pa.
Editor of American Philatelist — Wm. E. Ault, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Librarian — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librarian — Adam E. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Attorney — Fred. R. Schmalzreidt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 142 S. 15th St., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
Pliilatelic Literature — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles
A Nast.
Pliilatelic Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
Obituary — Julian Park. Rev. L. G. Dorpat, F. H. Burt.
Recruiting' — Ross O'.Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee, 636 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City, N. Y.
Hand iiooR — C. E. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A. H. Web-
er.
Catalogue — A. E. Owens, W. B. Sprague, Dr. Carroll Chase, J.
N. Luff, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. Worthington, J. M. Bartels,
C. K. B. »\evin, W. L. Stevenson.
^ Vol. XXIX ^ AraiL 15, 1916 g No. 14 |
158
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Rare United States
St. Louis, 5c, 10c, 20c.
1847, 10c strip of three on cover.
1851, 5c extra fine.
18 5 1', 5c vertical pair and strip of
three.
1857, I'c type I, block of three on
cover.
Set of Reprints.
1861, 3c pink on cover.
1869, 24c inverted center.
1901, Pan American 2 c inverted cen-
ter, mint.
Franklin Carrier, unused.
Price on Application.
Special: Ic Pan American invert,
very fine mint coipy $40.
EUGENE KLEIN,
142S. IStkSt. .^
Philadelphia, Pa.
SALES DEPARTMENT.
Members that have discontinued re-
ceiving the Circuits during the Summer
Season and all new members that have
joined since, are invited to participate
in the Sales Department.
No circuits are sent to any member
unless a request is made to the Super-
intendent with a promise to take the
best of care of the books and forward
promptly to the next member according
to the Rules and Regulations.
All of the 2000 books now on hand are
priced by old catalog values, many of
the stamps having gone up by the 1916
catalog.
Any information about the Sales De-
partment cheerfully furnished on re-
quest either to members or prospec-
tive members. Every stamp collector in
the United States should be a member
of the American Philatelic Society.
P. M. WOLSIEFFER Sales Supt.
ai S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
I Make a Specialty of
FINE APPROVALS
and by fine I mean
GOOD STAMPS,
FINE CONDITION,
REASONABLE PRICES
Send for
62 page Hpt describing them, also offer-
ing over 6700 stamps singly and in sets,
not to speak of packets.
W. S. AliDRICH.
Box 744 St. Joseph, Missouri.
Somali Coast 1, 2, 4, 5, 10c 1915 .07
20-, 25, 30c .20
Togo %, 1, 2p on Gold Coast .15
Mexico 1, 2, 3, 5, 10c 1915 perf.. .07
Austria 'Wars 3. 5, 10, 20, 25, 35h .25
Belgium 1915, 1, 2, 5, 10, 15c. .09
Br. Honduras 5c with overprint .07
Dominica 5s Geo. 1.60
MONEY LOANED ON STAMPS.
Stamp Collections, Dealers' Stocks, etc.
U. S. Premium Coin Book, 10 cents.
Entire Collections Purchased.
Approval sleections on request.
Efficient New Issues Service.
FRED MICHAEL,
937 Madison St., Chicago, 111.
Auction Sales
when conducted by responsible high
class dealers, are admitted to be the
most remunerative channels through
which to dispose of large stamp col-
lections or single rare specimens. I
hold auction sales of stamps practi-
cally every month. If you have any-
thing choice to dispose of, write me
— it will be to your advantage.
If you do not receive my catalogues
write for them.
Edward Michael
119 North Dearborn St., Chicago
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX.
APRIL 15, 1916
No. 14
History and Comparative Scarcity of the United States
Coil Stamps 1902-1915.
BY WARREN L. BABCOCK,
Vice-President Detroit Philatelic Society.
Member A. P. S. No. 1736.
(Read before the Detroit Philatelic Society, Feb. 23, 1916).
The scarcity of the coil stamps issued
prior to the rotary press printings has
become strikingly noticeable as United
States specialists have attempted to
complete their want lists. There is ev-
ery evidence that the early issues of
coil stamps were little used, printed only
on order and not stocked by the Post
Office Department. Having been issued
on order for a definite commercial pur-
pose, they were promptly used for post-
age and the few unused copies remain-
ing are practically all in the hands of
collectors. The writer has attempted
to locate stocks of the early numbers,
but after extensive correspondence has
failed to find other than an occasional
pair or strip of four. At least one value
is unknown in an unused condition, a
second is questioned, and most of the
twelve perforations represented by the
first and second issues are unobtainable
except in a used condition.
Inquiry of the Post Office Department
develops the fact that the use of coil
stamps was limited to a few firms in
the larger cities prior to the numeral
issue of 1912. It is to be remembered
that the issue of stamps in coils from
1908 to 1912 was largely experimental
on the part of the government; that
they were introduced in order to supply
the demand for use in mailing ma-
chines; and that they were sold by the
government as contemporary compan-
ions of an infinite variety of private
machine perforations.
The introduction of the stamp vend-
ing and stamp affixing machines ante-
dated the use of the first coil stamps by
six years, therefore, at the time of their
appearance, many of the larger com-
mercial houses in the country handling
large mail matter had already installed
private mailing machines, which were
perforating and affixing stamps origin-
ally printed on imperforate sheets, con-
sequently the introduction of the coil
stamps as a commercial economy was
retarded. At this date only the smaller
commercial houses make use of the pres-
ent printings of coil stamps. The gov-
ernment's extra charge of a few cents
over and above the face of the coil may
have militated against its general use to
a slight extent. Before taking up the
study of these stamps in detail, we may
summarize our introduction by saying
that the government printed but few of
these stamps and then only on order;
that the dealers have no stocks and can
obtain by advertising only a few isolated
strips or pairs; and that few United
States specialists availed themselves of
the opportunity of obtaining unused
specimens while they Avere current.
The part-perforated coil stamps for
the purpose of study may be divided in-
to seven issues, as follows:
FIRST ISSUE (experimental only) —
19 02-3. One, two and five cent; perf-
orated 12.
SECOND ISSUE — 1908-9. One, two,
three, four, five and ten cent; double
line watermark; perforated 12.
160
rriE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
THIRD ISSUE — 1910. One, two and
three cent; single line watermark; perf-
orated 12.
FOURTH ISSUE — 1910. One, two,
three, four and five cent; single line
watermark; perforated 8^.
FIFTH ISSUE — 1912. One, and two
cent; single line watermark; numerals
in lower corners; perforated 8%; and
one, two and four cent imperforate.
SIXTH ISSUE— 1914. One, two,
three, four and five cent; single line
watermark; perforated 10.
SEVENTH ISSUE — 1915-6. One, two
and three cent; single line watermark;
printed on rotary presses; perforated
10.
The first suggestions to the Post Of-
fice Department for the printing of coil
stamps came from the manufacturers of
stamp mailing and affixing machines,
which were placed on the market about
1902. The government issued for this
purpose the one and two cent of 1902-
03 in imperforate sheets. In order to
use the stamps in many of the earlier
machines, it was necessary to cut the
sheets in strips by hand. Perfected
machines later cut and perforated the
stamps and affixed same on the enve-
lopes. The private perforations applied
to the stamps varied according to the
machine, hence the variety of private
perforations of this period, such as the
Shermack, Mailometer, Auto-Vending,
etc. For certain types of machines the
imperforate stamps sufficed, but other
manufacturers called the attention of
the Post Office Department to the de-
sirability of the government issuing
stamps perforated one way, wound in
coils ready for feeding through the ma-
chines. In studying the earlier coil is-
sues of the government, this mention of
the private perforations is made in oi--
der to show chronologically the devel-
opment of the demand for the govern-
ment finished product commercially
available for machine use without ad-
ditional labor. The first coil stamps
are thus seen to be wholly experimental.
They were wound by hand on reels im-
provised for the purpose and the ends
of the strips laboriously pasted end to
end in order to complete the coil of 5 00
or 1000 stamps. The coil stamps print-
ed at present on rotary presses are ma-
chine made fr;om start to finish and are
turned out in completed rolls, wrapped
and ready for mailing.
The first coil stamp was the one-cent
green, 1902 — Scott's number 300. This
stamp was printed in sheets four years
before it was issued in coils and it was
not until late in 1906 that it was fur-
nished in coils by the Bureau of En-
graving and Printing. The issue of the
coil stamps of 1902-3 in 1906-7 was
coincident with the issue of imperforate
sheets of the one and two cent values
to the mailing companies for machine
use. Though the Post Office Depart-
ment was pressed by the machine man-
ufacturers for these stamps, they evi-
dently did not prove satisfactory as they
received very scant use and did not pass
beyond an experimental stage. By 1908
the government had developed machines
for winding the coils and producing a
more finished product; nevertheless, the
coils received slight use by mailing
houses until 1912.
A study of the individual stamps of
the seven issues outlined above will
throw further light on their compara-
tive scarcity. The writer acknowledges
his indebtedness to Stanley Gibbons,
Inc., New York, the Scott Stamp & Coin
Company and many dealers in the for-
mation of the check list which follows.
Scott's catalog number is given in each
instance where the stamp is catalogued
in the last edition.
FIRST ISSUE — 1902-3 (actually issued
1906) — perforated 12.
As the strips were cut in the Bureau
of Engraving & Printing, they show the
pane dividing line at regular intervals,
depending on the number of stamps in
each sheet. The joint is produced Avheie
the strips are pasted together at the
ends in order to complete a coil of 5 00
or 1000 stamps. The paste-up is gen-
erally scarcer than the line variety.
The normal variety listed below repre-
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
161
sents a single, a pair or a strip with-
out the line or joint variety.
300 C — 1-cent green (1902), perforated
horizontally.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) paste-up or joint
300 D — 1-cent green (1902), perforated
vertically.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
304 C — 5-cent blue (1902), perforated
horizontally.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
314 D — 2-cent carmine (19 03), perfo-
rated horizontally.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
314 F — 2-cent carmine (1903), perfo-
rated vertically.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
The above list comprises all varie-
ties of the first issue known to collec-
tors. It is doubtful if a specialist with
an unlimited amount of money could
obtain these varieties complete in un-
used pairs or strips. A canvas of over
a dozen dealers recently brought forth
a single pair of 314 F unused. Spec-
ialists attempting to complete this line
will probably find a better field in
searching for used copies on correspon-
dence of this period.
323
o o o
t> z .J
OND ISSUE — 1908-9; double line
watermark; perforated 12.
C — 1-cent green, perforated hori-
zontally.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
D — 1-cent green, perforated verti-
cally.
(a) normal 2 m.m.
(b) 3 m.m.
324
324
125
325
\2G'
326
327
327
3 30
(c)
joint
(d)
line.
C— 2-
cent carmine, perforated
hor-
izontally.
(a)
normal
(b)
line
(c)
joint
D — 2-
cent carmine, perforated
ver-
tically.
(a)
normal 2
m.m.
(b)
3 m.m.
(c)
line
(d)
joint
C — 3-
cent deep
violet, perforated
horizontally.
(a)
normal
(b)
line
(c)
joint
D — 3-
■cent deep
violet, perforated
vertically.
(a)
normal
(b)
line
(c)
joint
-C--4-
■cent brown, perforated
hori-
zontally.
(a)
normal
(b)
line
(c)
joint
D — 4-
-cent brown, perforated verti-
cally.
(a)
normal 2
m.m.
(b)
3 m.m.
(c)
line
(d)
joint
C— 5-
■cent blue,
perforated horizon-
tally.
(a)
normal
(b)
line
(c)
joint
D— 5
-cent blue,
, perforated verti-
cally.
(a)
normal
(b)
line
(c)
joint
B — 10-cent yellow, perforated
ver-
tically.
(a)
normal
(b)
line
(c)
joint
The scarcity of the stamps of the
above issue is extremely variable. The
one, two and four and even the five
162
THE AMERICAN PHIIjATELIST.
cent are relatively common and can be
found in the stocks of the larger deal-
ers. The three-cent is of great rarity,
although catalogued in the last edition
by Scott at 15 cents each. |15.00 to
$25.00 a pair in the genuine perfora-
tion 12, either horizontal or vertical,
would be cheap for this stamp. Cau-
tion should be exercised in purchasing
to discriminate between it and the same
stamp perforated 121/2 vertically or hor-
izontally, from the imperforate sheets,
by private mailing companies. As there
were no star plates of imperforate
stamps of the three-cent printed, it does
not therefore exist part perforate with
3 m.m spacing. Only a few coils were
printed and were used for mailing pur-
poses by a pharmaceutical manufactur-
ing company. It is known unused and
is relatively less rare than the same
stamp single line watermark perforated
12.
These stamps were issued in coils of
500 pasted end to end or side to side in
strips of 20 stamps. The line and joint
varieties ai-e therefore about equal in
vaUie.
The ten-cent of this issue, perforated
12, was originally printed for the use
of a single mail order house. It was
only issued vertically and evidently was
of little utility. It is relatively more
common than the 3-cent mentioned
above and sells from $10.00 to $12.00
per pair.
THTRD ISSUE — 1910; single line wat-
ermark; perforated 12; same de-
sign as last.
33S B — 1-cent green, perforated hori-
zontally.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
(d) imperforate pairs
Early in 1916, it was discovered that
coils of the one-cent No. 338 B had been
issued to a mailing finoa in the West in
imperforate pairs. About 630 stamps,
or 315 pairs, representing one and one-
fourth coils, were offered to a dealer as
the remnant of the lot issued to this
mailing fii-m, the remainder having
been used for business purposes. The
A\Titer has not been able to ascertain
whether they were issued on order or
through error in perforating. These
imperforates have the usual guide line
and joint every twenty stamps.
338 C — 1-cent green, perforated verti-
cally.
(a) normal 2 m.m.
(b) 3 m.m.
(c) line
(d) joint
3 39 B — 2-cent carmine, perforated hor-
izontally.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
339 C — 2-cent carmine, perforated ver-
tically,
(a) normal 2 m.m.
(b). 3 m.m.
(c) line
(d) joint
34 0 B — 3-cent deep violet, perforated
vertically.
(a) normal 2 m.m.
(b) line
(c) joint
The above list completes the values
of the single line watermark issued in
1910 which received the 12 perforation.
These stamps range from comparative
scarcity to absolute rarity. The one-
cent perforated horizontally (33 8 B) is
comparatively common and is the one
stamp of this issue that can be found
in the dealer's stock in any quantity.
No. 338 C, the one-cent green perfo-
rated vertically is worth from $2.00 to
$4.00 per pair in the normal variety and
at least twice as much for line and joint
varieties. The two-cent carmine perfo-
rated horizontally and vertically is
rather uncommon, especially the verti-
cal perforation. The scarcest stamp of
this issue, however, is the three-cent
deep violet. No. 340 B, which for rela-
tive rarity compares favorably with the
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
163
4 -cent imperf. of 1902 and in history is
somewhat similar. It was used by a
single firm, but few colls were printed
by the government, all were used as
postage in mailing samples of tablets
by the Bell Chemical Company, Orange-
burg, N. Y., the same firm who used a
few of the 3-cent double line water-
mark. Scott catalogued it in the last
issue on the strength of having seen
one used copy. Many dealers have ex-
pressed doubt as to the actual issue of
this stamp. The writer was fortunate
in finding five copies, one on the orig-
inal package as mailed by the firm men-
tioned above. This discovery enabled
Stanley Gibbons to list it in their newly
printed check list as a certainty. It is
not probable that it was issued in other
than the normal spacing.
line
FOURTH ISSUE — 1910; single
watermark; perforated 8^4.
338 D — 1-cent green, perforated hori-
zontally.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
338 E — 1-cent green, perforated verti-
cally.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
33 9 D — 2-cent carmine, perforated hor-
izontally.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
33 9 E — 2-cent carmine, perforated ver-
tically,
(a) normal
fb) line
(c) joint
34 0 C — 3-cent deep violet, perforated 355 C
vertically.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
341 A — 4-cent brown, perforated verti
cally.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
342 A — 5-cent blue, perforated verti-
cally.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
341 B — 4-cent brown, imperf. coil.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
No. 341 B is not catalogued by Scott,
owing to the claim that in single copies
or vertical pairs it cannot be distin-
guished from imperforate stamps cut
from imperforate sheets which were cur-
rent at the time. The writer is of the
opinion that these imperforate coil
stamps in strips can be readily told from
imperforate strips cut from sheets and
is of the opinion that they should be
catalogued. This value was only issued
end to end or vertically affixed.
The stamps of this issue are not
scarce and can be obtained of most of
the large dealers. Inasmuch as their
commercial use was small the writer
considers the present catalog quotations
low and would advise specialists not
having same to fill their wants as soon
as possible. The three and four-cent
of this issue appear in the narrow and
wide spacing, the wider spacing being
relatively the most common.
FIFTH ISSUE — 1912; single line wat-
ermai'k ; perforated 8 \^ ; same de-
sign with the addition of numerals.
355 B — 1-cent green, perforated hori-
zontally.
(a) normal
(b) line ' •
(c) joint
1-cent green, perforated verti-
cally.
(a) normal
fb) line
(c) joint
356 B — 2-cent carmine, perforated hor-
izontally.
(a) normal
(b) line
fc) joint
164
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
356 c — 2-cent carmine, perforated ver-
tically.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
355 D — 1-cent green, imperforate coil,
end to end vertical.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
35 6 D — 2-cent carmine, imperforate
coil, end to end vertical.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
The same remarks apply to the one
and two-cent imperforate coils of this
issue as apply to the 4-cent brown, No.
341 B.
This issue is comparatively common
and can be readily obtained in unused
strips. As they were in use, however,
less than 18 months, they may prove
good property. In my judgment the
horizontal perforations of this issue are
several times as scarce as those perfo-
rated vertically.
SIXTH ISSUE — 1914; perforated 10.
369 A — 1-cent green, perforated hori-
zontally.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
369 B — 1-cent green,
cally.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
370 D — 2-cent carmine, perforated hor-
izontally.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
370 E — 2-cent carmine, perforated ver-
tically,
(a) normal
(ta) line
(c) joint
371 A — 3-cent deep violet, perforated
vertically,
(a) normal
perforated verti-
(b) line
(c) joint
372 A — 4-cent brown, perforated verti-
cally.
(a) normal
(b) line
(e) joint
373 A — 5-cent blue, perforated verti-
cally.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
Scott does not yet list 371 A, which
has appeared since the last edition of
the catalog. This stamp as well as the
four and five-cent, all perforated ver-
tically 10, have not as yet appeared with
horizontal perforations. It is probable
that these higher values when issued
will be printed from rotary presses and,
therefore, be classified with the next is-
sue.
The rotary press printings which
came out just before the last edition of
the catalog have not been listed as a
separate issue.
SEVENTH ISSUE — Rotary press print-
ings; single line watermark; perf-
orated 10.
36 9 c — 1-cent green, perforated hori-
zontally.
(a) normal
(b) line
369 D — 1-cent green, vertical perfora-
tions.
(a) normal
(b) line
37 0 C — 2-cent rose carmine, horizontal
perforations.
(a) normal
(b) line
38 0 D — 2-cent rose carmine, vertical
perforations.
(a) normal
(b) line
371 B — 3-cent pale lavendar, horizontal
perforations.
(a) normal
(b) line
(Continued on page 168).
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
165
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vol. XXIX Apr. 15, 1916. No. 14
Published at
FEDERALSBURG, MD.
WM, E. AULT, Editor, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Associate Editors
HENRY A. KIDDER. - Ari.ington, Mass.
L. H. KJELLSTEDT, Scranton, Pa,
subscriptions-
Free to All Members in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— $1.00 per year for Monthly
issues.
Supplements —
Membership List - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, - - - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTI8EMENTS-
One page, per insertion, - - , - $8.00
Half page, per insertion, - - . . 4.00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, (2 inches) per insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, - - . . .75
Five per cent (5^») discount allowed on yearly
contract.
^fotices- Wants or Exchanges-From members only—
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12^ cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
15tli of each month to insure insertion in following
ssue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Address all communications to the Editor.
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased to exchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITORIAL.
("OIL How few collectors were
STAMPS, far-sighted enough to take
up the gathering of the coil
varieties of U. S. stamps when they first
made their appearance in 1906 is clear-
ly shown by the prevailing conditions
of the first issues, as practically none
of these stamps are to be found on the
market and the catalogue prices of some
of the early varieties show a relative
increase in value not often attained by
any class of stamps.
Duiing the last three or four years
collectors have been eagerly taking in
all varieties of this kind and there is
much interest manifested in these is-
sues at this time. They are a distinct
government issue and as much of a va-
riety as are the imperforate stamps, be-
ing created to meet a steadily growing
demand for commercial uses.
In this issue we have the pleasure of
printing the first authoritative article
and list of these stamps which we have
seen in any philatelic journal and we
feel sure that this list will meet with
much favor among our members who
collect these varieties.
The United States has been making
philatelic history these past fourteen
years and our issues have run through a
range of changes suflacient to satisfy
any philatelist. None of the varieties
could hardly be called unnecessary, al-
beit some are a bit clouded, but those
who have been fortunate enough to
amass a fairly complete series of all the
issues during that time can well con-
gratulate themselves on the soundness
of their investment. There seems to be
no end to the constant advance in value
which has attended these stamps from
the very first year of their appearance
and if present conditions can be taken
as an indication of what they will yet
attain, the end is far from sight.
MEMBERSHIP MEDAL.
The standing of the contestants for
the membership medal including the
admissions in the last report (April
3rd) of the Secretary, is as follows —
Vahan Mozian 7
Ross O'Shaughnessy 7
W. G. Whittaker 6
Eugene Klein 5
H. S. Ackerman 4
B. W. H. Poole 4
Van Dyk MacBride 3
L. H. Kjellstedt 2
M. P. Lyons, Jr. 2
M. Ohlman 2
John M. Stonier 2
P. M. Wolsieffer 2
W. O. Wylie 2
It is anybody's race with a number
in striking distance of the prize, but the
way the list is growing we cannot much
longer list those vi^ho have secured less
166
THE AMERICAN PHIILATELIST.
than three members. There is still am-
ple time for you to get in the running.
The Secretary is ready and willing to
lend all the assistance you wish. Plenty
of recruiting literature and application
blanks on hand. Get busy. There are
numbers of good collectors who would
be willing and really are anxious to join
the A. P. S. if you would just tell them
about the premier society for stamp
collectors.
CINCINNATI PHILATELIC SOCIETY.
The stamp collectors of Cincinnati or-
ganized the Cincinnati Philatelic Socie-
ty, the first meeting being held at the
Gibson House Hotel on the evening of
March 28th. The following were elect-
ed officers — President, W. C. Kennett;
Vice-President, Erwin L. Fischer; Sec-
retary-Treasurer, A. D. Fennell; Trus-
tees, J. A. McCullough, Albert S.Smith,
Stanley Ashbrook and Geo. D. Kitzing-
er. Meetings will be held on the second
and fourth Tuesdays of each month.
We hope that the new recruit among
local clubs will have a long and pros-
perous existence.
LOS ANGELES COLLECTORS
BANQUET.
We have received an invitation to the
Annual Banquet of the stamp collectors
at Los Angeles and vicinity, to be held
at Jahnkes Tavern on Tuesday evening,
March 21st. Plates were to be laid for
fifty guests. While details of the meet-
ing have not been received, we feel sure
that the event was one long to be re-
membered by those who were fortunate
enough to attend.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets will kindly inform the Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that the
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 16. April 3rd, 1916.
Applications Pending.
Ruellan, Henri
Ells, Harry H.
Robb, William
Sautter, Adrien
Brown, Edwin B.
Dunton, Wm. Rush, Jr.
Williams, Edward H., Jr.
Colman, S. E.
Moorshead, O.
Jordaan, Walter V.
Newton, Tracy S.
Ploch, C. A.
Newton, H. Lawrence
Kmentt, Cornel
Walker, Frank E.
Mills, Lieut. Willis E.
Greene, B. D. Marx
Ferguson, W. F.
Grant, Fred D.
Rogers, P. A.
Stromberg, J. N.
MacNutt, Barry
Applications for Reinstatement Pending
28 77 — Flerlage, L. J.
191 — King, W. R.
Applications Posted.
Farrar, Waldo, 39 Oliver St., Boston,
Mass.; Age 41; Firm, with Cassella
Color Co.; Proposed by Vahan Mozi-
an, #2279.
Seaverns, Houghton, 2 Canal St., Brat-
tleboro, Vt. : Age 41; Manager and
Treasurer; Firm, Holstein Friesian
Register Co.; Ref., C. P. Spencer, or
Spencer Press, Brattleboro, Vt. ; Pro-
posed by Wm. E. Ault, #1908.
Smack, C. S., 1753 Railway Exchange
Bldg., St. Louis, Mo.; Age 40; Ad-
vertising Manager; Firm, St. Louis
Southwestern Ry. — "Cotton Belt
Route"; Refs., Hugh Clark, Manager
Scott Stamp & Coin Co., New York,
N. Y. C. E. Severn, Editor Mekeels
Weekly Stamp News, Chicago, 111.;
Proposed by R.W. Boisselier, #2356.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
16^
Theamann, Chas., 705 N. Liberty St.,
Indianapolis, Ind. ; Age 21; Bank
Clerk; Firm, with Continental Natl.
Bank; Refs., C. A. Ploch, Reid Place,
Indianapolis, Ind. H. Smith, Keohne
St., Indianapolis, Ind.; Proposed by
H. S. Ackerman, #2147.
Hargraft, Geo. N., 62 Glen Road, To-
ronto, Canada; Age 29; Insurance;
Firm, with Commercial Union Ass'ce.
Co., Ltd.; Ref., The Bank of Toronto,
Church & Wellington Streets Branch,
Toronto, Canada; Proposed by J. E.
Lawrence, #4112.
Sahlin, Gosta, Garfvaregatan 3, Stock-
holm, Sweden; Age 30; Stamp Deal-
er; Firm, Gosta Sahlin; Ref., Mem-
ber 133 of Philatelic Society of Swe-
den; Proposed by L. Harald Kjell-
stedt, #1906.
Jukes, E. W., 908 Walnut St., Phila-
delphia, Pa.; Age 28; Ensign U. S.
Navy; Ref., M. Murphy, Law Book
Publisher, 908 Walnut St., Philadel-
phia, Pa.; Proposed by J. E. Guest,
#4125.
Buckler, Riggin, 529 N. Charles St.,
Baltimore, Md.; Age 33; Architect;
Firm, Riggin Buckler; Ref., John
Duer & Sons, 36 S. Charles St., Bal-
timore, Md.; Proposed by Geo. Win-
ship Taylor, #4417.
Waitt, Joseph K., 407 P. G. G. Bldg.,
Norfolk, Va. ; Age 31; Record Exam-
iner S. A. L. Ry. ; Firm, with Sea-
board Air Line Ry. ; Refs., Whiting-
Horton Co., Raleigh, N. C, Citizens
National Bank, Raleigh, N. C, Bank
of Mulberry, Mulberry, Fla. ; Pro-
posed by William Evans, #2424.
Application for Reinstatement Posted.
379 6 — Pease, Roger Quincy, 48 Oxford
Road, Newton Center, Mass.; Age 35;
Salesman; Ref., B. L. Drew & Co.,
Boston, Mass.; Proposed by Ira C.
Greene, #2676.
Application Returned.
By direction of the Board of Vice
Presidents, the following application for
reinstatement has been returned to ap-
plicant—
1782 — Seeba, Fred C, Oakland, Calif.
New Stockholders.
4691 — Lloyd, M. J., 2341 E. 89th St.,
Cleveland, Ohio.
46 92 — Hovey, R. F., 2124 Cornell Road,
Cleveland, Ohio.
46 9 3 — Hoskins, H. Preston, University
Farm, St. Paul, Minn.
4694 — Canann, Harry L., 2380 W. 31st
St., Los Angeles, Calif.
4695 — Fast, T. Edward, 1344 "O" St.,
Fresno, Calif.
46 9 6 — McPherson, E. B., Turk and Ma-
sonic Ave., San Francisco, Calif.
4 6 97 — Gordon, William David, care The
Mine and Smelter Supply Co., El
Paso, Texas.
4698 — Preston, Wm. D., 1834 E. 63rd
St., Cleveland, Ohio.
46 9 9 — Battanchon, Charles F. F., Rue
Herold 41, Villa Chantelouve,
Nice, France. (Temporary Ad-
dress 1048 Lexington Ave., New
York City, N. Y,).
Reinstated.
1925 — Davis, Dr. Holland A., 125 N.
Tejon St., Colorado Springs, Col.
2 5 76 — Tittmann, A. O., 76 Pierrepont
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
28 38 — Hyde, Capt. Arthur P. S., 161
24th Ave., Seattle, Wash.
Replaced on Membership Roll.
4455 — d'Hemecourt, Geo. A., 4034 St.
Claude Ave., New Orleans, La.
(note new address).
221 — McDonald, Walter H., 140 Dear-
born St., Chicago, 111.
36 70 — Warner, Francis B., 214 Wash-
ington Square, Philadelphia, Pa.
26 37 — Larsson, John, Kungstrojdsgat,
Gothenburg, Sweden.
The above, dropped March 18th, 1916
having paid dues in full for the current
year, are hereby replaced on the mem-
bership roll and are in good standing.
Resignations Accepted.
4060 — Freyberg, S., Asbury Park, N. J.
3901 — Hart, W. O., New Orleans, La.
2444 — Hill, Edwin D., Mesa, Ariz.
328 8 — Moore, W. N., Sioux Falls, S. D.
3651 — Sisson, V. E., Chicago, 111.
168
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Changes of Address.
2640 — Cass, Leon V.,from Stroudsburg,
Pa., to Great Bend, Pa.
6 30 — Phinney, O. H., from 2005 Lo-
gan Ave., to 2001 Logan Ave.,
San Diego, Calif.
4063 — Ryall, Geo. D., from P. O. Box
72 to 2625 Ocean Front, Ocean
Park, Calif.
1657 — Smith, Ed. W., from 1257 Guer-
rero St., to 1713 Broderick St.,
San Francisco, Calif.
25 97 — Terry, John, from P.O. Box 186 8
to P. O. Box 1184, Seattle, Wash.
Changes in Officers of Branch Societies.
Please note the following corrections
and changes in list of Branch Societies'
officers, places of meetings, etc.- —
460 — St. Louis Stamp Collectors So-
ciety, Branch No. 4, St. Louis,
Mo.; President, F. R. Cornwall;
Vice-President, Dr. Lister Tuh-
olske; Secretary-Treasurer, G.A.
Leimecke, 3120 Portis Ave., St.
Louis, Mo.
4522 — Rochester Philatelic Association,
Branch No. 41, Rochester, N.Y.;
President, Paul C. Wild; Vice-
President, Dr. L. R. Cornman;
Secretary, Harvey J. Haddleton,
87 Shelter St., Rochester, N. Y.;
Treasurer, Fred E. Merritt; Li-
brarian, R. Leighton Gridley;
Sales and Exchange Manager,
Geo. Haringt. Meetings held
fourth Wednesday of each month
at Hotel Rochester.
4 6 58 — Indianapolis Collectors Club,
Branch No. 45, Indianapolis,
Ind.; President, B. Gordon Bush-
nell; Vice-President, Julius
Braun; Secretary-Treasurer, B.
F. Egan, 2216 Pleasant St., In-
dianapolis, Ind.; Auction Mana-
ger, C. V. Hollis. Meetings first
and fourth Thursdays of each
month at 842 S. Meridian St.
Membership Sxinunary.
Total membership March 18, 1916 1391
New stockholders admitted April
3rd, 1916 9
Reinstated April 3rd, 1916 3
Replaced on membership roll April
3rd, 1916 4
1407
Resignations accepted April 3, 1916 5
Total membership Apr. 3rd, 1916 1402
WM. E. AULT, Secy.
CALL FOB NOMINATIONS.
Nominations for the election of a
Board of Directors to serve for the year
1916-17 should now be made, either by
Branches or by any five memhers, in
accordance with the By-Laws. The elec-
tion will take place at the Annual Con-
vention to be held in Boston, Mass. All
nominations should be sent immedia-
tely to the Secretary that due notice of
such nominations ibe published as re-
quired. THIS IS A MATTER WHICH
SHOULD HAVE IMMEDIATE ATTEN-
TION.
HISTORY AND COMPARATIVE SCAR-
CITY OF THE U. S. COIL STAMPS
1902-1915.
(Continued from page 164.)
The rotary press printings differ from
the previous coil printings in several
particulars. The stamps are one m.m.
wider than the previous coil issues and
measure 19% m.m., as compared with
181/^ m.m. in stamps printed from flat
plates. The rotary press printings show
an absence of the joint, due to the fact
that the coils are printed from continu-
ous strips, eliminating the necessity of
the paste-up joint. The pane line in
this printing occurs every 17th inter-
space and the line varies in thickness
from a fraction of a millimeter to one
and one-half millimeters, the latter due
to the spreading of the ink in certain
conditions of printing. The lines alter-
nate thick and thin on the three-cent
and show greater uniformity in width.
The coil stamps of the rotary press
printings are known as Auto-wound
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
169
Coils at the Bureau of Engraving &
Printing. The color shadings are varied
and interesting.
A variety of collections of coil stamps
can be made —
(a) Collection of unused pairs or
strips showing normal, line and joint
varieties.
(b) Collection of same used, singly
or in pairs on covers.
(c) Collection of same used, includ-
ing singles.
As many of the earlier issues are out
of the market in an unused condition,
it is scarcely possible to obtain a com-
plete collection of these stamps in pairs
or strips with original gum. In this
connection it should be remembered
that No. 340 B is unknown in an un-
used condition.
The collection of these stamps singly,
in pairs or strips in a postally used con-
dition should appeal to a United States
specialist. All have been postally used
during the past fourteen years, and
most of them during the past eight
years. They are, therefore, recent or
current issues and can be found in many
collections of contemporary correspon-
dence. The opportunities for complet-
ing a used collection are better than in
completing a collection of unused copies.
Scott's standard catalog does not cata-
log coil stamps used, at present. There
exists no reason, however, why they
should not be catalogued used and it is
probable that lack of stock and new-
ness has thus far prevented their being
listed in a used condition. A collection
of the coil stamps on covers is highly
interesting, though exceedingly difficult,
as many of the values were used on
second-class mail. It is possible, how-
ever, to obtain the majority of the is-
sues of these stamps and such a collec-
tion is of great usefulness from the
standpoint of dates of issue and the
character of use to which these early
coil issues were placed. The dated can-
cellations especially will enable the
specialist to clear up points of differ-
ence between the double and single line
watermark of the second and third is-
sues perforated 12.
POSTAGE STAMPS OF ANTIGUA.
BY P. J. MELVILLE.
(Editor of The Postage Stamp.)
Reprinted from the Jan. 8th, 1916 issue of The Postage Stamp.
(Continued from Page 142.)
Imperforate proofs from the plate
are known in black and in yellowish-
green, on a thick paper without water-
mark.
Synopsis.
18 62. Printed from plates engraved
in recess, by Perkins, Bacon & Co. No
watermark. Perf. 14 to 16.
6d., blue-green.
Imperforate proofs in yellowish-grn.
Imperforate proofs in black.
Trial perforations: all blue-green.
(To be
Perf. 11 to 13.
Perf. 11 to 13 by 14 to 16.
Perf. 14 to 16 by 11 to 13.
Postmarks.
The postmarks used on all the Per-
kins Bacon stamps of Antigua are "A02"
and "A18", types remaining from the
period of the use of English stamps in
the colony prior to 1860. "A02" was in
use at St. Johns and "A18" at English
Harbour, in Antigua, from 1858, and
they appear to have been continued in
their original form up to 187 8.
continued.)
170
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
SOME RARE MEXICO.
1856: 4rl. red * and used, Sri. lilac; 61:
Sri. red-brown and 8rl. green on brown;
64: 1/2 lilac * and used; 8rl. red; 66: engr.
7 * lilac, surcharged; 68, thin figures: 50
yellow, 100 brown, 100 brown on brown,
imp. and 100 brown perf. and many others.
Sent on Approval.
Also my fine approval books of medium
priced United States and Dependencies;
British Colonies;
American countries;
European countries.
No trash, no rarities, just those good
.stamps that you want for your collection.
Alice,
F. NOYES,
Established 1S84.
Texas
Sveriges Filatelist-Forening
(The Philatelic Society of Sweden)
Pounded September 18, 1886.
Honorary Members: The Crown Prince
of Sweden and H. M. The King of Eng-
land Proprietor and Publisher of Svensk
Filatelistislc Tidskrift
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.
Over 1.100 members of legal age. Ex-
cellent Sales Department with insurance
against all losses. Membership of the
A. P. S. accepted as satisfactory refer-
ence. No entrance fee. Yearly dues $1.35
American Representative.
L. HARALD KJELLSTEDT, C. E.
SCRANTON, PA. I
DESIRABLE STAMPS.
Poland, Warsaw, 3 values *$ .25
Togo on Gold Coast, %d to Ish. Cat.
$2.58 *$1.00
Transvaal, Edward, fine used —
5sh. (cat. $1.50) $ .'50
lOsh. (cat. $2.00) $ .75
1 Pound (cat. $3.50) $1.10
Tweezers, best quality, 25c, 35c, 50c
AVanted for ca.sh on approval in any quan-
titv used and unused Philippines Scott No.
1 to 7, Finland Scott No. 36, 37.
HUGO MEYER,
(501 Cousress St. Portland, Maine.
Member A.P.S. and other leading societies.
WHOLESALE
More varieties listed than anj^ other
American firm. Prices by the 10 and 100
and at exceptional prices. Free on request.
100 var. Austria (picked copies) 90 cents
SO varieties France, fine, 70 cents
L. M. PASSMORE
}t2- S<». Main St., Los Angeles, Cal.
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
Members only will have the use of this
column. Rates — Per line, including address
single insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 12 %c. Minimum charge
for yearly notice, 50c.
YOUR AD. should be in this column.
One member writes — "It is the best pay-
ing ad. I ever used." Dow cost. Try it.
EXCHANGE WANTED. Collectors and
dealers in foreign countries who will send
me 5 to 10 of a kind of medium-priced
stamps in good condition receive equal
value in U. S., especially 50c and 1 Dollar
current issvie and complete Parcel Post
sets Ic to 1 dol. New issues and War
stamps always wanted. Basis Scott or
Senf Cat. Satisfaction guaranteed. R.
ijionias, 134 N. DaSaile at., Cnicago, ill.,
U. S. A.
WHEN YOU ANSWER AN ADVER-
TISEMENT IN THIS JOURNAL, YOU
WILL CONFER A FAVOR ON YOUR-
SELF, THE ADVERTISER AND THE
"A. P. S." IF YOU MENTION WHERE
YOU SAW THE AD.
I SPECIALIZE in Jamaica. Have a fair
stock of the better sorts. Many used,
some in blocks. Also some fine Brit. Col-
onials, Great Britain. Hayti, etc. Prices
very low. Send your Society No. and I
will send on approval. Geo. A. Goubault,
Annotto Bay, Jamaica, B. W. I. A. P. S.
4640, S. P. A. 1932.
GOY;t. part PERFS, Private perfora-
tions and book panes are my specialties.
Can supply many scarce things. Write
nie. W. A. Sisson, Webster Sta., St. Louis,
Mo.
ON APPROVAL — U. S. and foreign
."Stamps at 50% and net. Want lists solic-
ited. Thos. R. Johnston, Saltsburg, Pa.
NETHERLANDS — FRANCE before 1875
Want to buy large or small lots in fine
condition. R. H. Mower, 609 Trust Bldg.,
Rockford, Illinois.
U, S. Envelopes
TO EXCHANGE. Used and unused in exchange for your duplicates. 10% charged
for the excliange. If you want U. S. Envelopes and have good stamps to trade at
Scott's cat. prices write
MUTUAL STAMP EXCHANGE, Box 343, Dept. 2, PITCHBURG, MASS.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
171
Members only will have the use of this
column. Rates — Per line, Including address
single insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 12 %c. Minimum charge
Cor yearly notice, 50c.
GOVERNMENT ISSUE of Postal Cards
and Letter Cards. Approval selections to
responsible collectors. S. Schachne, Chil-
licothe, Ohio.
URUGUAY. All issues wanted for cash
or good ex. Especially want errors, oddi-
ties, blocks, etc. Also Nos. 46 and 47 in
quantity. What have you? Want lists
filled and selections sent on approval. Col-
lection of 65 var. all fine $2.00; 100 var.
fine lot, cat. over $13.00, for $5.50. B. H.
Fehlig, 3521 Connecticut St., St. Louis, Mo.
A. P. S. 3831.
WANTED — Commemorative stamps of
the World, unused preferred. Will give
good U. S. and foreign in exchange. A. P.
S. 4.509. Carle Schafer, Niles, Mich.
AUCTION Buyers send name for my
monthly sales cats., cat. of single stamps,
sets, packets, accessories, etc., free. M.
Ohlman, 75-77 Nassau St., New York City.
WANTED for cash Imperforate and Part
Perforate, U. S. Revenue Stamps in pairs,
strips, blocks, etc. All values. Duplicates
taken in quantity if price is right. Send
on approval at best net price. A. P. S. No.
1702. F. P. Gibbs, P. O. Box No. 536, Clean,
N. Y.
WANTED — Manuscript for articles of in-
terest to our members written by members
for publication in this journal. Address
The Editor.
A POSTAIi will bring my fine approvals
with return postage. Give A. P. S. num-
ber; state choice. Geo. S. Chapman, 81
Mansfield St., Montreal, Canada. A. P. S.
4471.
U. S. 1861-8. All stamps of these issues,
including 3c, in small or large lots, wanted
by collector specialist. Duplicates for
sale. W. B. Sprague, 54 William St., New
York.
YOUR SOCIETY number will bring a
selection on approval from me. My net
priced stamps are hard to beat. Write me.
A. A. Jones, Herrin, 111.
BOOKLET PANES with guide lines and
plate numbers and complete booklets
wanted. Cash or exchange. 1898 and 1902
issues especially desired. All issues with
top guides and top corner guides desired.
H. M. Southgate, Chevy Chase, Maryland.
WANTED. — Lists and offers from whole-
salers and foreign correspondents. New
Issues and sets especially desired. P. W.
Riedell, Box 400, Schenectady, N. Y.
Exchange your duplicates, singly or in
lots for mine. I offer China #177 & #179
(catalogue 2c each) at 15c per 100. Other
bargains wholesale and retail. Approvals
also. South & Central Americans a spe-
cialty, also current entires. Tell me what
you want and I'll tell you whether we can
do business with profit to both as that is
only way I deal.
U. A. BEEBE, A. P. S. #2272,,
64 Bcuce Ave., Yonkers, N. Y.
GLiASSINE paper and "Thin" hinges are
the last word for collectors' use. Sample
of either for 2c stamp, or with 4 var. used
Dahomey stamps, 7c. A. W. Dunning, A.
P. S. #251, Boul. Sta., Brookline, Mass.
U. s. 1869 — Wanted, common or rare, us-
ed or unused, on or off covers, proofs,
essays, etc. Small or large lots. V D
MacBride, 85 Ascension St., Passaic, N. J.
EGYPT and SOUDAN. My Wholesale
price list of these countries is sent free to
any dealer on application. Collectors
specializing in these countries are request-
ed to write me, as I have several interest-
ing varieties in stock. E. L. Angeloglous,
Member A.P.S., P.O. Box 873, Cairo, Egypt.
WANTED. War stamps, war postals,
German colonies. Always glad to receive
stamps of all countries on approval. As
my European Import and Export Business
has been checked greatly, would like to
correspond with business men in other
neutral countries in regard to .business
possibilities. Friedr. W. Lutz, care Friedr
W. Lutz & Co., Richmond, Va., U. S A.
„„FOR SALE— Fine Gen. Collection of
8000 or 9000 var. and the accumulation of
49^yrs. of all nations. Great Bargain for
$1500.00 but must be disposed of at once.
Large amount of Literature, etc. will be
thrown in. Investigate. Address Tuck, 123
No. Main St., Oconomowoc, Wis., A. P S
No. 2549 and S. P. A. No. 1099.
BEANS — specializes in the booklet issues
of the U. S. and is always pleased to sell
or exchange book leaves. Rare varieties
especially are offered at exceptionally rea-
sonable prices. George Beans, Box 251,
Glenside, Pa.
FREE — Scarce War Stamp gratis If you
try a selection of my superior net appro-
vals. H. R. Stiles, Box 807, Schenectady,
N. Y. Member A. P. S., S. P. A., A. S. D. A.
Indian States Postage Stamps, all used, ;
Pine copies, 200 varieties, for $4.80. Price
lists free. C. S. Iyer, Attungal, Travan-
core, India. A. P. S. 4549.
EXCHANGE WANTED. Am breaking
np a $5,000.00 general collection 100 coun-
tries. Will exchange stamps of any coiin-"
try in my collection for equal value U. S., .
Hawaiian. Cuba, Porto Rico, Guam, Domin-
ion Canada, or Hong Kong, 1916 Scott's
basis. Only first class stamps cataloging
10c and indefinately up wanted. Will take
up to five copies each variety. Send list
Scott's numbers of those you have to
trade and what you want, will return my
trade offers, then lets do business. Society
number or references please; even trade
and no dealers. B. H. Burrell, U. S. Office
Public Roads, Wash. D. C, A. P. S. #4629.
MATCH & MEDICINE, I will give fine
British Colonials or other good stamps for
any match or medicine stamps that I can
use for my collection, write me. H. W.
Doscher, 217 Montgomery St., San Francis-
co, Calif., P. P. S. #395.
APPROVAL BOOKS — Made in two styles
net price and discount.- I furnish seven
colors of covers, as follows: Buff, blue,
pearl, drab, pink, brown, and green. Write
for circulars and particulars. Samples,
8-100 size books or 10-60 size for 15c post-
paid. B. Gordon Bushnell, 2715 Indiana-
polis Avenue, Indianapolis, Ind.
172
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
MEXICO
THE LAST VILLA ISSUE.
These are type-set stamps somewhat
similar to Scott's type A53, bat with
"Anvil" seal. These stamps were pre-
pered for use just before the Villa fac-
tion had to flee. The 5c and 10c were
distributed to a number of offices and
are fairly plentiful but the Ic, 2c, and
20c are very rare for after about 1,000
of each were sold at Hermosillo, the
balance of the stock was destroyed to
prevent the stamps falling into the
hands of Carranz officials.
Special ofEer. — Complete set Ic, 2c, 5c,
10c, 20c, unused, price $1.50 per set. Set
in blocks of four, price $6.00.
I have one set in complete sheets of
forty stamps for sale. Price on appli-
cation.
UNITED STATES
A SCARICE CANCELLATION.
"Wilmington Transportation Co.—
Steamer Cabrilla."
This is used on one of the two small
vessels plying between San Pedro and
Catalina Island, California. As the
number of letters mailed on board is
small this cancellation is rare.
I can offer a block of four of the 2c,
1912 issue, perf. 12, with this cancella-
tion at 25c, and a block of four Ic
Panama-Pacific, perf. 10, price 15. Pos-
tage extra.
B. W. H. POOLE
312 Washington Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal
P. M. Wolslefler, President-Manager.
Chas. Beamish, Secretary-Treas.,
of the
W i'bi 1 1 ■ Hill
CO.
— agBnrnHrKmJSIItl
We hold public Stamp Auction Sales
at regular intervals. All catalogs
"FREE" to auction buyers. Are you
on our mailing list We are members
of the A. P. S.
BOSTON
AUCTION SALES
Regularly
Always ready to Buy Fine Stamps
In Fine Condition.
Old Stamps on Covers Greatly
Desired.
B. L. DREW & CO.
7 Water St., Boston, Mass.
(Established 1885).
WARREN H. COLSON
Offers one of the largest and most comprehensive stocks held by any profes-
sional in America, and he will be pleased to enter into correspondence with all
SERIOUS COLLECTORS
Thousands of varieties from a few cents up to the very greatest raritiepc onstan
ly on view; but throughout thisstock — without excrption the CHOICEST in American
— there is but ONE quality— the very best.
Here, the collector, following almost any line of philatelic endeavor, will find
many pieces that are not only beautiful but, as well, unusual, to delight and satisfy
the philatelic craving.
Likewise Mr. Colson is a liberal buyer — at all times— of single rare stamps, rare
stamps on letters, and collections. His activities, however, are limited to the field
ante-dating 1900.
He is particularly interested in the Postmaster's Stamps of the United States; the
issues of the Confederate States; Carrier Stamps and Locals, and oflFers quite the best
avenue for the sale or purchase of any such in the world.
Offers of the old classic issues, such as early Mauritius, New South Wales (re-
quired for plating), British Guiana (all issues), Switzerland, Hawaii, Dominican Re-
public, type-set issues only, and so forth, are also cordially solicited.
Postage Stamps for Advanced Collectors.
184 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
Cable Address— "Warcolson," Boston. Telephone— "Back Bay 3502."
Cf^<5 Clmcncan
LIST OF
Members and Branch Societies
REVISED AND CORRECTED TO
APRIL 17, 1916
ISSUED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO JUNE t.t NUMBER
OF
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
AI>RIL, 1916
PTJBLISHICD BY THIC
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCOHPOBATBD
Press of the J. W. Stowell Printing Co., Federalsburg, Md.
THE
AMERICAN PHILATELIST
List of Stockholders, Officers, Branch Societies
and Corresponding Societies
Revised and Corrected to April 17, 1916
CONTENTS.
Page
Key to Abbreviations 3
Stockholders, Alphabetical List of 7
Stockholders, Numerical List of 41
Stockholders, Geographical List of 51
Officers 68
Branch Societies 69
Corresponding Societies 70
Geographical Summary of Membership 71
Information Back Cover Page
Published by
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY.
May 1916
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
KEY
To the abbreviations used in denoting the specialties of members in the following
list.
Note — In order to keep this list short as possible it will be necessary in some
few cases to refer to two or more abbreviations in order to fully determine the
meaning of the reference. To explain:
FOR. REV. — FOR. stands for Foreign and REV. for Revenue stamps.
COL. following the name of a country denotes that the member collects the
colonial stamps as well as those of the mother country.
U. S. (P. D. EN. R.) signifies the members collect the Postage, Departmental,
Envelope and Revenue stamips of the United States.
Abbreviation Meaning
AB. OANC Aeroplane Cancellations.
AFG Afghanistan.
A. L Alsace-Lorraine.
ARG Argentine Republic.
AUS Austria.
AUSTRL Australian Colonies.
B. A. C British American Colonies.
BAH Bahamas.
BAL Balkan Countries.
BAR Barbadoes.
BAV * Bavaria.
B. C British Columbia.
B. G :........... British Guiana.
B. H British Honduras.
BR. COL British Colonials.
BEL Belgium.
BER Bermuda.
fBOS Bosnia.
BRA Brazil.
B. N. A British North America.
BUL Bulgaria.
B. W. I British West Indies.
C. A Central America.
CAN Canada.
CANC Cancellations.
CAY Cayman Islands.
CEY Ceylon.
C. F. S Congo Free State (Belgian Congo.)
C. G. H Cape of Good Hope.
CHIN China.
CHIN. T. P Chinese Treaty Ports.
iCHIL Chili.
CH. STP Charity Stamps.
COL Colonials (used in conjunction with the name of the
mother country).
COL. R Columbian Republic.
COM. S Commemorative Stamps.
CON. S Confederate States.
OK. IS Cook Islands.
COR Corea.
COS. R . Costa Rica.
4 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Abbreviation Meanimg
ORE Crete.
'CUBA Cuba.
CYP Cyprus.
CVR Covers.
0. Z Canal Zone.
DEN Denmark.
DOM. R Dominican Republic.
D. W. I Danish West Indies.
DUT. I Dutch Indies.
EGY Egypt.
E. I East Indian Countries.
ENC. STP Encased Postage Stamps (U. S.).
ER. & NOV Errors and Novelties.
ESS Essays.
EUR Europe.
EX. LBL Exhibition Labels.
FAIiK Falkland Islands.
FIN Finland.
FOR Foreign.
FORM Formosa.
FRA France.
FR. O. IN CHIN French Post Offices in China.
G. C Gold Coast.
GEN General Collector.
GEN. 19 General Collector, 19th Century issues.
GEN. 20 General Collector, 20th Century issues.
GEN. TEL Telephone and Telegraph Stamps and Forms.
GER Germany.
GER. S German States.
GIB Gibraltar.
GRE Greece.
GT. BR Great Britain.
GUAM Guam.
GUAT Guatemala.
HAN Hanover.
HAAV Hawaii.
HAY Hayti.
H. K Hong Kong.
HON Honduras.
HUN Hungary.
ICE Iceland.
IMP. PRS Imperforate Pairs. General.
1. C. S Indian "Convention" States.
IND India.
I. N. S Native States of India.
INV Stamps with inverted centers.
ITA Italy.
IT. S Italian States.
JAM Jamaica.
JHI Jhind.
JAP Japan.
LEV Levant.
L. I Leeward Islands.
LIB • Liberia.
L. S. & H Lock Seals and Hydrometer Stamps (U. S.).
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Abbreviation Meaning
LUX Luxemburg.
MAD. BR Madagascar, (British).
MAL Malta.
MAR Spanish Marianies.
MED. C Countries bordering on the Mediterranean.
MEX Mexico.
MON Monaco.
MONT Montenegro.
MUL Mulready Envelopes (Great Britain).
N. A North America.
N. B New Brunswick.
NETH Netherlands.
NEW C New Caledonia.
NFD Newfoundland.
NIC. Nicaragua.
NO. B North Borneo.
NOR Norway.
N. S Nova Scotia.
N. S. W New South Wales.
N. Z New Zealand.
ODD Oddities.
OLD IMP Old Issues (General) Imperforate.
O. F. S Orange Free State.
PAN Panama.
PAP Papua.
PAR Paraguay.
P. E. I Prince Edward Island.
PER Persia.
P. CD Postal Cards (Government Issues).
PERS Persia.
PERU Peru.
PH. IS Philippine Islands.
PHIL. L Philatelic Literature.
PMK Postmarks.
POR Portugal.
P. RCO Porto Rico.
PRE Precancelled Stamps.
PROOF Proofs.
R. de O Rio de Oro.
REV Revenue Stamps.
ROM. S Roman States.
ROU Roumania.
RUS Russia.
RUS. L Russian Local Stamps.
S. A South America.
SAL. Salvador.
SAN. M San Marino.
SAR Sarawak.
SER Servia.
SEY Seychelles Islands.
SCAN Scandinavian Countries.
SIAM •. . Siam.
SIC Sicily.
SIR Sirmoor.
SON Sonora.
6 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Abbreviation Meaning '
SOUD Soudan.
SPA Spain.
SPEC Specimen Stamps.
ST. H St. Helena.
ST. P. M St. Pierre and Miquelon.
ST. S Straits Settlements.
ST. V St. Vincent.
SWE Sweden.
SWI Switzerland.
TRA Transvaal.
TRIN Trinidad.
TUR Turkey.
TUS Tuscany.
TWO S Two Sicilies.
URU Uruguay.
USED SEE Used "Seebecks."
U. S United States (General).
U. S. BKLTS United States Stamp Booklets.
U. S. CVR United States Stamps on original covers.
U. S. D United States Departmental Stamps.
U. S. EN United States Stamped Envelope Stamps.
U. S. EN. C United States Stamped Envelopes cut square.
U. S. EN. E United States Stamped Envelopes, Entire.
U. S. PR United States Western Franks.
U. S. GUIDE United States Postage Stamps showing guide lines.
U. S. IMP United States Postage Stamps, Imperforate.
U. S. L United States Local Stamps.
U. S. PRF. I. . . ; United States Postage Stamps with initial perforations.
U. S. M. M United States Private Proprietary Revenue Stamps.
U. S. P United States Postage Stamps.
U. S. P. EN United States Penalty Envelopes.
U. S. P. 2 United States Postage Stamps in pairs.
U. S. P. 4 United States Postage Stamps in blocks of four. .
U. S. P. 6 United States Postage Stamps in plate number blocks of
six.
U. S. PER United States Postal Permits for payment of Postage.
U. S. PL United States Postage Stamps showing plate numbers.
U. S. P. PRF United States Postage Stamps, Part Perforated.
U. S. PRE United States Postage Stamps, precancelled.
U. S. PR. PRF United States Postage Stamps Privately Perforated.
U. S. R United States Revenue Stamps.
U. S, SL United States Stamps, "Side Lines."
U. S. S. REV State Revenue Stamps of the United States.
U. S. S. P Stamped Papers of United States. *
IT. S. TEL United States Telegraph Stamps.
IT. S. T. P Tax Paid Revenue Stamps of the United States.
VEN Venezuela.
VIC Victoria.
WAR "War" Stamps.
W. AUS Western Australia.
"W. HEM Western Hemisphere.
W. I West Indies.
* Preceding any abbreviation signifies unused,
19 19th Century.
20 20th Century.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
STOCKHOLDERS
OF THE
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Organized September 14, 1886.
LIST OF MEMBERS
Corrected to April 17, 1916.
2821 Abbott, Joseph Q., 683 Main St., North Leominster, Mass.
214 Ackerman, E. R., 506 W. 8th St., Plainfleld, N. J. U. S.
2147 Ackerman, H. S., 2328 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis, Ind.
U. S. (P. — R. — ^PRB. — COL.)
4412 Adams, Henry, 1263-69 Calvert Bldg., Baltimore, Md.
U. S. — GER. S. — BR. COL.
143 Adenaw, Julius K., 104 East 64th St., New York City, N. Y. U. S. — S. REV.
4356 Ahern, W. S., Masonic Temple, Richmond, Va.
4200 Ahlmann, W. C, P. O. Box 402, Norfolk, Neb.
4326 Alcaide, S. A., Guayama, Porto Rico.
4645 Albright, L. Lawrence, 309 Hodges Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
3755 Alden, John, 40 Harvard St., Newtonville, Mass. U. S.
4148 Alderson, Dr. J. C, Wausau, Wis. GEN. 19.
32 Aldrich, Ernest R., Box 202, Benson, Minn. U. S. PRE. — PHIL. L.
2092 Aldrich, William L., 41 Kenwood St., Brookline, Mass. U. S.
2167 Aldrich, W. S., Box 744, St. Joseph, Mo. U. S. M. M.
239 7 Alexander, Jas. E., Santa Ana, Calif. U. S. (P. — EN. — R. — PROOF — ESS.)
4331 Alford, J. W., 36 East Park Ave., East Orange, N. J. GEN.
4341 Alkire, H. M., 49 Holley Ave., Bradford, Pa. U. S. — (R. — T. P. — M. M.)
4018 Allen, Freeman C, 40 Hawthorn St., Rochester, N. Y. S. A. — C. A.
4642 Allen, Miss Gertrude, 206 Moore St., Hackettstown, N. J.
109 Allen, Geo. H. H., 33 Grove St., New Bedford, Mass.
2315 Allen, Herbert D., 70 Williston Road, Boulevard, Mass. MEX. — GEN.
1287 Allen, Paul, M. D., 59 W. 49th St., New York City, N. Y.
4 5 82* Allen, Wm. S., Jr., 403 Park Place, Milwaukee, Wis. WAR.
4133 Ailing, Harold L., 400 Oxford St., Rochester, N. Y.
U. S. — CoL — ^B. N. A. — AUSTRL.
3989 Altman, Chas. I., care Todd & Kraft Co., Des Moines, Iowa.
U. S. (P. — ^R. — M. M. — ^P. 4.)
4165 Altman, S., care St. Benedict's College, Atchinson, Kan. BR. COL. 20 — URU.
2239 Altschwager, Hugo, 118 Harmon St., Milwaukee, Wis.
2160 Anderson, Henry W., Exeter, N. H. U. S. M. M.
453 Andreen, Oscar, 1512 South St., Lexington, Mo.
U. S. — PROOF. — ESS. — SWE. — NOR. — DEN. — D. W. I. — I. C. E.
4164 Andrews, John C, 397 Main St., Woburn, Mass.
3877 Appleyard, Frank, (66 Leonard St.,) New York City, N. Y. *IMP. PRS.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
8 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
4612 Armstrong, Frank W., Box 384, Oglesby, 111. U. S. — COL. — ^U. S. ENE.
4226 Armstrong, H. C, 4241 Folsom Ave., St. Louis, Mo. GEN.
1458 Armstrong, Herbert, North Bend, Oregon. * GEN.
4679 Armstrong, Dr. John M., 1040 Lowry Bldg., St. Paul, Minn.
4436 Arp, Chas. W., 2233 Larkin St., San Francisco, Calif.
EUR. 19 — GER. — COL.
2497 Ashbrook, Dr. John M., 1040 Lowry Bldg., St. Paul, Minn.
4480 Atcheson, W. C, 370 Virginia Park, Detroit, Mich. U. S. — COL. to 1898.
3842 Atherton, H. P., 5 Yale St., Holyoke, Mass. U. S. to 1870.
3932 Aubry, Jules F. A., 236 W. 40th St., New York City, N. Y. NIC.
1908 Ault, Wm. E., 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville, Ind.
742 Averill, David M., 164 E. 12th St., Portland, Oregon.
B
4374 Baas, Geo. A., Batesville, Ind. U. S. — COL.
1736 Babcock, Dr. Warren L., The Grace Hospital, Detroit, Mich.
U. S. (CVR.— P. 4)— B. N. A. — C. G, H. — CEY. — VIC.
3 63 Bacon, Daniel H., Derby, Conn.
4267 Bacon, Theodore S., 449 McClellan St., Schenectady, N. Y.
999 Baer, Henry L., 308 Mason Ave., Hancock, Mich. GEN.
28 89 Baer, John P., 10 S. Calvert St., Baltimore, Md.
1072 Bagley, Burton D., Boulevard & Pearson St., R. F. D., Charlotte, N. Y.
U. S. — COL. — GT. BR. — COL.
2865 Bain, Robert E. M., N. W. Cor. 11th & Locust Sts., St. Louis, Mo.
U. S. — ^U. S. M. M.
2915 Bain, Walter, 3516 Wyoming St., St. Louis, Mo.
2375 Baldwin, Geo. L., P. O. Box 5 3, Sioux City, Iowa. *GEN. 20.
4 5 06 Baldwin, W. Frazier, P. O. Box 33, Alexandria, Va. U. S. — BR. COL. 19.
3654 Ballentine, D. L., 121 Blaine Ave., Detroit, Mich. U. S. (P. — ^R.) — CAN.
4492 Baltimore Philatelic Society, Branch No. 39, Geo. W. Taylor, Secy., 701
Maryland Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md.
1226 Bandholtz, Gen. Harry H., Plattsburg Barricks, N. Y. U. S. — COL.
4519 Banfield, Elwood, Prospect Park, White Plains, N. Y.
2858 Bangs, Clarendon, Custom House, Atlanta, Ga. U. S. (R. — M. M.) — GEN.
4 29 2 Banta, D. D., 2206 9th Ave., Oakland, Calif. U. S. — COL. — CUBA.
3725 Barker, Wm. S., 345a Washington St., Boston, Mass. GEN. 20.
2847 Barnes, Frank S., 218 N. Burdick St., Kalamazoo, Mich.
585 Barnum, W. H., 1812 E. 105th St., Cleveland, Ohio.
SAVE. — ESS. (U. S.) — PHIL. L.
9 01 Barr, Hugh C, 244 Voorhees Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. OLD IMP.
2107 Barrett, Arthur J., 19 W. 106th St., New York City, N. Y.
31G1 Bartel, Dr. L. W., 2600 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo.
3414 Bartels, F. C, Rocky River, Ohio. GEN. 20.
356 Bartels, J. Murray, 99 Nassau St., New York City, N. Y.
U. S. — (COL. — EN.) — ^EUR. — ^MEX.^C. A. — S. A.
2172 Bartlett, A. E., R. F. D. No. 1, Chetopa, Kan.
1530 Bartlett, J. Delano, 313 Wyoming St., Dallas, Tex.
GEN. — U. S. S. REV. — ^U. S. T. P. — ^L. S.
526 Batchelder, Albert W., 321 Lafayette St., Salem, Mass.
3667 Batchelder, L. L., 2411 Walker St., Cleveland, Tenn.
GEN. — U. S. (PRE. — S. REV.)
An asterisk (=■■) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST, S
4628 Bates, Henry L., Box 13, Forest Grove, Oregon.
4678 Baumann, Carl, 22 Cottage St., South Orange, N. J.
156 Beamish, Chas., 1021 W. Main St., Norristown, Pa. GEN. 20.
4310 Beans, Geo. H., P. O. Box 251, Glenside, Pa. U. S. BKLTS.
210 Beardsley, H. C, 218 S. 4th St., St. Joseph, Mo. U. S. M. M.
3171 Beatty, R. H., 8010 Hough Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.
1568 Beck, Howard C, 622 Riggs Bldg., Washington, D. C. U. S. — PHIL. L.
3177 Becker, A. H., 516 Center St., Chicago, 111.
2272 Beebe, L. A., 64 Bruce Ave., Yonkers, N. Y.
1498 Begg, Geo. O., 516 Dime Bank Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
2588 Behneman, H. F., 207 Boston Bldg., Denver, Colo. GEN.
2002 Bell, Geo. A., Box 36, Grand Rapids, (Wood Co.), Ohio. U. S. — CAN.
44 70 Bell, Geo. A. W., 1716 Fourteenth Ave., South, Birmingham, Ala.
U. S. — COL.
4150 Beltzer, Chas. E., M. D., Washoe, Carbon Co., Mont. U. S.
3443 Bender, Edward J., 2642 Norwood St., Pittsburgh, (N. S.), Pa. GEN.
4013 Bendix, B., 5622 Broad St., E. E., Pittsburgh, Pa. GER. — GER. S. — ^U. S.
3995 Benes, Edward J., 3412 W. 84th Ct., Chicago, 111.
4516 Benito, Albert Pio de, 612 Boyd Ave., Woodhaven, L. L, N. Y. BR. COL. 20.
2439 Bennett, Don R., 2173 West Gd. Boulevard, Detroit, Mich. U. S. — CAN.
407 Bent, Stedman, L. B. 142, Overbrook, Pa.
3106 Berkeley Branch No. 27, care Henry Chaloner, Secy., 3208 Ellis St., S.
Berkeley, Calif.
3649 Berolzheimer, D. D., 43 Post St., Yonkers, N. Y. U. S. EN. E. — ^PRE.
2113 Berthold, V. M., 99 Nassau St., New York City, N. Y. U. S. EN. — SAL.
4188 Bertram, O. R., 2300 East Ave., Austin, Texas.
2635 Beukma, Wm., 2217 Glenarm Place, Denver, Colo. U. S. — COL.
269 2 Bier, Max F., 1496 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
4409 Bird, Warren C, 122 N. Liberty St., Baltimore, Md.
4467 Bishop, Bertrand J., Lock Box 1732, Los Angeles, Cal.
4389 Black, Ernest, 628 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. EUR.
4666 Blackmarr, E. F., 4609 Cambridge St., Duluth, Minn.
3181 Blackstad, O., Post Box E., Waimea-Kauai, Hawaii.
3254 Blackwell, Wm., N. W. Cor. Beale & Mission Sts., San Francisco, Cal. GEN.
4568 Blake, Howard W., P. O. Box 855, Norfolk, Va. GEN.
4422 Bleakie, William J., Sabattus, Maine. BR. COL.
4630 Bloch, Benj. I., 1603 Clay St., San Francisco, Calif.
3566 Bloss, A. Wm., 2729 Hampden Court, Chicago, 111.
U. S. — COS. R. — SON. — CHIL. — ^BNA. — NETH. — ^RUS.
3929 Blum, Jean, 1254 23rd Ave., San Francisco, Calif.
GEN.— U. S. R. — FOR. REV.
4385 Blum, Max L., 317 Graham St., Pittsburgh, Pa. EUR. — U. S. — CAN.
4614 Blumenthal, Philip L., Phoenix Hotel, Lexington, Ky.
U. S.— COL.— EUR. — COL. 19.
4173 Boatwright, William H., 2145 N. St., N. W., Washington, D. C. U. S. P. 4.
1653 Boehm, A. F., 2430 S. Lawndale Ave., Chicago, 111. GUA.
2754 Boers, Herman W., 3006 W. Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Mich.
U. S. (P. — P4 — R. — ^M. M.) — ^B. N. A.
3559 Bogert, Willet A., 150 Tenafly Road, Englewood, N. J. GEN. — U. S. R.
2356 Boisselier, R. W., 1986-7-8 Railway Exch. Bldg., St. Louis, Mo.
4567 Boland, Wm. F., 3865a Blaine Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
2981 Bollman, Aug., 1602 Menard St., St. Louis, Mo.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
10 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
4144* Bolton, Stanwood K., 48 Allerton St., Brookline, Mass.
AKG. — BOS. — GEN. — U. S.
4298 Bondley, Elmer R., 343 Monroe St., Marion, Ohio.
U. S. — COL. — N. A. — S. A.
116 Book, Robert D., Union Bank Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa.
957 Booker, Dr. W. E., 390 Main St., Worcester, Mass. U. S. P.
3486 Borg, John Edw., 7025 Idlewild St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
2864 Borgmann, H. A., 2302 Salisbury St., St. Louis, Mo.
2038 Bostwick, W. A., 43 Exchange Place, New York City, N. Y.
1188 Bowen, Herbert, 33 Forest Ave., W., Detroit, Mich.
1926 Boyden, Arthur L., Medina, Ohio. BR. COL.
4125 Brack, George M., 953 Hague Ave., St. Paul, Minn.
U. S. — COL. — B. N. A. — NOR. — SWE. — DEN.
4452 Bradbury, John W., 1562 Eliot St., Denver, Colo.
U. S. (P. — ^P. 2. — P. 4. — M. M.)
3529 Bradley, Harry C, 23 Brookview St., Dorchester Center, Mass.
4344 Bradley, Henry M., Jr., 113 New Haven Ave., Derby, Conn.
4576 Brainard, S. H., 4 Public Square, Medina, Ohio.
4654 Braun, Julius, 821 S. Meridian St., Indianapolis, Ind.
41 Breder, Chas. M., 15 Humboldt St., Newark, N. J.
3938 Bresler, Victor, 1717 Dime Bank Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
26 36 Brewer, Owen D., Cor. Perry and Columbus Sts., Montgomery, Ala.
1224 Bridge, Chas. F., 280 State St., Albany, N. Y.
4657 Bridgham, John M., 1136 State St., La Crosse, Wis.
3991 Brisley, Chas. L., 845 Jefferson Ave., East, Detroit, Mich. CAN. — GT. BR.
436 Brodie, Warren J., 480 The Arcade, Cleveland, Ohio.
4528 Bronson, A. W., Titusville, Pa.
3359 Brooks, M. O., 244 E. 48th St., New York City, N. Y. GEN.
3728 Brophy, T. S., care Fabyan House, Fabyans, N. H.
4296 Brophy, Truman W., Jr., 1300 Carroll Ave., Chicago, 111. GEN. 20.
1670 Brown, Clark W., Ashland, Mass. CEY.
4704 Brown, Edwin B., 55 Chambers St., New Haven, Conn.
4465 Browne, F. J. D., E. 414 8th Ave., Spokane, Wash.
U. S. — MEX. — CAN. — BR. COL.
1076 Bruner, P. F., 27 W. 58th St., New York City, N. Y. NETH. — COL.
2887 Bruyn Kops, W. de. Box 6 29, Charleston, S. C.
4015 Buckingham, C. H., 203 Lincoln Ave., Orange, N. J.
3539 Buckminster, Irving H., 47 Main St., Lockport, N. Y. U. S. — BUL.
101 Buehler, Edw. H., 23 N. Franklin St., Chicago, 111.
3691 Buffalo Collectors' Club, Branch No. 37, care H. C. Flierl, 432 Vermont
St., Buffalo, N. Y.
4511 Buffum, E. S., 320 Newell St., Walla Walla, Wash.
U. S. (P. — R. — EN.) — B. N. A. — HAW.
1931 Bugbee, N. Penn, D. D. S., 31 Oak Grove Ave., Springfield, Mass.
U. S. (COL. — R. — PRE.) — CAN. — NFD.
1780 Bultmann, Robt., 149 East Ave., Monrovia, Calif.
3014 Burch, Arthur C, 1710 Asbury Ave., Evanston, 111.
4252 Burns, Harry C, 431 Second St., Niagara Falls, N. Y.
U. S. (P. — ^R.) — CAN. — NFD.
4594 Burns, Howard P., 4107 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. BR. COL. 20.
4629 Burrell, B. H., U. S. Office of Public Roads, Washington, D. C.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 11
218 Burt, Frank H., 806 Barristers' Hall, Boston, Mass,
844 Burton, Elliott H., 18 Meeting St., Charleston, S. C.
4231 Burton, Kenneth E., Salida, Colo. U. S. — ^FOR. 19.
249 Bush, Geo. T., Bellefonte, Pa.
4643 Bushnell, B. Gordon, 2715 Indianapolis Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.
3008 Butler, B. D., 981 Rand, McNally Bldg., Chicago, 111. GEN. 19.
1572 Butler, Basil G., care Army and Navy Club, Manila, P. I.
4262 Butler, Ellis Parker, 242 State St., Flushing, N. Y. U. S.
c
2063 Cabeen, R. McP., 322 E. Garfield Blvrd., Chicago, 111. U. S.
3961 Cady, Wm. B., 904 Union Trust Bldg., Detroit, Mich. MEX. — ^AUS. — SIAM.
2759 Cady, Wm. G., 304 Court House, Syracuse, N. Y.
2933 Caird, Alexander, 20 Center St., Florence, Mass. U. S. — BR. COL.
146 Caiman, Henry L., 100 William St., New York City, N. Y.
4694 Canann, Harry L., 2380 W. 31st St., Los Angeles, Calif.
4190 Cannon, Gabriel, Spartanburg, S. C. CON. S. CVR.
3824 Carpenter, A. Everly, care M. K. Bowman-Edson Co., 64 Dey St., New York
City, N. Y.
1133 Carpenter, Chas. T., 1503 Walnut St., Coffeyville, Kan.
U. S. (P. — R. — ^PRE. — ^PROOF.)
1151 Carpenter, Ernest M., Lafayette Place, Salem, Mass. POR. — COL.
4423 Carter, Arthur B., 1 Cathedral St., Annapolis,Md. U.S.(P. — R.) — BR. COL.
1904 Carter, Edward F., 407 High St., Keokuk, Iowa.
4224 Cartwright, Bruce, Jr., 35 Merchant St., Honolulu, Hawaii. U. S. — HAW.
4633 Casper, M., 1884 7th Ave., New York City, N. Y.
2640 Cass, Leon V., Great Bend, Pa.
2764 Caswell, Edwin, 308 McKay Bldg., Portland, Oregon. U. S. — COL. — ^PAN.
1710 Chaloner, Henry, 3208 Ellis St., S. Berkeley, Calif.
4380 Chamberlin, W. A., 2641 Exeter Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
U. S. — GT. BR. — COL. — NETH. — ^COL.
16 Chambers, P. L., Ill Nassau St., New York City, N. Y.
1672 Chambers, Robt. F., 27 President Ave., Providence, R. I.
U. S. (COIi.--S. p.)— WAR.
1717 Champagne, Theophile J., 1106 Parker St., Chester, Pa.
118 Chandler, N. W., Collingsville, 111.
179 3 Chapman, Silas, Jr., 102 Pearl St., Hartford, Conn. GEN.
1739 Chapman, Dr. Sophia, The Edmund Francis, 425 W. 120th St., New York
City, N. Y.
2192 Charlat, L. W., Holland House, 5th Ave. and 30th St., New York City, N.Y.
NIC— C. A.— S. A.
3668 Charles, Fredk., P. O. Box 871, Pittsburgh, Pa.
3143 Chase, Carroll, M. D., 986 Park Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
U. S. (1847-51-57 — FRANKLIN & EAGLE CARRIERS.)
1775 Chicago Branch No. 1, care A. Wm. Bloss, Secy., 2729 Hampden Court,
Chicago, 111.
2798 Chilson, Stanley G., 84 Dean Ave., Franklin, Mass. U. S. P.
4616 Chitraro, H., 500 W. 123rd St., New York City, N. Y.
4327 Chittenden, J. Brace, 144 Montague St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
4517 Churchill, T. D., 51 High St., Portland, Me.
4371 Clark, Alvah G., 336 Rutherford Ave., Trenton, N. J. U. S. — COL. — EGV.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
12 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
4301 Clark, E. L., Box 115, Lynn, Mass. MONT. — SAN. M.
3183 Clark, Hugh M., 127 Madison Ave., New York City, N. Y.
2704 Clifford, U. S. G., Odd Fellows Bldg., San Francisco, Calif.
2579 Close, Jackson J., Jacksonwald, Pa.
1378 Cobe, Nathan, 38 Wellington St., Waltham, Mass.
2972 Coes, Frank L., Box C, Sta. B., Worcester, Mass.
U. S. (P. — ^R. — M. M.) — ^RUS. li. — GEN. 19.
2849 Coffin, Edward F., 142 Woodland St., Worcester, Mass.
4498 Cohl, Augustus A., 35 Melrose Ave., Detroit, Mich. U. S.
4641 Coit, John T., 385 Charlton Ave., South Orange, N. J.
2086 Colburn, B. S., 215 Burns Ave., Detroit, Mich. TJ. S. — U. S. R.
4146 Colburn, Wm. B., 704 Penobscot Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
4318 Coleman, William J., 144 Hoyt St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
4004 Collins, Frank D., 1014 S. Vandeventer, St. Louis, Mo. U. S. (P. — EN.)
1884 Collins, Dr. Homer, 417 New Jersey Bldg., Duluth, Minn. NIC. — ^DOM. R.
4479 Colman, H. F., 2nd National Bank Bldg., Washington, D. C.
4707 Colman, S. E., 634 Keefer Place, Washington, D. C.
2655 Colson, Everett A., care Bureau of Civil Service, Manila, Phil. Is.
FR. O. in CHIN.
1668 Colson, Warren H., 184 Boylston St., Boston, Mass. GEN.
3166 Columbus Collectors Club, Branch No. 21, care Paul Bauer, Secy., 1051
Dennison Ave., Columbus, Ohio.
846 Conant, Frederick O., 143 Park St., Portland, Me.
1547 Coning, F. W., 47 Bayard St., New Brunswick, N. J.
3151 Conner, John M., Jr., "Woodwild," Metuchen, N. J. GEN. 19.
3740 Conrad, H. V., 32 W. 40th St., New York City, N. Y.
3481 Conroy, Charles C, P. O. Box 826, Los Angeles, Calif. GEN.
3104 Cook, Miss Elizabeth, 520 Catell St., Easton, Pa.
2215 Cook, Frederick S., 35 Columbia St., Brookline, Mass.
3320 Cooke, A. F., Box 345, Honolulu, Hawaii.
64 Coolidge, Gen. Chas. A., 510 Pasadena Apts., Detroit, Mich.
U. S. (COL. — ^PRE.) — CAN.
4475 Cooper, Chas. J., 902 Green St., Honolulu, Hawaii.
534 Cooper, John P., 38 Peters Place, Red Bank, N. J. GEN.
172 Cooper, W. A., Foreign Branch Post Office, San Francisco, Calif.
219 Corcoran, James Brewer, 9 5 Maple St., Springfield, Mass.
1939 Cordrey, Mrs. Grant, 730 2nd Ave., San Francisco, Calif.
3700 Corini, Marcello H., 1543 Lincoln Ave., Alameda, Calif. GRE.
3799 Cornell, Wm. F., 710 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich.
U. S. (P. — L.— FR.) — C. G. H. — CVRS.
4518 Corner, Kenneth R., 1905 E. 105th St., Cleveland, Ohio.
U. S. (P. — ^R.) — S. A.
1481 Cornwall, Frederick R., 801 Chemical Bldg., St. Louis, Mo.
U. S. — ^BR. COL. — C. G. H. — N. S. W.
3133 Coughenour, L. M., Castalia, Erie Co., Ohio. U. S.
1891 Cowdrey, A. E., 244 5th Ave., New York City, N. Y.
4083 Crabbs, Leo B., 303 W. 10th St., Kansas City, Mo. U. S. (PRE. — PL.)
4580 Cramer, J. L., Covington, Ohio.
3534 Crawford, Edw. J., care San Joaquin Lt. & Pr. Co., Fresno, Calif.
4656 Cresson, Geo. B., 202 Dartmouth Ave., Swarthmore, Del. Co., Pa.
2008 Croghan, H. A., Box 18, San Diego, Calif.
U. S. — COL. — C. A. — NETH. — COL. — ^ARG.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 13
1570 Crowell, Henry C, 415 Huron Road, Cleveland, Ohio.
3472 Crowell, R. H., 805 New England Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio.
1266 Cuenod, Gustave C, P. O. Box 273, Galveston, Texas.
U. S. P. — SWI. — GT. BR.
3313 Cuinet, L. A., D. D. S., 152 Henry St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
2918 Culver, C. M., 217 Front St., San Francisco, Calif.
4496 Curran, D. L., 66 Thorp St., Binghamton, N. Y.
3342 Currie, S. G., 222 Riverside Drive, New York City, N. Y. GEN. — ^PROOF.
1734 Curtis, Edgar D., 27 Thorndyk St., West Springfield, Mass.
4632 Curtis, Fred A., 3240 Kenwood Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.
3985 Curtiss, Wooster B., 12 Stratford Road, Schenectady, N, Y.
U. S. (P.— R.) — GEN.
1754 Cutler, H. F., Mount Hermon, Mass. GEN.
D
2449 Dahl, Arild M., 3247 Potomac Ave., Chicago, 111. DEN. — NOR. — SWE.
3334 Dane, Chas., 73 Church St., Lowell, Mass. GEN. 20.
2428 Dates, G. S., Jr., 25 Fulton St., East Orange, N. J.
1828 Daum, Adam E., 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh, Pa. U. S.
1500 Davis, Chas. K., 209 E. 3rd St., Cincinnati, Ohio. U. S. — U. S. M. M.
333 6 Davis, Frank C, Mohawk, N. Y. C. A. — S. A. — ^20.
1925 Davis, Dr. Holland A., 125 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, Colo.
527 Davis, Joseph S., 1749 N. Serrano Ave., Los Angles, Calif.
GEN. to 1890 — U. S. — ^B. W. I.
4275 Davis, Dr. W. F., 262 Berkeley Ave., Bloomfleld, N. J. S. A. — C. A.
4357 Davis, Wray Wythe, 614 W. Grace St., Richmond, Va.
31 Davison, Alvah, 75 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, N. Y.
3311 Day, Charles R., 84 Fort Ave., Bdgewood Sta., Providence, R. I. U. S.
4051 Deas, Arthur W., 91 Midwood St., Brooklyn, N. Y. *W. HEM.
3 6 Deats, H. E., Flemington, N. J.
4547 De Cou, Branson M., 163 William St., East Orange, N. J. U. S.
2804 DeKay, Clarence P., Drawer D., Florida, N. Y. U. S. P. — U. S. R.
3611. Demers, Joseph, 723 Owen St., Saginaw, Mich. U. S. PRE. — GUIDE.
2304 Dennett, J. E., 55 Sacramento St., Cambridge, Mass. U. S. PRE. — EUR.
1698 DeSelms, Chas. C, P. O. Box 723, Manila, Phil. L
3219 Detroit Philatelic Society, Branch No. 25, Chas. F. Share, Secy., 203
Chamber of Commerce, Detroit, Mich.
2036 Diamant, Henry A., 208 N. Main St., St. Louis, Mo. U. S. — C. Z.
4221 Diemer, Hugo, State College, Pa. GEN. 19.
2953 Dietrich, C. G., 212 Broadway, New York City, N. Y.
4358 Dietz, August, 12th and Franklin Sts., Richmond, Va.
U. S. — CON. S. — GER. S. — ^IT. S. — URU.
4579 Dillingham, Matthew C, 832 Folsom St., San Francisco, Calif.
4419 Doane, Percy G., Tribune Bldg., New York City, N. Y.
3888 Dod, Wm. S., 4272 Penn St., Kansas City, Mo. U. S. R.
1737 Dodd, E. C, 332 S. Ashland Ave., La Grange, 111.
3505 Dodge, Laurence P., 71 High St., Newburyport, Mass.
3278 Dole, W. Herbert, 154 Nassau St., New York City, N. Y.
1607 Doncyson, S. T. S., 706 S. Third Ave., Maywood, 111. CHTL.
1848 Doolittle, Justus J., 1406 Seymour Ave., Utica, N. Y.
U. S. — COL. — CUBA — PAN.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
14 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
2810 Dore, Harry E., 1811 Stuart St., Berkeley, Calif.
3543 Dorpat, Rev. L. G., Box 37, Wayside, Wis.
395 Doscher, H. W., 217 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Calif. U. S. M. M.
3135 Dover, L. B., L. Box 924, Central Sta., St. Louis, Mo.
2531 Doyle, G&o. A., 175 Fairview Ave., Bridgeport, Conn. NOR. — ^URU.
4199 Drake, J. Frank, 91 Mulberry St., Springfield, Mass.
CVRS. — U. S. EN. — CON. S. — B. N. A.
1686 Drew, Bertrand L., 122 Oxford St., Cambridge, Mass.
3685 Dunham, James H., care Int. Salt Co., Scranton, Pa.
448 Dunkhorst, H. F., 1005 7th St., N. W., Washington, D. C.
251 Dunning, A. W., Boulevard Sta., Brookline, Mass. SIAM — S. A. — C. A. —
HAY. — DOM. R. — COL. of NETH., GER. and POR.
4705 Dunton, Wni. Rush, Jr., East Evesham Ave., Govans, Maryland.
146 3 Dutcher, Frank J., Hopedale, Mass. U. S. (P. — EN.)
E
4265 Fames, Milo D., 1084 Ellicott Square, Buffalo, N. Y.
U. S. — COL. — BR. COL.
1039 Eaton, D. T., Muscatine, Iowa.
4028 Edgar, Robt. C, P. O. Box 36 2, Wichita, Kan.
2882 Egan, Benj. F., 2216 Pleasant St., Indianapolis, Ind.
3853 Eilers, R. H., 1627a Euclid St., St. Louis, Mo. B. W. L — GT. BR.
4151 Eisele, Herman, 702 Engineers Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. U. S. P. — ^PROOF.
4595* Eisendrath, Richard R., 4840 Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, 111. GEN.
2974 Elden, Wallace S., 1734 Summit St., Columbus, Ohio.
3245 Eldredge, Frank B., 17 Jefferson St., Attleboro, Mass. GEN.
1837 Elliott, Howard H., Box 182, Winchenden, Mass. U. S. (P. — R. — ^M. M.)
3225 Ellis, Chas. H., 1083 William St., Elizabeth, N. J.
4701 Ells, Harry H., 203 Gratiot Ave., Detroit, Mich.
4124 Elmer, Blaine, 538 Tremont St., Boston, Mass.
3535 Elmlinger, Ben, 1318 Grand Ave., Racine, Wis.
4152 Elsas, Oscar, Ponce de Leon Apts., Atlanta, Ga.
2154 Elsden, Paul M., Mount Vernon, Skagit Co., Wash.
U. S. (P. — ^D. — R. — COL.) — ^B. N. A. — ^MEX.
1663 Elster, Emmett E., 116 Franklin St., Buffalo, N. Y.
4514 Emerson, Robert S., 402 Industrial Trust Bldg., Providence, R. I.
1870 Emery, Wilson C, 159 Dickinson St., Springfield, Mass.
2399 Emmert, W. H., New Oxford, Pa. U. S. (P. — R. — COL.) — GUAT. —
HAY. — D. AY. I. — DOM. R. — ^EGY. — COR. — EUR. — PAN.
3379 Emry, Geo. A., Independence, Iowa. GEN. 20.
4610 Enelow, B. F., 110 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. BR. COL.
2283 Ernst, L. C, 402 Larch St., Scranton, Pa.
3127 Estes, A. N., 500 Equitable Bldg., Louisville, Ky.
3766 Evans, H. S., 402 New England Bldg., Kansas City, Mo. U. S. — COL.
3936 Evans, Jno. C, 2712 Laclede Ave., Dallas, Texas.
3871 Evans, Thos. G., 2171 No. Maplewood Ave., Chicago, 111.
GEN. 19 — NOR. — SWE. — DEN. — FIN.
2424 Evans, William, 313 E. Freemason St., Norfolk, Va. U. S.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 15
743 Faber, Wm. H., 33 George St., Charleston, S. C. GEN.
4571 Falisse, Frederick F., 115 W. 90th St., New York City, N. Y.
BEL,. — C. P. S. — HAY. — LUX. — ITA. — COL. — LEV.
4 378 Falkenhagen, A. H., 3119 Ave. "J.", Galveston, Texas. U. S.
4626 Falley, Will, Mill Valley, Calif.
3730 Fanning, Geo. W., 2nd, 39 Broad St., New York City, N. Y.
BAH. — BAR. — URU.
4534 Fardon, Thomas A., 1 Eleventh St., Melrose, Mass.
2990 Farnham, Fred E., care Victor Chemical Works, Fisher Bldg., Chicago, 111.
* u. S. — COL. (Blocks) — CAN.
2661 Farquharson, Mrs. T. S., 1328 9th St., Des Moines, Iowa. GEN.
4695 Fast, T. Edward, 1344 "O" St., Fresno, Calif.
4491 Feasel, Alvin, R. F. D. #4, Fostoria, Ohio. U. S. (P. — D. — R.) — GEN.
2380 Feast, Robert, 410 York Road, Towson, Baltimore, Md. GEN.
4458 Fedder, Will H., P. O. Box 247 (Gombert Ave.), LaSalle, N. Y. GEN.
3831 Fehlig, B. H., 3521 Connecticut St., St. Louis, Mo. URU.
1752 Feigel, Joseph B., 2403 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. FOR. ENTHIES.
4433 Fenster, M. J., 65 S. Allen St., Albany, N. Y.
3324 Fenton, W. T., Conewango Valley, N. Y. GEN. 19.
2264 Fernald, A. R., care Willys-Overland Co., Toledo, Ohio.
NOR. — SWE. — DEN. — ^ICE.
3423 Ferris, C. G., Taylorville, 111. U. S. — COL. — B. N. A.
1664 Feustmann, J. B., Room 47, 320 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.
2709 Field, Wm. H., 1211 Lewis St., Charlestown, W. Va.
U. S. — BR. COL. — U. S. PRE.
4031 Filstrup, A. W., P. O. Box B, Benton Harbor, Mich. U. S.
2268 Fischer, Alfred, P. O. Box 1608, Milwaukee, Wis. AUS. — ^HUN. — BOS.
4120 Fischer, August, 15 62 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Ky.
4104 Fischer, Chas. G., 325 Austin St., San Francisco, Calif.
1360 Fischer, Erwin L., 3343 Carthage Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio.
3425 Fischer, Dr. F., 203 Mechanics Bldg., San Francisco, Calif.
U. S. (EN. C. — EN. E.)
2656 Fisher, Charles E., 3309 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
4466 Fisher, Dr. R. C, 42 Lawrence St., Buffalo, N. Y.
2932 Fleek, Henry S., Newark, Ohio.
2811 Fleischer, Jerome, 107 Elmgrove Ave., Providence, R. I.
U. S. — COL. — GT. BR. — COL. — GER. — COL.
2140 Fleisher, E. A., 8th and Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
IND. — I. C. — SOUD. — ST. S. — EGY. — H. K.
2877 Flerlage, L. J., 4229 Franklin Ave., Norwood, Ohio.
3212 Flick, Theo. E., 1802 Ave. "O.," Galveston, Texas. U. S. — HAY. — MEX.
4574 Flierl, Harry C, 432 Vermont St., Buffalo, N. Y. U. S. — BR. COL.
2739 Folte, G. J. O., 526 California St., San Francisco, Calif. W. HEM. — EUR.
4451* Fonda, Henry Lawrence, 45 N. Front St., Milton, Pa. U. S. — CHIN. T. P.
3683 Foote, W. H., 3803 Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.
U. S. — B. A. C. — ST. P. M.
4686 Forbes, Chas. S., Belleville, Mich.
4130 Forbes, J. J., Box 285, Claremont, Calif.
4558 Forsbeck, Dr. F. A., 121 Wisconsin St., Milwaukee, Wis. GEN.
4059 Fossett, Mary, Astoria, Oregon. * BR. COL. — * U. S. (PL. — IMP.)
An asterisk ( * ) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
16 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
2800 Foster, Frank W., 10 Quincy Park, Beverly, Mass.
462 Fowler, Henry Ades, 105 W. Monroe St., Chicago, 111. * GEN. 20.
2836 Fowler, Oscar W., 501 Madison Ave., New York City, N. Y.
CAN. — NOR. — SWB.
4449 Fox, Frederic S., 831 N. 5th St., Reading, Pa.
2641 Fox, Herbert H. A., 25 Varick St., Oswego, N. Y. BR. COL.
2659 Fox, J. W., 1606 Mahantongo St., Pottsville, Pa. GEN.
4379 Francis, Guilford W., 64 Pearl St., Buffalo, N. Y.
1086 Fratcher, W. F., 256 Michigan Ave., Detroit, Mich. CVRS. — (U. S. — CAN.)
2253 Fratus, Catano, 100 Federal St., Boston, Mass.
* U. S. P. — * BR. COL. — * URU.
571 Frechie, S. M., 545 W. 164th St., New York City, N. Y.
U. S. — U. S. M. M. — ^B. W. I.
4230 Freeman, Ned McDonald, 7720 Emerald Ave., Chicago, 111.
4487 Freeman, "Willis, 7108 Normal Blvrd., Chicago, 111.
U. S. — ^HAW. — GT. BR. — COL.
1087 Friend, Frederic H., 789 Osceola Ave., St. Paul, Minn.
4161 Fritschel, Rev. Gottl., New Hampton, Iowa.
2841 Fuessel, Fred G., 4534 Gibson Ave., St. Louis, Mo. HAW.
4057 Fuhrmann, Frederic C, care M. H. Birge & Sons Co., Niagara St., Buffalo,
N. Y.
4243 Fuller, Perry W., care R. M. Sutton Co., Baltimore, Md.
* Blocks of U. S. — COL. — B. N. A.
G
2954 Galbraith, J. A., 16 Beaver St., New York City. N. Y. BR. COL. 20.
2900 Garbaccio, Leonard F., 105 Brown Ave., Paterson, N. J.
4323 Gardella, John B., 2724 Chestnut St., Oakland, Calif.
3208 Garfield-Perry Stamp Club, care Ralph F. Henn, Secy., 2656 Berkshire Road,
Euclid Heights, Cleveland, Ohio.
4014 Garrett, P. L., Church Bldg., Wilmington, Del. FRA. COL.
3898 Gary, Sumner, 321 Carlton Ave., S. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. * U. S. P. — U.
S. R. — CUBA — P. RCO. — PH. IS. — CAN. — NFD. — HAW.
4172 Gaskill, Nelson B., 17 W. State St., Trenton, N. J.
1905 Gauff, P. Jacob, Cheyenne, Wyo. U. S. P. — U. S. R. — COL.
4189 Gehlbach, Charles J., Lincoln, 111. U. S.
2904 Geisenberger, L. R., 123 E. King St., Lancaster, Pa.
U. S. (P. — M. M. — REV.)
344 Gerberding, E. O., Hueneme, Ventura Co., Calif.
987 Gender, Geo. W., 27 Taylor Road, East Cleveland, Ohio.
1702 Gibbs, F. P., P. O. Box 536, Clean, N. Y.
U. S. R. — (IMP. and P. PRF. PAIRS)
4615 Gibson, Henry C, Jenkintown, Pa.
4077 Gifford, Elliott J., 1510 W. Minnehaha St., St. Paul, Minn.
U. S. — GT. BR. — ODD.
4204 Gilbert, F. M., 11210 S. Irving Ave., Morgan Park, Chicago, 111. U. S.
3312 Gilley, W. H., 4427 N. Rockwell St., Chicago, 111. U. S. IMP.
42 Gilmore, Geo. L., Lexington, Mass. U. S. (P. — R. — PROOF).
3442 Gilson, E. W., 84 Mt. Vernon St., Fitchburg, Mass.
4478 Gittelson, Dr. S. J., 1017 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pa.
1233 Gleason, G. G., 15 Grove Place, Rochester, N. Y.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 17
1394 Glenn, Wm. L., Emmorton, Maryland.
4381 Godcharles, Frederic A., 101 N. Front St., Milton, Pa. U. S. (P. — R.)
553 Goerner, W. F., 130 Gladstone St., Arlington, R. I.
4575 Goldsmith, A. N., 516 Schofield Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio.
2054 Good, Alvin, 812 Hippodrome Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. U. S. — U. S. R.
4503 Goodman, Chas. J., 311 Washington Bldg., Los Angeles, Calif.
4137 Goodwin, Frank E., 321 N. Harrison Ave., Kirkwood, Mo. U. S. P.
4697 Gordon, William David, care The Mine & Smelter Supply Co., El Paso, Tex.
4541 Gotham, Albert E., 1240 8th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. U. S. — ^BR.COL.
3928 — Gosabass, Michael, P. O. Box 451, Columbus, Ga.
3798 Gove, F. L., 1423 Chestnut St., Oakland, Calif.
469 Gowing, Edward, 128 South St., Medford, Mass. • PH. IS.
2667 Grafe, Gustav A., 1212 Belmot Ave., Chicago, 111.
3337 Graff, Edward A., 509 Swan St., Dunkirk, N. Y. U. S. — BR. COL.
3544 Graham, Geo. B., 504 W. Delavan Ave., Buffalo, N. Y.
U. S. — (P. — R.) — GEN.
4034 Grahame, Miss E., 41 Hubbard St., Montpelier, Vt.
4530 Grant, B. F., 147 W. Park Ave., Eagle Rock, Calif. NETH. — COL.
4127 Grant, Mrs. Edith Root, 998 Fifth Ave., New York City, N. Y.
2454 Green, Dick, 1608 N. 6th St., Boise, Idaho. COR. — GEN. 19.
2593 Green, Edgar L., 1415 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa.
GEN. — FIN.— U. S. (SL.— T. P. — S. REV.)
308 Green, L. L., 60 Powder House Road, Medford, Mass. HAW. — OLD OVn.
2220 Greenbaum, W. A., 215 Knickerbocker Bldg., Denver, Colo. U. S. — ^FOR.
2676 Greene, Ira C, Box 343, Fitchburg, Mass.
BR. COL. — U. S. — COL. — ^POR. — COL.
3614 Greening, E. H., 9 No. Grove St., East Orange, N. J. GEN. 20.
4597 Greenough, F. L., P. O. Box 371, Bandon, Oregon. U. S. — COL. — B. N. A.
3996 Gregg, Ernest J., Caro, Mich. CAN.
4606 Gregory, Chas. J., 66 New St., New York City, N. Y.
643 Gregory, W. F., 95 Nassau St., New York City, N. Y.
2437 Gribble, John, 1264 Kinau St., Honolulu, Hawaii. U. S. — BR. COL.
4272 Grimes, J. Gordon B., White Rock Farms, R. F. D. #1, Fairmont, W. Va.
U. S. (R. — T. P. — COL. — EN. — P. D.) — ^MEX.
3786 Grombacher, L. L., 4116 N. Kilbourn Ave., Chicago, 111. U. S. — EUR.
4532 Gross, E. Tudor, 170 Westminster St., Providence, R. I. TJ. S. — NFD.
3903 Grosse, Elimar L., 146 N. Denver Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
U. S. COL. — GEN. 20.
1877 Grotjan, Frederick S., 63 Granger Place, Buffalo, N. Y. U. S.
2883 Grout, Walter D., 18 Shepard St., Worcester, Mass.
4639 Guenther, Carlos M., 32 V. C. P. Ave., Yonkers, N. Y.
4655 Guenther, Charles J., 123 E. Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pa.
4215 Guest, J. E., Commerce Sta., Minneapolis, Minn.
3650 Gundelfinger, Louis, P. O. Box 888, Fresno, Calif. CEY. — ^URU.
4408 Gundlach, Theo. J., 428 Wyoming Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. U. S. — B. N. A.
2141 Guy, James, 813 1/^ W. Seventh St., Los Angeles, Calif.
CAN. — CK. IS. — GT. BR.
H
2443 Haarer, John W., 213 W. St. Joseph St., Lansing, Mich. U. S. — GEN.
4681 Haas, Emil de, 750 E. 225th St., New York City, N. Y.
An asterisk {"') following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
18 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
46 01* Haas, Simon, 115 Primrose Ave., Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
3726 Hagerman, Herbert J., South Spring Manor, Roswell, N. Max.
U. S. — RUS. — FIN. — AUS. — GER. — GER. S. — ITA. — IT. S. — GRE.
4424 Haggett, Edward G., 9 Cairo St., Portland, Maine. U. S. — GEN.
19 6 5 Hahman, Frederick, Harrowgate Lane, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
U. S. — COL. — B. N. A.
2609 Haintz, H. T., 2818 Tracy Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
2433 Hall, Rev. Chas. M., 1 Aston Place, Box 715, Asheville, N. C.
4513 Hall, Harwood R., 20 Shore St., Petersburg, Va.
3170 Hall, R. D., 7 N. Mulberry St., Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
2519 Hamilton, Lieut. Chas. S., 11th Infantry, Douglas, Ariz. BR. COL.
4488 Hamilton, Geo. S., care Prof. E. S. Burgess, Ridge Road, Park Hill South,
Yonkers, N. Y.
4 383 Hamilton, Wm. A., Mill Valley, Calif. PHIL. L. — GEN. — FOR REV. — ^U.S.R.
.4269 Hammatt, D. C, 6 02 W. 10th St., Topeka, Kan. U. S. — GEN. 19.
4285 Hammond, George F., 4220 Prospect Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.
3979 Hancock, Albert, 19 So. Fifth Ave., Chicago, 111. B. N. A.
1962 Hand, Forrest P., 5943 Washington Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
C. A. — S. A. — GEN.
2537 Handler, Dr. Sigmund, 53 Vassar St., Rochester, N. Y. GEN.
3382 Hanford, L. A., 1502 Castle Ave., S. W., Cleveland, Ohio. GEN.
4168 Harbeck, Charles T., 306 Lexington Ave., New York City, N. Y.
4365 Harbison, W. F., 209 Grosvenor Ave., Dayton, Ohio.
2187 Hardy, James S., 4522 Forrestville Ave., Chicago, 111. SIC.
3223 Harmon, Rufus G., care W. P. Ry., 8th & Brannan Sts., San Francisco, Cal.
1501 Harper, Richard L., 80 Prospect Ave., Wollaston, Mass. GEN. — REV.
1641 Harrington, Thos. F., 27 Harvard Ave., Waltham, Mass.
4482 Harris, F. M., 309 Hodges Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
3624 Harris, Mark H., 805 S. 58th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
3396 Harris, Samuel T., 6 Beacon St., Room 1014, Boston, Mass.
3548 Hart, Edward G., 1760 Avalon Road, Cleveland, Ohio.
4598 Hart, Henry H., 2996 Jackson St., San Francisco, Calif.
CHIL. — LIB. — FR. COL. in AFRICA.
3100 Hartenstein, Julius, 90 W. Warren Ave., Detroit, Mich. GEN.
4384 Haskell, F. W., 315 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls, N. Y.
U. S. — ^EUR. — GT. BR. — COL.
1772 Hassler, L. C, 135 Roberta Ave., Louisville, Ky.
U. S. (P. — COL. — R.— L. S. & H.)
4006 Hatch, Andrew J., 160 Nicoll St., New Haven, Conn. CHIL. — AE. CANC.
4070 Hatfield, A., Jr., 145 W. 58th St., New York City, N. Y.
COL. R. — PERU — I. N. S.
3426 Hatfield, Chas. E., 127 Madison Ave., New York City, N. Y.
4227 Haviland, K. W., Hope, N. D. GEN.
4584 Hawaiian Philatelic Society, Branch No. 42, Honolulu, Hawaii, care Chas.
J. Cooper, Secy., 902 Green St., Honolulu, Hawaii.
4635 Hayden, E. W., 1459 E. 116th St., Cleveland, Ohio.
U. S.— S. A. — MEX. — GT. BR. — PRA. — RUS.
4431 Hayden, Horace Edwin, Jr., Box 67, College Station, Texas.
4477 Hayworth, F. R., 1559 N. Topeka Ave., Wichita, Kansas. GEN.
3869 Heath, Donald R., 319 Washington St., Monroe, Mich.
1146 Heavenrich, Max P., 93 6 S. Jefferson St., Saginaw, Mich. U. S. — U. S. R.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 19
3686 Heim, Herman M., 228 Powell St., San Francisco, Calif.
1867 Heineman, Sol. E., Box 47, R. R. 6, Pontiac, Mich.
U. S. — BR. COIi. (before 1900).
4455 d'Hemencourt, George A., 4034 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans, La.
GUAT. — ^HON. — NIC.
1959 Henkels, A. F., 241 W. Seymour St., Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.
4676 Henri ot, Jules Maurice, 1170 St. John Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. U. S.
4185 Henriques, Rev. Hoyt E., 159 5 Ninth East, Salt Lake City, Utah.
4118 Henry, Geo. L., 102 Janes Ave., Saginaw, Mich.
2365 Hepler, John A., 1123 Center Ave., Reading, Pa. GEN.
1841 Herbert, Chas. G., 128 Duane St., New York City, N. Y. GEN. 20.
4581 Herr, A. W., 506 Katy Bldg., Dallas, Texas. U. S.
4314 Herrick, Chas. E., 3816 Ellis Ave., Chicago, 111. U. S. — COL.
3167 Herzog, H. A., 1300 E. 1st St., Austin, Texas. U. S. — PR. PRF.
1536 Hetrich, George, M. D., Birdsboro, Pa. U. S. (P. — R. — ^M. M.)
3101 Heyerman, C. Frederick, 19 McGraw Bldg., Detroit, Mich. EVV.
4286 Heyland, Henry, 2902 Michigan Ave., Chicago, 111.
4042 Heyman, Laurence J., 312 Madison Place, Lexington, Ky.
GEN. — IND. — CHIN. — POR. COL. — ^ROM. S.
2136 Hibbard, Charles S., 69 Genesse St., Utica, N. Y. GEN.
4668 Higgins, Geo. E., care Ohio State Telephone Co., Nasby Bldg., Toledo, Ohio.
U. S. (P. — D. — R. — PROOF. — ESS.) — JAP. — BAV.
4618 Higgs, Dr. Charles J., 20 Charles St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. U. S. PRE. — GEN.
2012 Higley, Chas. D., 738 W. 38th St., Norfolk, Va.
U. S. — COL.— BNA. — C. A. — S. A.
3896 Hileman, Lieut. Jos. L., U. S. S. Wyoming, care Postmaster, New York
City, N. Y. _ GEN.
3795 Hill, Rev. John Clark, Springfield, Ohio. ' B. N. A. — U. S.
4244 Hill, Oscar, 60 State St., Boston, Mass. FIN. — GEN.
2605 Hilleke, John, Box 421, Vicksburg, Miss.
2118 Hillman, F. G., 231 Pope St., New Bedford, Mass. GEN.
622 Hills, Isaac, Siasconset, Mass.
4671 Hitchcock, A. H., Sta. B., Box 152, Cleveland, Ohio.
166 Hitchcock, John L., 1010 Powell St., San Francisco, Calif. HAW. — CON. S.
197 Hodsdon, E. W., M. D., Mountainview, N. H. U. S.
2111 Hoerig, Curt, 5211/2 34th St., Milwaukee, Wis. GEN.
349 Hoerschgen, E. P., Gaylord, Minn. U. S.
2464 Hoffstetter, J. C, Box 465, Erie, Pa. U. S. P. — U. S. R. — GEN. 19.
4545 Hogan, P. V., P. O. Box 96, Savannah, Ga. U. S. — COL.
2181 Hollender, Fredk., 4183 Kimball Ave., Ozone Park, Long Island, N. Y.
4637 Hollers, Victor D., 45 Henry St., Passaic, N. J.
4627 Holliday, Clyde W., 243 Main Ave., Passaic, N. J.
19 81 Hollowbush, Frank A., Allenhurst, N. J. U. S. — GT. BR. — COL.
4587 Holmes, Charles, 78 Longwood Ave., Roxbury, Mass.
1080 Holt, Dr. John M.,Cor. Lakeside Ave. & E. 9th St., Cleveland, Ohio.
U. s. (P. — ^P. 2 — ^P. 4 — P. 6) .
4027 Homan, William, Hotel Astor, Times Square, New York City, N. Y. MUL.
1484 Homburger, Dr. Lionel M., 101 W. 80th St., New York City, N. Y.
U. S. (R. — S. REV.) — S. A. — FOR. REV.
45 54 Hoose, Martin W., Warnerville, N. Y. GT. BR. — COL. 30.
3622 Hopkins, George P., Suite 407 Kalamazoo Natl. Bank Bldg., Kalamazoo,
Mich. W. HEM. — GEN.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
20 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
4515 Hopkins, Howard C, 131 Prince St., Los Angeles, Calif.
936 Hopkins, S. B., Brownsville, Texas. GEN. 19.
45D2 Hopwood, Rudolph, 151 Alexandrine, W., Detroit, Mich.
3012 Hore, Herbert C, 404 Roselle Ave., Jacksonville, Fla. GT. BR. — COL.
4693 Hoskins, H. Preston, University Farm, St. Paul, Minn.
2462 Hotz, R. S., 1367 No. State St., Chicago, 111.
2226 Houtkamp, Adrian, 671 10th St., Milwaukee, Wis.
2117 Hovey, G. R., 41 Austin St., Worcester, Mass. GEN.
4692 Hovey, R. F., 2124 Cornell Road, Cleveland, Ohio.
4270 Howe, Edward L., Superior Savings & Trust Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
3356* Howe, James L., Jr., 8 University Place, Lexington, Va.
CON. S.— HAY. — C. F. S. — ^B. N. A.
2292 Howe, John B., Herald Office, Syracuse, N. Y.
848 Howe, Wm. N., Box 444, (411 Stevens Ave.), Portland, Maine.
19 51 Howes, C. A., 55 Kilby St., Boston, Mass. COR. — CHIN. — JAP.
2465 Hoyt, R. C, 610 Park Ave., Omaha, Neb. U. S. — COL.
3 993 Hubard, Tazewell T., Box 793, Norfolk, Va.
5 Hubbard, John M., 37 N. Main St., Rochester, N. H. GEN.
3823 Huber, A. W., 3930 Pine Grove Ave., Chicago, 111. EUR. Before 1906.
3069 Hughes, Chas. A., 4006 Pine St., Philadelphia, Pa.
4032 Hughes, Jas. E., Drexel Hill, (Delaware Co.), Pa. U. S. — BR. COL.
4557 Hughes, Jas. P., 2821 N. Lawrence St., Tacomaj Wash.
232 Humphrey, Henry D., Box 63, Dedham, Mass.
4500 Hummer, Geo. S., Box 234, New Oxford, Pa. GEN.
779 Hungerford, T. Russell, 222 N St., N. W., Washington, D. C.
1913 Hunnewell, James M., 14 Chestnut St., Boston, Mass.
2409 Hunt, Chas. F., 344 Main St., Worcester, Mass. BR. COL.
3010 Hunt, Josiah, City Coal Co., New Bedford, Mass.
2923 Hunter, Frank E., 11 Putnam St., West Newton, Mass.
3097 Hunter, Thos. C. E., P. O. Box 108, Topeka, Kansas. BR. COL.
3308 Huscher, Chas., Box 191, Golden, Colo. U. S. (P. — T. P. — S. REV. — ^R.)
2217 Hutchins, Fernald, 68 Court St., Dedham, Mass.
2838 Hyde, Capt. Arthur P. S., 161 24th Ave., Seattle, Wash.
3934 Hyde, Mrs. Theophile R., 705 Orange St., New Haven, Conn.
I
4401 Ince, Bertram W., 7 Washington Place, New York City, N. Y. GEN.
4658 Indianapolis Collectors Club, Branch No. 45, Indianapolis, Ind., care B. F.
Egan, Secy., 2216 Pleasant St., Indianapolis, Ind.
403 Ireland, Gordon, 32 Nassau St., New York City, N. Y.
2074 Irvine, S. L., Gering, Neb. SCAN. — NETH. — COL. — SIAM.
J
3757 Jackson, Oscar F., 501 N. Main St., Los Angeles, Calif.
U. S. P. — ^BR. COL.
2812 Jackson, Stedman W., 802 Twiggs St., Tampa, Fla.
4335 Jacobs, Charles H., 305 S. Front St., Wheeling, W. Va. N. A.
4622 Jacobs, E. R., 15 S. Desplaines St., Chicago, 111. U. S.
3953 Jaegle, Chas. J., Jr., 6615 Wilkins Ave., Homewood Sta., Pittsburgh, Pa.
GEN. 19.
3341 Jakobson, John A., Battle Creek, Iowa. AUS. — ^BEL. — ^BRA. — GEN. 20.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
1?HE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 21
3186 James, Fleming, Abilene, Texas. GEN.
4551 Janus, C. Otto, 25 E. Ohio St., Indianapolis, Ind. GER. — GER. S. — COL.
4217 Jaros, Ernest S., care F. & R. Lazarus & Co., Columbus, Ohio. GEN.
1578 Jefferis, B. Grant, M. D., 1572 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, 111.
U. S. — COL. — GT. BR. — COL.
1937 Jenkins, Chas. A., The Leader, Cleveland, Ohio.
3565 Jenney, Charles E., Box 493, Fresno, Calif. GEN.
1823 Jensen, J. C, Box 100, St. Paul, Minn.
2440 Johnson, Axel, 5617 Aberdeen St., Chicago, 111.
U. S. (P. — ^R. — COL.) — DEN. — NOR. — SWE.
4442 Johnson, Chas. H., 234 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, Calif. GEN.
3802 Johnson, Edward S., Jr., 326 S. Main St., Athens, Pa. U. S. — U. S. PRE.
4026 Johnson, Dr. G. H., 116 East Oglethorpe Ave., Savannah, Ga.
1047 Johnson, William A., 1333 F St., N. W., Washington, D. C. GEN.
3858 Johnston, Guy, Eagle Hotel, Grand Rapids, Mich. U. S. (P. — ^R. — ^M. M.)
1644 Johnston, Thos. R., Box 467, Saltsburg, Pa. IMP. PRS. and BLOCKS.
4324 Jonas, Henry, Goshen, N. Y. U. S. P. — ^U. S. R.
4448 Jones, A. A., 109 S. 19th St., Herrin, 111. GEN.
2782 Jones, E. T., Station A, Bay City, Mich. U. S. — U. S. PRE.
3430 Jones, Herbert A., 40 Oxford St., Worcester, Mass.
U. S. — COL. — GT. BR. — COL.
3538 Jones, S. J., Santa Maria, Calif. GEN. — ^U. S. (P. — COL. — M. M.)
876 Jordan, Winthrop, 102 Commercial St., Portland, Me.
4426* Joyce, Morton D., 11 W. 81st St., New York City, N. Y.
4064 Jumper, Chas. H., 146 Pingree Ave., Detroit, Mich. COM. S.
4663 Junghanns, Robert L., P. O. Box "C", Bayamon, Porto Rico.
4114 Jungwirth, John, 1185 Helen Ave., Detroit, Mich. EUR. — B. N. A. — SON.
3849 Justi, Henry M., 32nd & Spring Garden Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
K
3249 Kaib, Daniel J., St. Vincent Abbey, Beatty, Pa. U. S. — U. S. PRE.
4079 Kaighn, H. E., 2600 Harrison St., Wilmington, Del.
POR. — COL. — BR. COL. — S. A.
4319 Kasemeier, E. L., 703 N. Limestone St., Springfield, Ohio. GEN.
4334 Kaufmann, Arthur C, 122 5th Ave., New York City, N. Y. GEN. — S. A.
4361 Kaup, Rev. Felix F., 823 Cathedral Place, Richmond, Va.
19 — EUR. — MEX. — S, A.
748 Kay, John, 2988 E. Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Mich. U. S. — GT. BR. — COL.
4321 Kelleher, Daniel F., 440 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, Mass: , GEN.
4268 Kellogg, Mrs. Louise W., Lock Box B, West Hartford, Conn. BAL.
4 284 Kemper, Dr. R. J., New York & Noble Sts., Indianapolis, Ind. GEN.
2359 Kendel, C. E., 2010 Ontario St., Cleveland, Ohio. GEN. 19.
3263 Kennedy, F. L., 43 Appleton St., Cambridge, Mass. U. S. — BR. COL.
9 08 Kennedy, Frank M., Washington Court House, Ohio.
4446* Kenny, R. W., Jr., 1975 Washington St., Los Angeles, Calif. WAR.
2934 Kershaw, Edwin R., 12 Pine St., Perry, Wyoming Co., N. Y.
4689 Kettlewell, G. P., P. O. Box 204, Calistoga, Calif.
2218 Kidder, Henry A., 17 Addison St., Arlington, Mass.
3484 Kieling, Robt. O., 601 Dollar Bank Bldg., Youngstown, Ohio. GEN.
66 Kilbon, Rev. John Luther, 188 Marion St., Springfield, Mass.
4207 Kimbark, G. C, 815 13th St., N. W., Canton, Ohio. U. S. (R. — M. M.)
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
22 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
2852 Kinell, Rev. A., 2211 Stuart St., Berkeley, Calif.
3785 King, Geo. E., 1645 Park Place, Wichita, Kansas. GEN.
3850 King, H. D., 17 Elliott Ave., Bryn Mawr, Pa.
3727 King, Dr. W. W., P. O. Box 366, San Juan, Porto Rico.
191 King, W. R., P. O. Box 584, Grand Island, Neb.
1776 Kinkead, W. L., 315 E. 34th St., Paterson, N. J.
GEN. — ^U. S. — U. S. PRE. — SEY. — JAM.
1539 Kirby, Andrew J., 73 W. Canonicus St., North Tiverton, R. I.
4415 Kirk, Miss Debby Lewis, Llanerch, Pa.
343 Kissinger, Clifford W., 335 Walnut St., Reading, Pa. U. S. R. — ^M.M. — CVR.
4445* Kissinger, Harold W., 1318 Perkiomen Ave., Reading, Pa.
19 06 Kjellstedt, L. Harald, 1026 Woodlawn Ave., Scranton, Pa. SWE.
2067 Klaffke, Gustav, 3622 Galena St., Milwaukee, Wis. GEN.
2275 Klein, Eugene, 1318 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
4278 Klein, Joseph, 53 N. 62nd St., Philadelphia, Pa.
3597 Kleinknecht, Julius, 7034 Mt. Vernon St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
2042 Kleinman, H. J., 808 N. E. Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pa.
2223 Klemann, John A., 118 Nassau St., New York City, N. Y.
3579 Klemann, J. J., Jr., 118 Nassau St., New York City, N. Y.
419 7 Knauer, Dr. J. Glen, 9th and Chestnut Sts., Reading, Pa.
3380 Knight, C. H., 1320 N. Cleveland Ave., Canton, Ohio.
* U. S. P. (CVR. — COL. — R.)
4489 Knowles, Frank S., 229 3rd St., Jackson, Mich.
4307 Koch, Fred W., 2043 Berryman St., Berkeley, Calif. SPA. — COL. — GEN.
4428 Kocher, Frank, Ellsworth, Wash. Co., Pa.
3131 Koebig, P. W., 116 Broad St., New York City, N. Y.
3355 Koehler, Carl, 4 3 Reed Ave., Rockville Center, L. I., N. Y.
GEN. — ^P. CD. — ^EN. E.
2389 Koehler, Robert, 1256 8th St., N. W., Washington, D. C.
3807 Koehnle, F. C, 203 Tremont St., Lincoln, 111.
4157 Koepf, Frederick L., 114 Edson St., Buffalo, N. Y. U. S. to 1869
and after 1900.
3783 Koslowski, Karl, 175 Columbus Ave., Detroit, Mich.
RUS. — NFD. — AE. — CANC.
2266 Kraft, Dr. F. A., 695 Astor St., Milwaukee, Wis. GER. S. — BR. COL.
2211 Kranz, P. J., 223 Gardner Bldg., Toledo, Ohio. U. S. M. M.
4132 Krause, Maxwell, "The Heights," Lebanon, Pa.
2857 Kreidt, Rev. A. J., 1501 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. U. S. 19 — CAN.
4123 Krueger, Fred, P. O. Box 16 6, Dazey, N. D.
4520 Krupp, Ira C, Ye Oak Meadow Farm, Sandusky, Ohio.
4504 Kunkel, Clarence G., 1016 W. 46th St., Los Angeles, Calif.
U. S. (P. — ^D. — R.)
3885 Kuppers, Paul, P. O. Box 299, Manila, P. I.
L
413 6 Laceby, Arthur, Actor's Fund Office, Gaiety Theatre Bldg., New York
City, N. Y.
367 Lachasse, Gustave de, 618 33rd St., Oakland, Calif. U. S. (FR. — ^P. EN.)
1704 Laude, Theodore P., 185 Canfield Ave., W., Detroit, Mich. U. S. — C. Z. —
CVR.
4674 Lafean, Earle Bernard, 175 S. Pine St., York, Pa.
2077 LaForce, Wm. F., 219 Union Ave., Litchfield, 111.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 23
2307 Lamscha, Richard H., Box 107, Butler, N. J. U. S. — COL.
3573 Landin, E., 7 Kenney. St., Boston, Mass.
4608 Landvatter, Adolph E., 58 Irving Place, Passaic, N. J.
2795 Lane, Chas. H., 2 Washington St., Leominster, Mass. GEN.
455 Lang, Lewis M., P. O. Box 476, Philadelphia, Pa.
2321 Lange, Charles, P. O. Box 18, Cincinnati, Ohio. OLD GER.
2106 Lanz, H. W., Lake Charles, La. U. S. (R. — ^M. M. — ^EN. C.)
2948 Laporte, Dr. George L., 138 E. 80th St., New York City, N. Y.
2270 Laraia, A. W., 2218 Maple Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.
4145 Larsen, H. J., 1519 E. 84th St., Cleveland, Ohio.
4501 Larter, Harry C, 23 Maiden Lane, New York City, N. Y.
3781 Lauritzen, Harry, Rio Vista, Calif. U. S. — COL.
2233 Lauritzen, L. A., 318 W. 63rd St., Chicago, 111. U. S. — NETH. — NOR.
3906 LaVaute, N. H., 1112 Greenway Ave., Syracuse, N. Y.
U. S. — B. N. A. — GER. — U. S. COL. — GEN. 19.
39 Lawrence, Albert E., 550 Water St., New York City, N. Y. U. S. T. P.
2888 Lazarus, Louis, 836 13th St., Oakland, Calif. CHIL. — GRE. — GEN.
3759 Lazos, Louis, 118 1/^ West Central, Albuquerque, N. M.
U. S. (P. — P. 2. — P. 4. — CVR.)
4659 Leavy, Joseph B., care U. S. National Museum, Washington, D. C.
4276 Leach, Clarence R., 215 Alexander Ave., Upper Montclair, N. J.
1714 Learning, F. D., 818 Southern Trust Bldg., Little Rock, Ark.
U. S. P. — ^U. S. R. — NETH. — NOR. — SWE.
4583 Lee, Dr. Alfred P., 610 Flanders Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. U. S. — COL.
1239 Lee, Dr. Simeon L., Carson City, Nevada.
4074 Leese, Percy H., Leese, (Okanogan Co.), Wash. U. S. — COL.
2393 Lehman, Charles, 203 W. 94th St., New York City, N. Y.
4353 Lehman, Mrs. George M., 23 6 W. Craig St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
U. S. — U. S. EN. E.
4673 Lehman, Robert S., 375 3rd Ave., New York City, N. Y.
3774 Lehmann, Carl W., 763 E. 93rd St., Cleveland, Ohio. GEN.
4611 Lehr, John, 8706 Lorain Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.
2288 Leighton, Melville H., 4601 Beacon St., Chicago, 111.
3876 Leland, Ralph M., Lewis, W. Va.
27 Leland, Samuel, 1437 E. 66th Place, Chicago, 111.
4600 Lelande, Harry J., 431 Georgina Ave., Santa Monica, Calif.
BRA. — S. A. to 1870.
4277 Lent, Edgar P., 5915 Hough Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. U. S. — COL. — GEN.
4089 Leonard, Clifford S., 348 Carew St., Springfield, Mass.
DEN. — COL. — NOR. — SWE. — NETH. — COL.
2470 Leonard, Harry, care Commissary Dept., Panama R. R. Co., Cristobal, C. Z.,
Panama. EUR.
3749 Leonhardt, Franklin C. S., 725 Ash Ave., Collingdale, Dela. Co., Pa.
3897 Lester, Philip, 19 E. 118th St., New York City, N. Y.
2179 Lester, W. M., 2010 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, C^lif.
BR. COL. — N. S. W. — BAR.
2995 Levy, W. D., Gaither, Carroll Co., Md. C. A. — S. A. — GEN.
3827 Lewis, Charles, 713 Security Bldg., St. Louis, Mo.
GT. BR. — ST. H. — NFD. — C. G. H.
849 Lewis, Chas. R., R. F. D. #2, Cumberland Center, Maine. GEN.
3393 Lewis, J. A., Drawer D-5, St. Louis, Mo.
2175 Lewy, Harry M., 2 Rector St., New York City, N. Y. BLOCKS 4.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
24 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
2065 Liebeck, Fred., 1535 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
3316 Lighthipe, Wm. I., 176 Walnut St., Montclair, N. J.
3920 Lincoln, Leo B., R1112, 112 W. Adams St., Chicago, 111. NFD. — GEN. 19.
2524 Lindquist, H. L., 700 E. 40th St., Chicago, 111. GT. BR. #1 — NOR. #1.
1783 Linke, Dr. Wm. H., 784 35th St., Milwaukee, Wis. * U. S. P.
2452 Linn, George Ward, Clinton Bldg., Columbus, Ohio. PERU — SON.
4427 Linnemann, A. C. C, P.O.Box 613, Honolulu, Hawaii. HAW. — SIAM. — ^U.S.
3000 Livingston, W. T., 50 Bethune Ave., West, Detroit, Mich.
U. S. — CAN. — HAY.
4691 Lloyd, M. J., 2341 E. 89th St., Cleveland, Ohio.
4525 Lloyd, Wm., 606 Royal St., New Orleans, La. N. A. — S. A. — C. A. — ^W. I.
4047 Loeb, Maurice W., 59 E. 34th St., Chicago, 111.
3839 Long, John M., 67 Public Square, Watertown, N. Y.
U. S. — B. N. A. — S. A. — C. A.
4550 Longnecker, J. W., care Hartford Fire Ins. Co., Hartford, Conn. U. S.
3300 Look, Henry, 200 GrisAvold St., Detroit, Mich. U. S. — CAN.
2619 Lord, John E., 1504 Fisher Bldg., Chicago, 111. NIC. — ^U. S. 20.
4119 Loring, Chas. T., 183 Jackson St., Milwaukee, Wis. N. A. — S. A.
3639 Los Angeles and Southern California Branch No. 35, Jos. S. Davis, 1749 N.
Serrano Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.
3082 Loth, H. M., 7225 Princeton Ave., Chicago, 111.
3259 Louisville Branch No. 26, Jas. V. Porter, Secy., 122 W. College St., Louis-
ville, Ky.
4502 Lovegren, D. M., Box 107, Bellingham, Wash.
3434 Lower, Wm. J., 522 Lincoln Way, La Porte, Ind.
1994 Lueders, August, 1107 Ashland Blvd., Chicago, 111.
58 Luff, John N., 207 Broadway, New York City, N. Y.
4362 Lutz, Friedr. W., 1815 Enslow Ave., Richmond, Va.
GER. S. — GER. COIi. — WAR.
4447 Lutzeier, J. E., 2243 W. 93rd St., Cleveland, Ohio. GER. COL. — WAR.
4369 Lycett, William, 323 Clinton St., Brooklyn, N. Y. GEN. 19 (to 1898) — CVR.
4158 Lyon, W. Parker, 998 San Pasqual St., Pasadena, Calif.
1313 Lyons, James H., 387 Washington St., Boston, Mass.
2715 Lyons, Milton P., Jr., 1631 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. U. S. — GEN.
M
3126 MacBride, VanDyk, 85 Ascension St., Passaic, N. J. U. S. 1869.
13 MacCalla, W. A., 3919 Locust St., West Philadelphia, Pa.
4214 Macdougall, Hamilton C, 29 Dover Road, Wellesley, Mass.
BR. COL. (King Edward) — CK. IS.
2176 Mack, Alfred W., 12 W. 3rd St., New York City, N. Y.
2297 Mack, H. E., P. O. Box 2, Marathon, N. Y.
170 MacLaren, W. Wallace, care The Cleveland Press, Cleveland, Ohio.
4473 Mader, Carl W., 1233 Westlake Ave., Lakewood, Ohio.
4183 McCann, Burt, 321 N. Newton, Minneapolis, Minn. DUT. I. — U. S. R.
169 3 McCray, H., 404 N. Main St., Kendallville, Ind.
221 McDonald, Walter H., 140 Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. W. HEM. 20 — C. A.
811 McGregory, J. F., Box 833, Hamilton, N. Y.
937 McKim, Robert A., 6 5 W. 88th St., New York City, N. Y. COL. B.
4603 McNabb, J. A., Jr., care Land and Tax Dept., E. P. & S. W. Ry., El Paso,
Texas. V. &.■
1934 McNeil, A. M., 236 Fulton Ave., Jersey City, N. J.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 25
4259 McNutt, Chas. L., 1522 W. 16th St., Bedford, Ind. GEN.
4507 M'Coy, W. R., Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Ave., New York City, N. Y.
U. S. — COL.
4696 McPherson, E. B., Turk and Masonic Aves., San Francisco, Calif.
2487 Maetzel, Henry, City Hall, Columbus, Ohio.
2222 Malder, W. F. van, 354a Washington St., (Rooms 4-5), Dorchester, Mass.
B. N. A. — ^PERS. — NETH. COL.
3019 Mallalieu, Willard E., 42 Grove St., Auburndale, Mass. GEN.
2014 Mann, Chas. F., 6517 Greenview Ave., Chicago, 111.
3202 Mann, Percy McGraw, 720 Franklin Bank Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa,
2878 Mann, T. C, 2926 Henrietta St., St. Louis, Mo.
4019 Mann, Theo. C, 34 Richmond St., Rochester, N. Y. GEN. 20.
911 Manwaring, Louis L., 303 W. Olive St., Stillwater, Minn.
4552 Marcus, Frank G., Box 16, Menlo Park, Calif.
36 65 Marcus, Henry C, 711 Mission St., San Francisco, Calif, GEN. 19.
3016 Marquardt, Wm. F., 22 Dracut St., Dorchester Center, Mass,
3852 Marston, Herbert W., 1602 Bellevue Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
U. S. — ^BB. COIi. 20.
3780 Martin, Donald W., care Martin Farm, R. F. D. #1, Saginaw, Mich.
2743 Marvin, J. W., 5222 Virginia Place, Los Angeles, Calif.
4399 Mashek, Dr. Jarosh V., 3144 W. 22nd St., Chicago, 111.
AUS. — ^RUS. — SER. — ^BUL. — MONT.
4147 Mason, Dr. Atherton P., P. O. Box 13, Fitchburg, Mass. GEN. 19.
168 Mason, Edward H., 70 Kilby St., Boston, Mass.
U. S. PROOF and ESS. — ^U. S. E. N. E.
1902 Mason, Frank M., P. O. Box 1462, Providence, R. L * br. COL.
4672 Mason, Herbert W., 203 Grand Ave., Hackettstown, N. J.
2423 Mason, Laurence B., 17 Madison Ave., Cranford, N. J. U. S. before 1890.
2980 Mathewson, E. P., 422 Hickory St., Anaconda, Mont.
2401 Mayberry, Edward F., 12 Church St., Charleston, S. C. GEN.
4363 Mayer, J. F., 2620 Hanover Ave., Richmond, Va.
2483 Mayer, Wm. F., 253 Orange St., Newark, N. J. GEN.
4404 Means, Oscar E., care Saybrook Bank, Saybrook, 111.
U. S. (P. — R ^EN. E. — ^P. C. D.)
2802 Mehl, B. Max, Box 9 76, Fort Worth, Texas.
4411 Menager, L. C, R. F. D. #4, Jacksonville, Fla. U. S. — BR. COL. 20.
1646 Mendel, Edward, 4348 Ellis Ave., Chicago, 111.
PH. IS.— P. RCO. — GUAM— MAR.
4683 Mendes, Arthur de Sola, P. O. Box 497, Brunswick, Ga.
2628 Mercer, Rev. Henry W., 1461 6th Ave., San Francisco, Calif. GT, BR. — COL.
1625 Merell, A. F., 790 California St., San Francisco, Calif.
26 58 Merritt, Fred E., 45 Calumet St., Rochester, N. Y. U. S. P.
4512 Meyer, H. Henry, 1439 University Ave., New York City, N. Y.
4007 Meyer, Hugo, 601 Congress St., Portland, Me. EUR.
3446 Michael, Edward, 119 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.
938 Michael, Fred, 937 Madison St., Chicago, 111.
1792 Michael, Leonard, 447 W. 14th St., New York City, N. Y.
209 Michaels, Wm. C, 645 W. 56th St., Kansas City, Mo. U. S.
4339 Miller, Bertrand C, 326 Federal Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. U. S. GEN.
3243 Miller, Glenn R., 519 Abington Ave., Zanesville, Ohio.
434 Miller, J. Clifford, 2514 Jenny Lind St., McKeesport, Pa.
CAN. — DEN. — NETH. — COL. — NOR. — SWE.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
26 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
1948 Miller, J. H., Glen Campbell, Indiana Co., Pa.
NETH. — COLi. — N. A. — S. A. — C. A. — U. S. R.
2191 Miller, John R., 38 E. 23rd St., New York City, N. Y.
4295 Miller, Wm. T., West Gate Apts., 1326 Hyde St., San Francisco, Calif.
1421 Mitchell, Dr. Walton I., 603 Beacon Bldg., Wichita, Kansas.
U. S. — U. S. PRE. — * GEN. 20.
2582 Mizera, Jos., 3248 Eastwood Ave., Chicago, 111.
1529 Mottat, Frank D., 181 Keap St., Brooklyn, N. Y. BR. COli. — N. S. W.
4225 Moore, Charles B., 200 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. GEN.
4454 Moore, P. G., 330 Taylor Ave., Scranton, Pa. W. HEM.
3332 Morgan, F. L., 831 Kingsley Drive, Los Angeles, Calif. H. K. — CHIN.
169 Morgan, Wm. J., 41 Morgan Blvd., New Orleans, La.
1784 Morgenthau, J. C, 87 Nassau St., New York City, N. Y.
253 Morgenthau, Maximilian, 30 E. 42nd St., New York City, N. Y.
4003 Morris, A. W., 179 Bay St., Springfield, Mass. U. S. — ^U. S. R.
4456 Morse, W. L., 234 Comstock Place, Syracuse, N. Y. N. A. — S. A. — GEN.
4219 Moseley, E. A., P. O. Box 68, Bloomfield, Mo. U. S. — B. N. A.
2282 Moser, C. F. W., 921 E. Main St., Richmond, Va.
2617 Moses, Otto F., P. O. Box 369, Cleveland, Ohio. U. S. R. — SPA.
4570 Mouhib, Joseph M., 608 W. 135th St., New York City, N. Y.
4005 Mower, Robinson H., 609 Trust Bldg., Rockford, 111. U. S. — FRA. — NETH.
4527 Moxey, Dr. Albert F., 12 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave., Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, Pa.
BR. COIi. — GEN.
2279 Mozian, Vahan, 198 Belford Ave., Rutherford, N. J. BLOCKS
4178 Muchmore, Willard S., 31 Clinton St., Newark, N. J.
. .* U. S. (P. — R. — ^EN. C. — COIi.)
1813 Mudge, H. N., 6 643 Normal Ave., Englewood P. O., Chicago, 111.
3994 Muerman, J. C, 1628 Columbia Road, N. W., Washington, D. C. U.S. — COL.
4590 Mundt, Wm. J., Lock Box 29 7, Pierre, S. D. U. S. — U. S. R.
1732 Munroe, Robert C, South Park Terrace, Longmeadow, Springfield, Mass.
CVR. — H. K. — ST. H.
4021 Murray, Edwin W., 213 N. 4th St., Monroe, La.
U. S. — (PRE. — PR. PRF. — ^M. M. — ^EN.)
2664 Musgrove, Charles F., 821 Marion St., Denver, Colo.
2353 Myers, Chester, 300 S. 3rd St., St. Louis, Mo. PRE.
N
4280 Nash, Monroe, P. O. Box 1155, Mobile, Ala. U. S. — B. N. A. —
AUSTRL. — GEN.
1838 Nast, Charles A., 1009 16th St., Denver, Colo. GEN. — REV.(U. S. — ^MEX.)
3632 Neale, George W., Norwood, Mass.
4342 Needham, Henry C, 89 Hancock St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
U. S. — U. S. L. — CON. S.
3607 Neefus, Wendover, Hudson, N. Y.
4245 Neely, Miss C. B., 4929 Greenwood Ave., Chicago, 111. ..* GEN. 20.
1214 Nelson, Robt. Sidney, 2210 Highland Ave., Birmingham, Ala. CON. S. — C.Z.
2254 Nevin, Chas. K. B., 6 Beacon St., Boston, Mass. U. S. (P. — COL.)
3422 Newcomb, Howard R., 59 Burlingame Ave., Detroit, Mich.
3165 Newmark, M. H., 1248 Wholesale St., Los Angeles, Calif.
FRA. — DEN. — D. W. I. — GRE. — O, F. S. — MAD. BR. — ^RUS. — GER.
4651 New York Stamp Society, Branch No. 44, New York City, N. Y., care W. O.
Staeb, Secy., 557 Park Place, Lyndhurst, N. J.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 27
4566* Nichols, Philip R., Mt. Hermon, Mass.
4403 Nickles, C. E., 122 Florida Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C.
2792 Nielson, Alfred, 272 Union St., Brooklyn, N. Y. DEN. — COL. — NOR. — SWE.
4406 Nissen, C. F., Newton, Kansas. U. S. — ^B. N. A. — MEX.
4585 Noack, Max 0., 27 W. Grand Ave., Chicago, 111. U. S. — ^B. N. A.
4690 Noble, H. Button, Jr., 129 South St., Auburn, N. Y.
2829 Nolan, Owen L., Norwood, Hamden, Conn. U. S. — ^NIC. — ^BR. COL.
4068 Norris, Fredk. T., 701 Lincoln Ave., Bay City, Mich.
2533 Norris, Henry Pepper, West Chester, Pa. GEN. 20.
2177 Norton, W. W., Lakeville, Conn. PRE.
4317 Noske, Fred W., Flat 186, Auditorium Court, Cor. 9th and State Sts., Mil-
waukee, Wis. GT. BR. — COL. — U. S. — GER. — COL. — CHIL. — EUR.
277 Noyes, F., Box 91, Alice, Texas. COL. R.
4684 Obert, John, P. O. Box 1, Hawthorne, N. J.
3147 Obrecht, Rt. Rev. E. M., Trappist, Nelson Co., Ky.
3004 Oehler, Arthur, E. 965 5th Ave., Spokane, Wash. U. S. — COL. — GEN. 20.
4271 Oettinger, Julius A., 10332 Kempton Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. GEN. 19.
1125 Ogden, Mrs. Minnie, Hamilton, Mo.
4073 Ohlman, M., 75-77 Nassau St., New York City, N. Y.
3454 Olney, Louis A., care Lowell Textile School, Lowell, Mass. GEN. — BR. COL.
4648 Olson, Olaf J., 20 W. 5th St., St. Paul, Minn. U. S. — B, N. A. — SWE.
3192 Omaha Stamp Club, Branch No. 23, Ora E. Stark, Secy., 22nd and Hickory
Sts., Omaha, Neb.
2681 Oppenheimer, B. A., 14 Cherryole Ave., Springfield, Mass.
U. S. (COL. — R. — EN. C.)
3553 Osborn, C. F., P. O. Box 1149, New Haven, Conn. U. S. — COL. — GT. BR.
2058 Osborn, E. T., 519 California St., San Francisco, Calif.
2255 Osgood, Chas. S., Box 204, Salem, Mass.
1820 Osgood, Edw. D., 221 Beacon St., Boston, Mass.
1576 O'Shaughnessy, Ross, 636 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.
N. Z. — H. K. — CHIN. — SAR. — C. G. H.
4155 O'Sullivan, John B., care Office U. S. Surveyor General, Reno, Nevada.
4376 Otsuka, Jay, 1500 Astor St., Chicago, 111. JAP.
1610 Ott, A. L., 106 3 O'Farrell St., San Francisco, Calif. U. S. — SLIM.
385 9 Owen, A. E., 81 Grove St., Montclair, N. J. U. S. (1870-79. — ^P. L.)
P
4604 Paalzow, John, Dansville, N. Y.
3387 Pacific Philatelic Society Branch No. 3, care H. C. Marcus, Secy., 711 Mis-
sion St., San Francisco, Calif.
4088 Page, Parker W., 55 Liberty St., New York City, N. Y.
2460 Painter, Howard T., Wayne, Del. Co., Pa.
GEN. — CoL of FRA. — GER. — PORT.
4531 Palette, Dr. Edward M., 215 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, Calif.
2727 Palmer, Maj. F. L., State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga. PH. IS.
3363 Palmer, H. R., 812 E. 11th Ave., Spokane, Wash. AE. CANC. — U. S.
(IMP. — P. — P. PRP. — R. — TEL.)
1900 Parham, H. V., P. O. Box 191, Petersburg, Va.
U. S. — ^BR. COL. — FRA. COL.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
^8 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
1869 Park, Julian, 77 Richmond Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. C. A. — S. A. — ^BR. COL. —
NOR. — SWE. — DEN. — COL. — only 19. — C. A. — CHIL. — ARG.
3704 Parke, Hervey C, Jr., 31 Amity St., Amherst, Mass. U. S. — GT. BR.
3692 Parker, Capt. Clyde B., 2nd Infantry, Fort Shatter, Hawaii. U. S. — COL.
127 Parker, E. T., Bethlehem, Pa.
1804 Parmelee, F. S., 210 First Natl. Bank Bldg., Omaha, Neb.
4283 Parrish, H. Fred, 108 Woodward St., Rochester, N. Y.
1868 Parrish, Percival, 1010 Real Estate Trust Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. U. S.
1537 Partello, Col. J. M. T., Inglewood, Calif.
4650 Passaic Stamp Club, Branch No. 43, Passaic, N. J., care A. E. Landvatter,
Secy., 58 Irving Place, Passaic, N. J.
3918* Patch, Chas., Jr., 4437 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich.
4685 Paulin, L. R. E., Room 1502, The World, New York City, N. Y.
4038 Payne, F. G., Box 655, Roanoke, Va.
U. S. (R. — ^D. — EN. C. — M. M. — ^P. CD. — COL.)
3972 Pearson, Philip H. R., 2 Summit Place, Newburyport, Mass.
U. S. — SLLM— URU.
4559 Peaslee, L. D., care Public Museum, Milwaukee, Wis, U. S. — B. N. A. —
MBX.
4322 Pember, Capt. Karl A., Woodstock, Vt. U. S. 20 — Ic 1908-10-12 — NIC.
4661 Perine, Fred A., 3652 Burch Ave., Hyde Park, Cincinnati, Ohio.
4490 Perkins, Geo. H., 200 5th Ave., New York City, N. Y. U. S. — BR. COL.
4388 Perlman, William, 821 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
1103 Perrin, Albert, 124 E. 23rd St., New York City, N. Y.
2379 Perry, Andrew R., 600 Taunton Ave., East Providence, R. I.
U. S. — BR. COL. (KINGS HEADS).
2121 Perry, Dr. J. C, care U. S. Public Health Service, Ellis Island, N. Y.
U. S. — COL. — ^BR. COL.
4410 Peters, Dr. Don Preston, 131 N. Broadway, Baltimore, Md.
CON. S. — ^U. S. L. CVR.
3887 Petsche, B. W., 60 Glenwood Ave., Yonkers, N. Y. GER. S.
3521 Phelps, Z. Bennett, 1 Maiden Lane, Binghamton, N. Y. U. S. — N. A.
1978 Philadelphia Branch No. 18, 300-301 Ludlow Bldg., 34 S. 16th St., Phila-
delphia, Pa.
3022 Phillips, G. C, 10 High St., Auburn, Me.
19 Phillips, H. B., 1311 Grove St., Berkeley, Calif. U. S. FR. — U. S. L.
3011 Phillips, William C, Mechanics Natl. Bank, New Bedford, Mass.
U. S. EN. E. — ^U. S. R.
2979 Phillips, W. C, Glastonbury, Conn.
763 Phillips, William H., P. O. Box 75, East Liverpool, Ohio. * U. S. P. 4. — 19.
630 Phinney, O. H., 2001 Logan Ave., San Diego, Calif. U. S. — CAN. — ^MEX. —
S. A.
885 Pickard, F. W., 1200 May Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa.
4092 Pierce, T. Raymond, Wellesley, Mass. ARG.
1942 Pierce, Wm. F. S., 331 Benson St., Camden, N. J.
3473 Pierson, Wm. D., Box 206, Waterbury, Conn.
2886 Pifer, Edw. P., 1200 N. Rich. Ave., Roswell, N. M.
TJ. S. — COL. — GT. BR. — CAN. — JAP.
4142 Pitkin, C. A., Montpelier, Vt. SIAM. — GEN.
457 Pittsburgh Branch No. 5, care Wm. Schwarz, Secy., 218 3rd St., Pitts-
burgh, Pa.
3445 Plummer, Edwin L., R. F. D. #1, Erie, Pa. GEN.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 29
2190 Plympton, K., Laguna Beach, Calif.
3262 Polk, Wm. C, Room 11, 47 Court St., Boston, Mass. GEN. — REV.
1938 Pollard, Fred D., Proctorsville, Vt.
4387* Pollard, Rowland P., Proctorsville, Vt.
1922 Pond, Chas. L., 3203 N. Senate Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.
U. S. — C. G. H. — H. K.
4169 Poole, Bertram W. H., 312 Washington Bldg., Los Angeles, Calif.
HAY. — GT. BR. — ^MEX.
4291 Porter, Charles, 97 Page Ave., East Cleveland, Ohio.
1763 Porter, H. L., P. O. Box 213, North Easton, Mass. U. S. — COL. — EN.
2247 Porter, Jas. V., 122 W. College St., Louisville, Ky. .W. HEM.
4539 Porter, Willard Hall, Jr., 501 Delaware Ave., Wilmington, Del. GEN. 19.
3009 Potter, Dr. Lester F., 278 Union St., New Bedford, Mass. BR. COL.
3057 Powell, H. A. U., Marion, Ala. GT. BR. — COL.
3415 Powell, H. S., Storm Lake, Iowa. U. S.
2760 Powers, C. F., 27 Hollingsworth St., Mattapan, Mass.
2064 Pratt, Wm. E., 35 W. Lake St., Chicago, 111.
3851 Prescott, Frank, City Engineers Office, City Hall, Los Angeles, Calif.
U. S. 20. — P. CD.
4698 Preston, Wm. D., 1708 E. 60th St., Cleveland, Ohio.
1721 Prevost, John W., 963 Sumner St., Springfield, Mass.
U. S. (P. — R. — M. M.) — FRA. — COL.
1611 Prindle, E. C, 5601 Grove St., Oakland, Calif. SLVM.
3039 Protzmann, H. W., 1031 28th St., Milwaukee, Wis.
4198 Pugsley, Fred N., M. D., 701 Highland Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
U. S. (P. — PROOF. — SPEC.)
1350 Pullen, Jos. H., Bank of Houma, Houma, La. GRE. — ^MEX. — NIC.
1669 Putney, Freeman, Jr., 38 Tower Ave., South Weymouth, Mass.
Q
3435 Quesnal, O. A., care State Lumber Co., R. F. D. #2, Columbia Falls, Mont.
R
4596 Raiser, Addison B., 400 Walnut St., Royersford, Pa. GER. — S. — COL.
24 Rail, Emil J., Ancon, C. Z., Panama.
4020 Ralph, G. Fred, Utica, N. Y.
46 62 Ramel, Mrs. Harriet, 504 S. Euclid Ave., Pasadena, Calif.
4067 Ramsay, Wm. G., 913 Delaware Ave., Wilmington, Del. U. S. R. — GEN. 19.
420^8 Rau, Jacob, 420 S. 11th Ave., Maywood, 111. GEN. — PMK.
3113 Raymond, F. A., 38 Lawrence Ave., West Orange, N. J. U.S. — W.L — ^B.N.A.
1709 Reber, Charles A., 6251/2 N. 5th St., Allentown, Pa. GEN.
969 Redfield, Henry S., care Stedman & Redfield, Hartford, Conn. U. S.
3946 Reeder, Frank, Jr., 14 S. 3rd St., Easton, Pa.
U. S. — COL. — CAN. — NFD. — CAY.
4573 Regan, Charles A., 1424 Buffum St., Milwaukee, Wis.
1603 Reinschild, Carl, 5 Hamilton Terrace, New York City, N. Y. EUR.
4076 Renoll, J. Emory, Hanover, Pa.
1960 Repplier, J. M., 204 S. 42nd St., Philadelphia, Pa. GEN. to 1890.
2914 Reulbach, E. J., 1519 Syndicate Trust Bldg., St. Louis, Mo.
4636 Rex, R. W., 115 Stillman St., San Francisco, Calif. U. S. — COL.
3773 Reymann, Otto C, 6326 Burbridge St., Philadelphia, Pa.
NIC— HON. — EUR. — JAM.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
30 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
4619 Reynolds, John Samuel, 118 N. George St., York, Pa.
3495 Rice, George W., 250 Van Dyke Ave., Detroit, Mich.
26 Rich, Jos. S., 489 Manhattan Ave., New York City, N. Y.
18 Richards, C. F., Box 77, Grand Central P. O., New York City, N. Y. .HAW.
4660 Richards, Frederick T., 1710 Jefferson St., Philadelphia, Pa.
3401 Richardson, E. H., 1206 Hearst Bldg., San Francisco, Calif. U. S. 1847-51.
4493 Richmond Stamp Club, Branch No. 40, Richmond, Va.
3123 Ricketts, W. R., 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-Barre), Pa.
U. S. — ^PHIIi. L.
4526 Riegle, John W. S., 1643 W. 39th St., Los Angeles, Calif.
U. S. — COL. — CUBA — ^B. N. A.
4544 Ritchie, J. Arthur, 2514 Creston Ave., Fordham, New York City, N. Y. U.S.
4702 Robb, William, 350 California St., San Francisco, Calif.
4375 Roberts, Geo. C, P. O. Box 196, Sharon Hill, Pa. U. S. — CVR. — 1851 3c.
1982 Roberts, R. G., 315 W. First St., Duluth, Minn. U. S. — ^BR. COL.
4505 Robbins, J. Mark, 243 S. Olive St., Los Angeles, Calif. TJ. S. — SON.
1896 Robertson, Arthur W., Winnebago Natl. Bank, Rockford, 111. U. S. — COL.
2607 Robinson, H. E., 80 Broadway, New York City, N. Y. BR. COL.
4256 Roby, Luther L., 1906 E. 82nd St., Cleveland, Ohio. U. S.
4522 Rochester Philatelic Association, Branch No. 41, Harvey J. Haddleton,
Secy., 87 Shelter St., Rochester, N. Y.
1105 Roemer, Charles, 206 Adams St., San Antonio, Texas.
797 Rood, P. E., 1805 Adams St., Toledo, Ohio.
4460 Root, H. F., Box 188, Hope, Bonner Co., Idaho.
U. S. (P. — D. — R.) — CAN. — NBTH.
4036 Rosenblatt, Byron S., 77 Metropolitan Block, Chicago, 111. U. S. — COL.
945 Rosenthal, Edward M., 26 32 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. AUS.
256 Ross, John H., 575 Atlantic Ave., Boston, Mass.
4338 Rote, S. A., 214 Montmorenci Ave., Ridgway, Pa.
GEN. FOR. — U. S. (P. — D.)
2436 Roterberg, A., 151 W. Ontario St., Chicago, 111. NIC. — SON.
47 Rothfuchs, C. F., P. O. Box 493, Long Beach, Calif.
3711 Roulet, C. B., 138 Whitney St., Hartford, Conn. * GEN. 19.
3941 Ruckgaber, Albert, 50 Church St., New York City, N. Y.
1457 Rudy, Isaiah, Box 102, East Liberty Sta., Pittsburgh, Pa.
U. S. CVR. — CON. S. CVR.
4700 Ruellan, Henri, 633 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.
3173 Rufe, W. Byron, 80 White St., New York City, N. Y. U. S. — BR. COL.
4377 Rumford, C. P. M., 1519 W. 14th St., Wilmington, Del. GRB. — S. A. — C.A.
4396 Runge, E. T., 1858 E. 90th St., Cleveland, Ohio. GEN.
3776 Runyon, Ernest F., 1008 N. Main St., Fostoria, Ohio.
U, S. — C. Z. — CUBA — GUAM — PH. IS. — P. RCO. — PL.
3102 Rust, John F., 904 Citizens Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio.
U. S. P. — U. S. R. IMP. and P. PRF.
4063* Ryall, Geo. D., 2625 Ocean Front, Ocean Park, Calif. U.S.P. — SON. — MEX.
s
460 St. Louis Branch No. 4, care G. A. Leimecke, Secy., 3120 Portis Ave., St.
Louis, Mo.
4593 St. Pierre, J. M., 618 Greeves St., Kane, Pa.
3569 Sachs, C. W., Box 750, Sta. B., Columbus, Ohio. C. F. S. — ^MAL. — PRE.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 31
2726 Sahm, William, 3130 M St., N. W., Washington, D. C.
U. S. — COL. — GT. BR. — COL..
2848 Saltmarsh, Thos. W., 14 W. Belmont St., Pensacola, Fla. GEN.
4443 Sampson, J. W., 175 Belford Ave., Rutherford, N. J. U. S. — CAN. — B. W. L
4613 Samuel, I. R., 52 Liberty St., Jamestown, N. Y.
3005 Sanderson, E. L., care University Club, Detroit, Mich.
2180 Sanford, O. N., 152 7th Ave., San Francisco, Calif. U. S. R. — FOR. REV.
4400 Sargent, Ziegler, 247 Church St., New Haven, Conn.
4703 Sautter, Adrien, 415 N. Lawrence St., Wichita, Kans.
1716 Sawyer, Edwin F., 25 Lakeville Place, Jamaica Plain, Mass.
FALK. — BR. COL. EN.
2601 Saxton, Chas. E., 123 Michigan St., Pueblo, Colo.
973 Saxton, Wm. G., First Natl. Bank, Canton, Ohio. U. S. R.
3456 Scallan, James E., Waucoma, Iowa. U. S. — COL. — CAN. — NFD. — S. A.
1418 Schachne, Siegfried, Masonic Temple Bldg., Chillicothe, Ohio. P. CD.
2834 Schaefer, Jacob M., 1102 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich.
639 Schaefer, John W., Pierce Ave., Hamburg, N. Y. U. S. PL.
4509 Schafer, Carle H., 914 Superior St., Niles, Mich. U. S. — COL.
1697 Schaffner, W. H., care Marion County Bank Co., Marion, Ohio. GEN.
3561 Scheid, Paul, 84 Merchant St., Newark, N. J. GER. — COL. — GER. S.
4434 Schenck, Dr. Benjamin R., 336 Iroquois Ave., Detroit, Mich.
N. A.— S. A. — BR. COL. — 20. — NETH. COL.
2474 Schenck, O. A., care Market Exchange Bank, Columbus, Ohio.
4355 Schernikow, Ernest, 235 W. 75th St., New York City, N. Y. SAL. — HON.
2819 Schilling, Wm. C, 1415 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore, Md.
2408 Schirmer, Dr. Alfred, 1664 Blue Island Avenue, Chicago, 111.
4476 Schirmer, Godfrey, care German-American Trust Co., Denver, Colo.
U. S. — CAN. — GEN.
4441 Schlafer, W. D., P. O. Box 36, Appleton,
3618 Schlesinger, Baldwin, 38 E. Houston St.
4109 Schlieckert, Chas., 2219 Seminary Ave.,
629 Schluckebier, Henry, Petaluma, Calif.
3424 Schmalzriedt, Fred R., 938 Majestic Bk
3527 Schmidt, Frank, 1101 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
4421 Schmidt, Geo. K., 1604 Clybourn Ave., Chicago, 111.
4680 Scholl, E. J., 178 Nelson Ave., Jersey City, N. J.
2025 Schuler, Charles W., P. O. Box 21, Montague City, Mass. GEN.
4653 Schumacher, August H., 1306 Louisiana St., Houston, Texas.
242 Schurmann, Edward, 522 Lemcke Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind.
3956 Schwarz, William, 218 Third Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. GEN. 20 — B. C.
4538 Schwarzwaelder, Wm., 11 Euclid Ave., Maplewood, N. J. U. S. — COL.
3369 Schwede, W., 107 Columbia St., Seattle, Wash.
3916 Scott, J. E., 511 Putnam Ave., Detroit, Mich. U. S. — CAN. — BLOCKS.
15 Scott, J. W., 36 John St., New York City, N. Y.
2557 Scott, Walter S., 36 John St., New York City, N. Y.
4524 Scramlin, Wayne A., Climax, Mich. U. S. — S. A. — EUR.
4212 Scripture, W. E., Jr., 125 N. James St., Rome, N. Y. U. S. 1851-1890.
4350 Scudder, A. H., 288 Park Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. U. S. — BR. COL.
3281 Scudder, Dr. John K., 6 30 W. 6th St., Cincinnati, Ohio. BR. COL. — U. S. P.
2517 Scypes, Robert, Quakertown, Pa. U. S, R. — NIG.
995 Sebbens, Chas. E. W., 11 Vine St., Worcester, Mass. U. S. (P, — R.)
2047 Seebohm, E. P., 250 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. GEN.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
Wis.
New York City, :
N. ■
Y.
Chicago, 111.
GEN.
U,
. S.
P.
— u.
S. R.
g., Detroit, Mich.
u.
S.
P.4-
-COL.
32 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
4407 Seidl, Dr. Ferd, Benson, 111.
4543 Seldes, Geo. H., Editorial Dept. Pittsburgh Post, Pittsburgh, Pa.
4081 Semmes, Thos., Jr., 1210 Floyd Ave., Richmond, Va.
U. S. P. — CON. S. — ^BR. COIi.
1486 Semple, Wm. Oliver, 119 N. 2nd St., Easton, Pa.
2992 Senso-w, John F., P. O. Box 181, Laporte, Ind. U. S. — COL. — ^B. N. A.
65 Severn, C. E., 713 Oxford Bldg., Chicago, 111. U. S. — CON. S. — CVR.
4149 Sharpe, Charles F., 203 Chamber of Commerce, Detroit, Mich. CAN. — JAM.
4588 Shaw, Guthrie, 29 Montgomery Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. GEN. 19.
4171 Shelly, Harold O. H., Cupertino, Calif. GEN. — ^U. S. R.
2026 Shircliffe, Arnold, 1112 Seton Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio.
3091 Shore, Herbert E., 4032 Anza St., San Francisco, Calif.
1609 Shove, Erwin L., 607 Monroe St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
4670 Shultz, William S., Kenmore, Ohio.
4599 Sickenberger, Dr. Ernest F., P. O. Box 2, Carlstadt, N. J.
2314 Siddall, Theo., Manila, Phil. Is. CHIN.
4563 Siebold, William O., 213 Florida Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C.
1563 Simmons, Sam R., Jr., Box 36, Sta. R., New York City, N. Y.
2950 Simmons, Wm. C, Box 152, Hartford, Conn. GEN. 19.
4555 Sinclair, Dr. Archibald N., P. O. Box 1366, Honolulu, Hawaii.
3188 Sioco, Dr. F. Gonzalez, San Fernando, La Union Province, Philippine Is.
GEN. 19. — PH. IS.
2349 Sisson, Wm. A., 510 Locust St., St. Louis, Mo. U. S. (P. — ^M. M. — PR. FRF.)
307 Slater, A. B., Slocums, R. I. U. S.
4058 Slusser, Walter F., Manila, Phil. Is. U. S. — B. N. A. — ^MEX.
4457 Smith, A. Coleman, 552 High St., Pottstown, Pa. U. S. (P. — R.)
2787 Smith, C. Edwin, Box 204, West Chester, Pa. U. S. — ^BR. COL. 20.
3992 Smith, Mrs. C. S., 316 "B" St., Marysville, Calif. U. S. — U. S. PL.
4340 Smith, Clyde W., P. O. Box 444, Carlton, Oregon. GEN.
3060 Smith, E. C, Pacific Grove, Calif.
3239 Smith, Edson G., 78 Lincoln Ave., Winchenden, Mass. U.S. (P. — R. — M.M.)
3712 Smith, Edward E., Route 2, Ft. Calhoun, Neb. U. S.
1657 Smith, Edw. W., 1713 Broderick St., San Francisco, Calif.
3576 Smith, Fred M., 254 13th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. U. S. (P. — R. — ^M. M.)
4351 Smith, Harry A., 143 W. 6th St., Oswego, N. Y.
4649 Smith, H. L., 50 Baker St., Saranac Lake, N. Y.
4167 Smith, Herbert R., P. O. Box 23, Norwalk, Conn.
2256 Smith, James B. B., 793 Pleasant St., East Weymouth, Mass.
4605 Smith, Percy C, 40 Packard Ave., West Somerville, Mass.
BR. COL. — S. A. — C. A.
2051 Smith, Rush B., 1349 Powell St., Norristown, Pa.
2528 Smith, Russell E., 98 Englewood Ave., Detroit, Mich. IND. — I. N. S.
3751 Smith, Thorn, 325 W. Ferry Ave., Detroit, Mich.
1774 Smith, Mrs. Wallace Dana, 126 Wibird St., Portsmouth, N. H. U. S. — CAN.
1555 Smith, Walter A., 482 Genesse St., Utica, N. Y. SIAM.
1943 Solomon, John A., 107 Main St., East Greenwich, R. I.
U. S. — COL. — GT. BR. — COL. — ^U. S. PRE.
4429 Soper, E. K., Box 287, Moscow, Idaho. BR. COL. — S. A.
3241 Souls, W. H., 135 Hamilton Place, New York City, N. Y.
W. HEM. — (U. S. — COL. — BR. COL.)
2419 Southgate, Hugh M., Chevy Chase, Md.
U. S. (EN. C. — ^R. — ^PL. — BKLTS. — COL.)
4316 Spalding, Dr. Fred M., 390 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass.
An asterisk ( * ) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. "'^ 33
4093 Spaythe, Chas. A., 3427 Euclid Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
U. S.— COL.— B. N. A.— U. S. CANC.
2007 Speakman, Howland, Congress & Honore Sts., Chicago, 111.
GEN. — U. S. — ^PHIL.. L.
50 Spencer, John J., 1441 Genesee Ave., Saginaw, Mich.
U. S. (GUIDE. — CANC.)
4330 Spiegelberg, F., 36 W. 76th St., New York City, N. Y.
4347 Spielman, Oscar P., 1550 Kingsbury St., Chicago, 111.
4586 Sprague, De Witt C, 506 Seminary St., Rockford, 111.
BR. COL. — CAY. — ST. V. — JAM.
3945 Sprague, Wm. B., 54 William St., New York City, N. Y. U. S. P. (1861-8.)
4617 Spray, Ralph W., Mantua, Ohio.
3305 Springfield Branch No. 28, 21 Princeton St., Springfield, Mass.
1789 Staab, W. O., 1099 Fratney St., Milwaukee, Wis. GEN.
3870 Staehle, Emil, 1635 N. Michigan St., Saginaw, Mich.
4631 Stanbrough, E. J., 1910 Charles St., Indianapolis, Ind.
4688 Stangebye, Dr. T. L., New England, N. D.
2666 Stanley, Edward C, Highland Park, Conn. GEN.
1044 Stanton, F. J., 24 Silver St., Norwich, N. Y. GEN.
4497 Stark, Ora E., 22nd & Hickory Sts., Omaha, Neb. CHIN.— COR. — JAP.
3518 Stebbins, C. E., 37 Laurel Ave., Binghamton, N. Y. PRE.
4450 Stedman, Frank A., 186 Belford Ave., Rutherford, N. J.
4233 Steele, H., 4 Laurel St., Roxbury, Mass. GT. BR.
4235 Stein, Alan N., 119 Wall St., New Haven, Conn. U. S. 1847-70.
454 Stein, S. G-., M. D., Muscatine, Iowa.
3371 Steinmetz, C, Jr., 1201 First Natl. Bank Bldg., Milwaukee, Wis. GEN.
1977 Steinmetz, Jos. A., 1204 Morris Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. ODD.
2404 Steinway, Theodore E., care Steinway & Sons, Ditmars Ave. & Purdy St.,
Long Island City, N. Y. N. S. W.— GER. S.
4644 Stenger, J. E., 650 Baldwin St., Meadville, Pa.
3364 Stephens, R. H., 1607 Rivermont Ave., Lynchburg, Va.
86 Sterling, E. B., 941 Edgewood Ave., Trenton, N. J. ODD.
4565 Stern, Arthur L., 687 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.
3616 Stern, Edward, 87 Nassau St., New York City, N. Y.
3789 Stevens, Ed. W., 1303 Woodland Ave., Canton, Ohio.
2098 Stevens, Karl K., 3387 Parkview Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. C.Z. — BRA. — CAN.
3894 Stevenson, Rev. Fred T., Waukee, Dallas Co., Iowa.
4029 Stevenson, Wm. L., 311 W. 4th Ave., Flint, Mich. U. S. P.
1643 Stewart, Albert C, 408 St. Clair Bldg., Toledo, Ohio.
4667 Stewart, Alexander B., 500-504 Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles, Calif.
2207 Stiles, Chas. W., Box 2, Milton, Mass.
449 5 Stiles, H. Raymond, 306 Summit Ave., Schenectady, N. Y.
4625 Stillman, Geo. H., Carrington, N. D.
4134 Stiness, Edward C, 10 Weybosset St., Providence, R. I.
4143 Stoecker, Louis G. C, care State Normal School, Millersville, Pa.
U, S. — GER.
4305 Stoffel, Aug., 809 E. Division St., Syracuse, N. Y. GER. — GER. S. — COL.
2544 Stollenwerk, Rev. R., Liebenthal, Kansas.
15 89 Stolz, Frederic L., 3850 Jackson St., San Francisco, Calif. HAW. — JAP.
3444 Stolze, Ernst, 274 24th St., Detroit, Mich.
59 2 Stone, Arthur F., St. Johnsbury, Vt. CVR.
1707 Stone, Chas. H., 1851 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Mass.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
34
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
49 Stone, Wm. C, 21 Princeton St., Springfield, Mass. GEN.
3746 Storer, F. F., R. R. #3, Bedford, Ind. U. S. — COL..
4257 Storey, Frank S., 41 Park Row, New York City, N. Y. U. S. — GT. BR. —
B. W. I.
4154 Storey, Richard C, 735 Exchange Bldg., Boston, Mass.
1645 Storrow, J. McK., 1832 Eye St., Washington, D. C.
3222 Stowell, J. W., Federalsburg, Maryland.
818 Strauss, Adalbert, P. O. Drawer 1447, Central Sta., St. Louis, Mo.
4366 Stuck, Oliver J., 383 Elmwood Ave., Detroit, Mich. U. S. — COL.
4444 Stultz, Russell L., R. R. #1, Box 43, New Market, Va.
U. S. — AE. CANC. — PHEL. L.
1067 Stutesman, Chas. W., Box 114, Peru, Ind.
2295 Suits, Mrs. May E., 807 Oakland Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. U. S. — NETH. —
GEN.
3 666 Swan, Wm. M., 1010 Ford Bldg., Detroit, Mich. U. S.
2204 Swart, W. G., 225 S. Washington St., Denver, Colo. U. S. — U. S. L.
3717
2053
4417
4391
3272
3975
3001
7
2597
3318
3541
3917
4540
3411
4682
2831
4589
4542
4303
2576
1753
4084
222
490
190
3287
4560
4646
Taylor, Chas. O., 6 20 Madison Ave., Elizabeth, N. J.
Taylor, Edward M., P. O. Box 341, Altadena, Calif.
U. S. — B. H.
MEX. 19.
Taylor, Geo. Winship, 701 Maryland Trust Bldg., Baltimore, Md.
Taylor, L. Mulford, 2409 W. 17th St., Wilmington, Del.
GT.
BR. — COL.
GEN.
Detroit, Mich.
HAY. — ^TUR. — ^LEV.
Teele, F. W., 33 Pleasant St., Hudson, Mass.
Tebbe, August, 891 E. 34th St., Brooklyn, N.
Telfer, Eugene, Lafayette Blvrd. and 8th St.,
Terrett, H. N., Woodside, N. Y.
Terry, John, P. O. Box 1184, Seattle, Wash.
Tessier, F. M., care American Express Co., Janesville, Wis.
BR. COL. — FRA. COL. — POR. COL.
Thiede, Wm. O., 7 64 College Ave., Appleton, Wis. GEN.
Thomas, Rudolph, 134 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, 111.
Thompson, John William, 1523 New Hampshire Ave., Washington, D. C.
* GEN. 20.
Thompson, Norman F., Jr., 1841 Harlem Ave., Rockford, 111. U. S. — COL. —
CAN. — JAM. — BER. — G. C. — SWE. — NOR. — ^BEL.
Thornton, Curt, Drawer B., Tuscola, 111.
Tibbals, A. Lee, 1128 N. 9th St., Kansas City, Kansas.
U. S. (P.— EN. E. — EN. C. — R. — COL.) — CUBA — CAN. — H. K. — C. F. S.
— NFD. — DEN. — GUAT.
Tibbens, Harry Ulmer, 209 N. Wabash St., Wheeling, W. Va. GEN.
Tidlund, E., 5825 Margaretta St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Timm, A. J. C, Rector Bldg., Chicago, 111. U. S.
Tittmann, A. O., 76 Pierrepont St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Toelle, Chas., 602 39th St., Milwaukee, Wis. BR. COL. — ^U. S.
Tomes, Arthur L., 502 Classon Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. BOS. — HAY. — VEN.
Toppan, Geo. L., care Col. Charles Pfaff, Framingham, Mass.
Townley, Frederick M., Box 306, Sayreville, N. J. U. S. — GT. BR. — ^MEX.
Townsend, Chas. A., 848 W. Market St., Akron, Ohio. GEN.
Trautman, David, 26 W. 113th St., New York City, N. Y. GEN. 20.
Tremper, Lauren, 136 N. Dewey St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Triest, Montague, 38 Broad St., Charleston, S. C.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 35
4071 Trout, Edgar Earl, 410 Woodland Ave., Wayne, Delaware Co., Pa.
U. S.— COL.
3962 Tubman, Dr. T. Henry, 746 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. U. S. (P. — R.)
3631 Tudbury, Warren C, 621 Citizens National Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Calif.
U. S. — GEN. 19.
4623 Tuholske, Dr. Lister, 4450 McPherson Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
3816 Turner, Rev. H. G., Danville, Ky. U. S. (P. — R.)
3719 Turner, Maxwell W., Box 156, Warren, R. I.
4352 Turney, M. R., Jr., P. O. Box 290, Greensburg, Pa.
U. S. (P.— P2 — P4— Pli.)
446 Tuthill, Luther B., South Creek, Beaufort Co., N. C.
155 Tuttle, Geo. R., 116 Nassau St., New York City, N. Y.
2618 Tweedy, Frank, care U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.
u
3115 Uihlein, William J., 717 Shepard Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. GEN.
V
2639 Vanderhoof, E. R., 2245 W. 34th St., Denver, Colo.
3120 Vanderpoel, John A., Grandview, Wash.
4561 Van Kirk, Royal P. H., 901 Ridge St., La Porte, Ind.
U. S. — COIi. (BLOCKS).
861 Van Volkenburgh, J. D., Delta, Colo. U. S. — ^U. S. R. — COL.
2148 Voigt, Wm., 1075 26th St., Milwaukee, Wis. U. S. (1890 to Date).
2367 Voltz, Henry, 81 Nassau St., New York City, N. Y. GEN.
2208 Voorhees, B. L., 339 S. 8th Ave., LaGrange, 111. U. S. — B. N. A.
3216 Voss, F. G., Jr., P. O. Box 361, San Francisco, Calif.
3384 Voss, Rev. Louis, 819 First St., New Orleans, La.
NIC. — HON. — CHIN. — JAP.
W
3693 Wade, Chas. M., 461 Addison Ave., Palo Alto, Calif. U. S. (P. — R.) — SIAM.
4569 Wagner, Adam J., 402 Vine St., Richmond Hill, N. Y. GEN. — A. L.
2250 Wagner, F. E., 54 American Natl. Bank Bldg., Louisville, Ky.
3503 Wagner, Robert J., 430 N. Main St., Fostoria, Ohio. . U. S.
1467 Waitt, Joseph E., 4 Mount Warren, Roxbury, Mass. GEN.
3698 Walden, Lemuel G., 697 Washington St., Dorchester, Mass.
4364 Walford, John Binford, 904 Chamberlayne Ave., Ginter Park, Richmond,
Va. U. S.
4382 Walker, Edgar H., P. O. Box 353, Carson City, Nevada. NIC. — HAY. — GEN.
4462 Walker, D. T., Pittsburg, Kansas. * GEN. 30.
3919 Walker, H. Layton, Main & Ferry Sts., Buffalo, N. Y. GEN.
4591 Wallace, Frank E., 31 Chestnut St., East Orange, N. J. U. S. — COL. — S. A.
4096 Wallick, Walter, care Y. M. C. A., Galesburg, 111. U. S.
4100 Wallis, Grace C, 5828 Oak Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.
* U. S. P. 4. — * BR. COL. — PAP.
2616 Walter, Rev. Lloyd C, 902 S. Grand Ave., Okmulgee, Okla. U. S.
4440 Ward, D. M., 222 Taney St., Gary, Ind.
1722 Ward, Erwin G., 397 Pleasant St., South Weymouth. Mass. GEN.
2234 Ward, Philip H., Jr., P. O. Box 4216, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.
SIAM — CHIN. — U. S. — GEN.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
36 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
1790 Warden, Joseph, 739 Dueber Ave., Canton, Ohio. GEN.
500 Waring, Chas., Box 292, Knoxville, Tenn. GEN.
3304 Warner, A. M., Balboa Heights, C. Z., Panama. C. Z.
4647 Warner, A. L. D., P. O. Box 203, Edgewater, N. J.
3 670 Warner, Francis B., 214 Washington Square, Philadelphia, Pa.
2 630 Warren, A. J., Saline, Mich. U. S. — ^NO. B. — CAN.
14 51 Watson, H. D., 100 William St., New York City, N. Y. GEN.
4264 Wayman, Ernest, 316 W. 63rd St., Chicago, 111. TI. S. — GEN.
3017 Wayne, Joseph, Jr., 5520 Wayne Ave., Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.
U. S. — ^BR. COIi.
3110 Webb, Clarence V., Perry, Ohio.
2369 Webber, B. A., Ashton, R. I. U. S. and B. N. A. CVR. — ^U. S. R.
399 Weber, A. H., 1515 Euclid Ave., Berkeley, Calif. GEN. — ^ENTIRES.
3 052 Weber, Gibson, 1620 N. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa. U. S. (P. — ^R. — ^M. M.)
4 055 Weber, Robert, 34 Elm St., Galeton, Pa. U. S. PRE.
1778 Weeks, Geo. De Witt, care Garfield Safe Deposit Co., New York City, N. Y.
GEN.
1588 Weeks, Horace H., 736 Main St., Racine, Wis.
3065 Weigel, A. W., 1245 E. 123rd St., Cleveland, Ohio. CON. S.
2316 Weigel, Jacob, 1461 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, Calif. U. S. — COL.
4394 Weiland, Geo. P., 810 E. Division St., Syracuse, N. Y.
GER. — GER. S. — C. G. H.— EGY.
3227 Weissheimer, Lieut. J. Warren, 17th Infantry, Eagle Pass, Texas.
GEN. 1901-05.
2720 Welcome, Carl E. W., Box 435, Westfield, Mass. U. S. (PRE. — ^PL. — ^PER.)
45 5 3 Welch, J. W., care M. E. Smith & Co., Omaha, Neb. U. S. — COL.
4414 Welsh, Thomas W., of F., 234 W. Lafayette Ave., Baltimore, Md.
FRA. — COL.
4607 Weltman, Isidor, 119 E. 23rd St., New York City, N. Y.
2028 Wendt, Henry, P. O. Box 237, Manilla, Iowa.
2281 Wenzel, Max, 912 Bay Ridge Ave., Brookline, Pittsburgh, Pa.
2644 Werner, Gustav, 7244 Hermitage St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
2684 Wharton, Jacob N., 409 S. 4th Ave., Maywood, 111. GEN.
4675 Wheat, Dr. Arthur F., 967 Elm St., Manchester, N. H.
2357 Wheaton, Francis B., 2324 19th St., Washington, D. C. U. S. — COL.
4687 Wheeler, Francis, L. Box 28, New Castle, Pa.
2466 Wherry, Dr. W. P., 603 Brandies Theatre Bldg., Omaha, Neb.
2467 Whipple, H. A., New York Life Bldg., Omaha, Neb.
4162 Whipple, Harris Clark, Manchester Center, Vt. U. S. (P. — R.)
2714 Whitaker, L. C, 2638 Mulligan Ave., Chicago, 111.
2055 White, Chas. A., 2928 Jackson St., San Francisco, Calif,
2089 White, Marcus W., 3 Sherburne Ave., Worcester, Mass.
U. S. ENTIRES — GEN.
4258 White, Wm. Wallace, Woolworth Bldg., New York City, N. Y.
374 2 Whitney, George W., 50 Highlands Ave., Somerville, Mass.
2653 Whitney, Prof. Milton, 107 Oak Ave., Takoma Park, D. C.
3549 Whittaker, Willis G., 315 Caxton Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. U. S. R.
4106 Whittemore, Audenried, 2076 Cont. & Com. Bank Bldg., Chicago, 111. ARG.
4075 Wichmann, Paul, 138 Hyde St., Apt. 12, San Francisco, Calif.
ARG. — ^MEX. — BRA,
4645 Wickes, Roscoe L., 4501 N. Racine Ave., Chicago, 111.
An asterisk ( * ) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
TliE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 37
4546 Wiggins, Jos. G., 302 E. Charlton St., Savannah, Ga. U.S. — COL. — ^BR.COL.
3248 Wilbur, Harry, 126 S. New St., Bethlehem, Pa.
3968 Willcox, Harry T., P. O. Box 1355, Jewett City, Conn. U.S. (P. — ^R.BKLTS.)
4523 Willett, Walter M., 2028 Scott St., San Francisco, Calif.
4706 Williams, Edward H., Jr., Woodstock, Vt.
4484 Williams, Wilbert N., 102 Hazlewood Terrace, Rochester, N. Y. U. S.
4367 Williamson, T. Wilson, 36 7th St., New Bedford, Mass. GEN. — ^BR. COL.
4170 Willis, Frederick, 156 5th Ave., New York City, N. Y. * U. S. P. — P4.
1842 Willy, Fred, 356 Como Ave., St. Paul, Minn. GEN.
3195 Wilms, John H., 708 W. Broadway, Louisville, Ky. U. S. P. PRF. — PRE.
3037 Wilson, Clarence Warne, 69 Theodore St., Detroit, Mich. U. S. — CAN.
3563 Wilson, H. H., 152 Monroe St., Brooklyn, N. Y. PROOF. — ESS.
1200 Wilson, J. M., 454 Court St., Allentown, Pa.
2575 Wilson, J. R., 18 Chelsea Place, East Orange, N. J. EGY. — SOUD.
3078 Windhurst, Wm. G., 138 S. Main St., Marion, Ohio.
U. S. (P. — R.) — HAW. — P. RCO. — CUBA — PH. IS. — CAN. — B. G. — ^MEX.
4246 Wing, John E., Room 1700, 72 W. Adams St., Chicago, 111.
4253 Winnberg, John, 113 Main St., Jamestown, N. Y. GEN.
896 Winterhalter, Admiral A. G., U. S. N., U. S. S. Brooklyn, Asiatic Fleet, care
Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif.
1365 Witherby, Judson B., 30 Church St., Room 339, New York City, N. Y.
U. S. (M. M. — ^EN.)
399 9 Wolcott, Herbert R., 26 Irvington St., Springfield, Mass. U. S.
2752 Wolfrum, Bruno, 204 E. 19th St., New York City, N. Y. TRA. — O. F. S.
1130 Wolseley, Henry W., Title & Trust Bldg., Chicago, 111. GT. BR. — COL.
38 Wolsieffer, P. M., 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
4349 Wolter, John R., 551 N. 52nd St., West Philadelphia, Pa. U. S.
3948 Wolters, W., P. O. Box 557, Honolulu, Hawaii.
4624 Woodhouse, Dr. S. W., Jr., 3904 Locust St., Philadelphia, Pa.
1507 Woodruff, Fremont, 615 Stevens Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
U. S. — COL. — ^B. N. A.
981 Woodward, A. C, 883 Main St., Worcester, Mass.
4242 Works, William F., Brookfield, Worcester Co., Mass.
U. S. — ^EUR. — GT. BR. — COL.
2594 Worrilow, Capt. U. G., 612 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio.
151 Worthington, Geo. H., 812 Hippodrome Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. GEN.
3252 Wright, A. M., 47 Court St., Boston, Mass. GEN.
4665 Wright, Rev. C. B. B., D. D., 284 Martin St., Milwaukee, Wis.
4249 Wright, James O., 512 Albany Bldg., Boston, Mass.
4206 Wright, Parke, 7 Gates Circle, Buffalo, N. Y. PAR. — URU.
4313 Wunderly, L. S., 1003 Merchants Bank Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind.
U. S. (P.— D. — R.)— C. F. S.
1689 Wylie, Willard O., Beverly, Mass.
Y
4556 Young, Mrs. A. A., P. O. Box 369, Honolulu, Hawaii.
2127 Zimmerman, Hugo, 112 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.
2633 Zuber, John, 148 Thurman St., Columbus, Ohio. GEN.
4472 Zug, I. A., Wellington, Kansas. U. S.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
38 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
FOREIGN MEMBERS
4078 Alexander, F. H., 503 River Ave., Winnipeg, Canada.
2911 Angeloglous, E. L., P. O. Box 873, Cairo, Egypt. EGY. — SOUD.
2429 Archibald, L. B., 71 Queen St., Truro, N. S., Canada. GEN.
4216 Back, Geo., Box 1072, Valparaiso, Chili. GEN. — C. A. — S. A.
4508 Baker, Alfred Harold, 341 Roneesvalles Ave., Toronto, Canada.
4699 Battanchon, Charles F. F., Rue Herold 41, Villa Chantelouve, Nice, France.
COL. R.
504 Battiste, Rev. Alex., Port au Prince, Hayti.
4022 Beck, Carl, 17 Langenbeck Str., Berlin, N. O. 18, Germany. PHLL. L.
4578 Bedard, Maurice, 156 St. Andre St., Montreal, Canada.
328 Bail, Gustave, 64, Rue des Batignolles, Paris, France.
4016 Bennett, Henry, Box 151, Havana, Cuba.
4402 Binnie, H. J., P. O. Box 72, Elstow, Sask., Canada. BR. COL.
409 0 Bishop, Percy C, 42 Charleville Road, West Kensington, London, England.
46 20 Bittencourt, Braulio, Avenida Pedro Montt 499, Valparaiso, Chile.
3158 Bolaffi, Alberto, Via Roma 31, Turin, Italy. ITA. — COL. — IT. S.
4117 Bossio, G., Pedro, Cartagena, Colombia, South America.
3942 Calvet, Eugene, Poste Francaise, Smyrna, Turkey.
3889 Campbell, H. G., England. BR. COL.
4196 Cartlidge, E. W., Avenida San Francisco 12, Mexico City, Mexico.
4471 Chapman, George S., 67 Victoria St., Montreal, Canada. GEN. 20.
76 7 Clark, Herbert, Malta House, Angmering, Worthing, England.
14 Clotz, Henry, care Frau Giller, Wilhelm Str. 20, Wiesbaden, Germany.
GRE. — ^HAY.
3050 Cohen, Felix, P. O. Box 141, Port Said, Egypt.
3804 Cooper, Commdr. A. O., 1390 14th Ave., W., Vancouver, B. C, Canada.
AUSTRL. — GEN.
184 Cosby, Col. Spencer, care American Embassy, 5, Rue de Chaillot, Paris,
France. FRA. — GRE. — ITA. — IT. S. — ^EGY.
3251 Cutler, Marshall, 14 Via della Vigua Unova, Florence, Italy.
6 79 Diena, Dr. Emilio, Via Vittoria Colonna 4 0, Rome, Italy.
ITA. — TT. S. — PHIL. L.
4044 Drury, Edward W., Westholme, Hessle near Hull, East Yorks, England.
1882 Dye, John W., American Consulate General, Cape Town, South Africa.
C. F. S.
3951 Emery, Walter, P. O. Box 255, Panama, Republic of Panama.
549 Evans, Maj. E. B., Longton Ave., Sydenham, S. E., England.
MUL. — CON. S. — I. N. S.
3732 Feldhaus, Wm., Bolley Str. 44, Zurich, Switzerland.
3 955 Filsinger, Fred B., 59 Vermont Ave., Toronto, Canada. U. S.— BR. COL.
45 36 Fox, Edward Carey, 27 Scarth Road, Toronto, Canada.
2555 Freidl, Rudolph, 1 Wollreile, Vienna, Austria.
2374 Futcher, Thos. S., 1899 Fowl Bay Road, Victoria, B. C, Canada. GEN. 20.
4 6 38 Garcia y Garcia, Fed., 13 Colon, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
4439 Geronimakis, C. S., Zagazig, Egypt.
4113 Giberga, Samuel, 30 F St., Vedado, Havana, Cuba. * CUBA — * U. S.
4 309 Gilbert-Lodge, Edward Morton, 3 King William St., Charing Cross, W. C,
London, England.
2862 Giraud, Madame S., 74 Rue de Hautoir, Bordeaux-Gironds, France.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
li'HE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 39
522 Giwelb, Morris, 54 Strand, London, England.
4677 Glassco, Sebert M., 28 King St., E., Hamilton, Ont., Canada.
4640 Goubault, Geo. A., Annotto Bay, Jamaica, B. W. I.
2146 Goulden, C. H., P. O. Box 535, Montreal, Canada. B. N. A.
129 Gurdji, Vincent, 10 Rue du Congress, Nice, France.
B. W. I. — GIB. — MAL. — CYP. — LEV. — CRB. — ^DUT. I.
4548 Haelen, Th. van, Tjitjendo St., Bandoeng, Java, Dutch East Indies.
2572 Hagen, Fred, 66 King St., Sydney, New South Wales.
4485 Haker, Otto, 48 Wychwood Ave., Toronto, Canada. GEN.
3007 Harmer, H. R., Maldon, Essex, England.
4393 Harris, Albert Henry, 42 Fieldhouse Road, Balham, London, England.
547 Hinton, Thos. H., 26 Cromford Road, East Putney, London, S. W., Eng-
land. GT. BR. — U. S. (P. — ^REV.)
1549 Houtzamer, W., 368 Strand, London, England.
2037 Hughes, Robt., 64 High West St., Dorchester, Dorset, England.
3504 Israel, Samuel L., 16 San Rafael St., Havana, Cuba. CUBA. — GEN.
4549 Iyer, C. Soobrahmoney, Brahmin St., Attungal, Travancore, India.
3307 Johnson, Herbert F., 44 Fleet St., London, E. C, England.
3884 Jones, B. Gordon, 23 Rosemont Avenue, North Finchley, London, England.
IND. — I. C. S. — AFG. — CEY. — JBtt. — SIR.
4345 Julia, J. Juan, Santiago, Dominican Republic, West Indies. GEN. 19.
3837 Kalckhoff, Dr. F., Neue Winterfeldstrasse 25, Berlin, W 30, Germany.
GEN. TEL.
3589 Kalse, Henry F., P. O. Box 280, Norwood, Man., Canada.
B. N. A. — U. S. — NETH. — COL.
4432 Katzaraky, Wladimir, Znamenka 16, Moscow, Russia. GEN.
2461 Kay, A. B., 71 Fleet St., London, E. C, England.
1720 Kelley, Edw. de Z., 231 St. James St., Montreal, Canada.
2258 King, Chas., 53 High St., Wincanton, Somerset, England. INV.
3911 Koechlin, A., Liebegzweg, 18a, Berne, Switzerland.
3282 Kolle, H., Seminarstrasse 17, Freiburg i/B, Germany.
3558 Krippner, Ludwig L., Box 9 9 6, Winnipeg, Canada.
29 01 Kronmann, Rudolph, No. 6 3 ST. Kongensgade, Copenhagen, Denmark.
4023 Kuhne, Walther, Kopischstrasse 83, Breslau 5, Germany.
4537 Lacey, C. R., 13 Thorold Ave., Toronto, Canada.
2975 Lambichi, M. E., Smyrna, Turkey, open mail via London. TUR. — LEV.
2637 Larsson, John, Kungstrojdsgat 11, Gothenburg, Sweden.
4112 Lawrence, J. E., 10 Clarendon Ave., Toronto, Canada.
CAN. — C. G. H. #4. — B. C. — BR. COL.
46 64 Lerche, C, Amagerbrogade 8, Copenhagen, Denmark.
4562 Lindsay, John H., 68 Grenadier Road, Toronto, Canada. BR. COL.
682 Lossau, Julius, Stadthausbrucke 15, I., Hamburg, Germany.
4469 Macfarlane, P. S., 11 Wm. David St., Maison Neuve, Montreal, Canada.
2952 Marimian, A. O., Villa St. Leger, Cite Villermonte, Nice, France.
1705 Marks, E., 414 Spadina Ave., Toronto, Ont., Canada.
2866 Marsh, Victor, 386 Brixton Road, London, S. W., England. PHIL. L.
4669* McQuillin, Clarence W., 398 Maryland St., Winnipeg, Canada.
4332 Miller, J. B., 98 Wellesley St., Toronto, Canada.
EUR. — GT. BR. — COL. — U. S.
46 34 Morpurgo, Charles, Cheikh Abou Sebaa Street 25, Cairo, Egypt.
2173 Muller, Am., Probstrgrund 10, Coburg, Germany.
4192 Ochenfels, Fred, Hohe Str. 144, Cologne, Germany.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
40 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
3416 Osborne, Rockwell C, 128 Yale Ave., Winnipeg, Canada. BR. COL.
1883 Oughtred, Mrs. E. W., 28 Lincoln Ave., Montreal, Canada. CAN.
4652 Paul, Grant L., Box 529, Napanee, Ont., Canada.
3743 Penichet, Dr. Francisco, Box 1262, Havana, Cuba. CUBA — SPA. COL.
4099 Perrotta, Jose, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, West Indies. BR. COL.
4494 Price, W. H., 4, Oura, Nagasaki, Japan.
3291 Rack, Henry J., General Post OflSce, Paramaribo, Suriname, Dutch Gui-
ana, South America.
4105 Reid, Major John Y., 329 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg, Canada.
. .BR. COL. — U. S. — ^PROOF.
4 621 Resten, Gregorie, 21 Rue Barreau, Asnieres, Paris, France.
4129 Rho, Pier Filippo, Via Pastrengo, 16 bis e Corso Re Umberto, 42, Turin,
Italy.
4609 Steen-Johnsen, S., P. O. Box 733, Havana, Cuba. NOR. — CUBA.
6 85 Stock, Ernest, 79a Frederick Str., Berlin, Germany.
4091 Stonier, John M., 44 Macauley St., W., Hamilton, Ont., Canada.
U. S. — CAN.
2624 Sulman, G. W., Chatham, Ont., Canada. * GEN.
3191 Sweep, A. A., Sourabaya, Java.
800 Tamsen, Emil C. C, Nylstroom, Transvaal. U. S. — EUR. — COL.
3760 Thier, Max, Charlottenberg, Germany.
2884 Thumin, Joseph, 3 Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle, Paris, France.
3256 Traustel, C, P. O. Box 865, Moscow, Russia.
3675 Vargas, Dr. Arthur de, Mercaderes 16%, Havana, Cuba. U. S. — COL.
444 Voetter, Thos. W., care American Consulate, Antofagasta, Chile. GEN.
2516 Webb, W. Morton, P. O. Box 5, Kingsville, Ont., Canada.
U. S. — ^B. N. A. — NETH.
1733 Weismann, Otto, Coolsingel 7a, Rotterdam, Holland.
3 644 Wennberg, Harry, 42 Wasagaten, Stockholm, Sweden.
2434 Wilcox, Wm. L., Box 17, Dunedin, New Zealand.
153 8 Willadt, Carl, Pforzheim, Baden, Germany.
4139 Wilson, W. T., 18 Livingstone Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, England.
36 99 Woodlands, Harold, Kapunda, South Australia. GEN. — REV. — PHIL. L.
3089 Wouwer, Jos. van de, Antwerp, Belgium.
1545 Wurtele, Ernest F., Box 344, Quebec, Canada. GEN.
19 70 Yaremdji, A. P., 40 Tidjaret, Constantinople, Turkey.
3814 Yaremdji, M., Smyrna, Turkey.
4535 Young, A. E., 41 Hazelton Ave., Toronto, Canada.
An asterisk (*) following the number signifies the member is not of legal age.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
41
NUMERICAL LIST OF MEMBERS
5 Hubbard, John M.
7 Terrett, H. N.
13 MacCalla, W. A.
14 Coltz, Henry.
15 Scott, J. W.
16 Chambers, P. L.
18 Richards, C. F.
19 Phillips, H. B.
24 Rail, Emil J.
26 Rich, Jos. S.
27 Leland, Samuel.
31 Davidson, Alvah.
32 Aldrich, E. R.
36 Beats, H. E.
38 Wolsieffer, P. M.
39 Lawrence, Albert E.
41 Breder, Chas. M.
42 Gilmore, Geo. L.
47 Rothfuchs, C. F.
49 Stone, W. C.
50 Spencer, John J.
58 Luff, John N.
64 Coolidge, Gen. C. A.
65 Severn, C. E.
66 Kilbon,Rev.John L.
86 Streling, E. B.
101 Buehler, Edw. H.
109 Allen, Geo. H.
116 Book, Robt. D.
118 Chandler, N. W.
127 Parker, E. T.
129 Gurdji, V.
143 Adenaw, Julius.
146 Caiman, H. L.
151 Worthington, Geo.H.
155 Tuttle, Geo. R.
156 Beamish, Chas.
166 Hitchcock, J. L.
168 Mason, Edw. H.
169 Morgan, Wm. J.
170 MacLaren, W. W.
172 Cooper, W. A.
184 Cosby, Spencer.
190 Townsend, Chas. A.
191 King, W. R.
214 Ackerman, E. R.
197 Hodsdon, E. W.
209 Michaels, W. C.
210 Beardsley, H. C.
218 Burt, Frank H.
219 Corcoran, J. B.
221 McDonald, W. H.
222 Toppan, Geo. L.
232 Humphrey, H. D.
242 Schurmann, Edw.
249 Bush, Geo. T.
251 Dunning, A. W.
253 Morgenthau, M.
256 Ross, J. H.
277 Noyes, F.
307 Slater, A. B.
308 Green, L. L.
311 McGregory, J. F.
328 Beil, Gustavo.
343 Kissinger, C. W.
344 Gerberding, E. O.
349 Hoerschgen. E. P.
356 Bartels, J. M.
363 Bacon, D. H.
367 Lachasse, G. de.
395 Doscher, H. W.
399 Weber, A. H.
403 Ireland, Gordon.
407 Bent, Stedman.
434 Miller, J. C.
436 Brodie, Warren, J.
444 Voetter, Thos. W.
446 Tuthill, Luther B.
448 Dunkhorst, H. P.
453 Andreen, Oscar.
454 Stein, S. B.
455 Lang, Lewis M.
457 Pittsburg Br'ch No. 5
460 St. Louis B'ch No. 4.
462 Fowler, Henry Ades.
469 Gowing, Edw.
490 Townley, P. M.
500 Waring, Chas.
504 Battiste, Rev. Alex.
522 Giwelb, Morris.
526 Batchelder, A. W.
527 Davis, J. S.
534 Cooper, John P.
547 Hinton, Thos. H.
549 Evans, Maj. E. B.
553 Goerner, W. P.
571 Frechie, S. M.
585 Barnum, W. H.
592 Stone, Arthur F.
622 Hills, Isaac.
629 Schluckabier, Henry
630 Phinney, 0. H.
639 Schaefer, Jno. W.
643 Gregory, W. F.
679 Diena, Dr. Emilio.
682 Lossau, Julius.
685 Stock. Ernest.
742 Averiil, David M.
743 Faber, Wm. H.
748 Kay, John.
763 Phillips, Wm. H.
767 Clark, Herbert.
779 Hungerford, T. R.
797 Rood, P. E.
800 Tamsen, Emil C. C.
818 Strauss, Adalbert.
844 Burton, Elliott H.
846 Conant, Frederick O.
848 Howe, Wm. N.
849 Lewis, Chas. R.
861 Van Volkenburgh,
J. D.
876 Jordan, Winthrop.
885 Pickard, F. W.
896 Wintherhalter,
Comdr. A. G.
901 Barr, H. C.
908 Kennedy, Frank M.
911 Manwaring, Louis L.
936 Hopkins, S. B.
937 McKim, Robt. A.
938 Michael, Fred.
945 Rosenthal, Edw.
957 Booker, W. E.
969 Redfield, Henry S.
973 Saxton, W. G.
981 Woodward, A. C.
987 Geuder, Geo. W.
995 Sebbens, Chas. E.
999 Baer, Henry L.
1039 Eaton, D. T.
1044 Stanton, F. J.
1047 Johnson, Wm. A.
1067 Stutesman, C. W.
1072 Bagley, B. D.
1076 Bruner. P. F.
1080 Holt, Dr. John M.
1086 Fratcher, W. F.
1087 Friend, P. H .
iZ
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
1103 Perrin, Albert. 1589
1105 Roemer, Chas. 1603
1125 Ogden, Mrs. Minnie. 1607
1130 Wolseley, Henry W. 1609
1133 Carpenter, Chas. T. 1610
1146 Heavenrich, Max. 1611
1151 Carpenter, Ernest M. 1641
1188 Bowen, Herbert. 1625
1200 Wilson, J. M. 1643
1214 Nelson, Robt. S. 1644
1224 Bridge, Chas. F. 1645
1226 Bandholtz, Gen.H.H. 1646
1233 Gleason, G. G. 1653
1239 Lee, Simeon L. 1657
1266 Cuenod, Gustav C. 1663
1287 Allen, Paul. 1664
1313 Lyons, J. H. 1668
1350 Pullen, Jos. H. 1669
1360 Fischer, Erwin L. 1670
1365 Witherby, Judson B. 1672
1378 Cobe, Nathan. ,1686
1394 Glenn, Wm. L. 1689
1418 Schachne, Siegfried. 1693
1421 Mitchell, Walton I. 1697
1451 Watson, H. D. 1698
1457 Rudy, Isaiah. 1702
1458 Armstrong, Herbert 1704
1463 Butcher, Frank J. 1705
1467 Waitt, Joseph E. 1707
1481 Cornwall, F. R. 1709
1484 Homburger, Dr.L.M. 1710
1486 Semple, Wm. Oliver 1714
1498 Begg, Geo. O. 1716
1500 Davis, Chas. K. 1717
1501 Harper, Richard L. 1720
1507 Woodruff, Fremont 1721
1529 Moffat, Frank D. 1722
1530 Bartlett, J. Delano. 1732
1536 Hetrich, Geo. 1733
1537 Partello, J. M. T. 1734
1538 Willadt, Carl. 1736
1539 Kirby, Andrew J. 1737
1545 Wurtele, Ernest. 1738
1547 Coning, F. W. 1739
1549 Houtzamer, W. 1752
1555 Smith, Walter A. 1753
1563 Simmons, Sam. R. 1754
1568 Beck, H. C. 1763
1570 Crowell, H. C. 1772
1572 Butler, Basil G. 1774
1576 O'Shaughnessy.Ross 1775
1578 Jefferis, B. Grant. 1776
1588 Weeks, Horace H. 1778
Stoltz, F. L. 1780
Reinschild, Carl. 1783
Doncyson, S. T. S. 1784
Shove, E. L. 1789
Ott, A. L. 1790
Prindle, E. C. 1792
Harrington, T. F. 1793
Merrell, A. F. 1804
Stewart, Albert C. 1813
Johnston, Thos. R. 1820
Storrow, J. Mack. 1823
Mendel, Edw. 1828
Boehm, Adolph F. 1837
Smith, Edw. W. 1838
Elster, Emmett E. 1841
Feustman, Jos. B. 1842
Colson, W. H. 1848
Putney, Freeman J. 1867
Brown, Clark W. 1868
Chambers, Robt. F. 1869
Drew, B. L. 1870
Wylie, Wlllard O. 1877
McCray, H. 1882
Schaffner, W. H. 1883
De Selms, Chas. C. 1884
Gibbs, F. P. 1891
Ladue, Theo. P. 1896
Marks, E. 1900
Stone, Chas. H. 1902
Reber, Chas. A. 1904
Chaloner, Henry. 1905
Leaming, F. D. 1906
Sawyer, Edw. F. 1908
Champagne, T. J. 1913
Kelley, Edw. de Z. 1925
Prevost, John W. 1922
Ward, Erwin G. 1926
Munroe, Robt. C. 1931
Weissman, Otto. 1934
Curtis, Edgar D. 1937
Babcock,Dr. War'n L 1938
Dodd, E. C. 1939
Wickes, R. L. 1942
Chapman, Dr. S. 1943
Feigel, Jos. B. 1948
Toelle, Chas. 1951
Cutler, H. F. 1959
Porter, H. L. 1960
Hassler. L. C. 1962
Smith, Mrs.Wal'ce D. 1965
Chicago Br'ch No. 1 1970
Kinkead, W. L. 1977
Weeks, Geo. De Witt. 1978
Bultmann, Robt.
Linke, Dr. Wm. H.
Morgenthau, J. C.
Stabb, W. O.
Warden, Jos.
Michael, Leonard.
Chapman, Silas, Jr.
Parmelee, F. S.
Mudge, H. N.
Osgood, Edw. D.
Jensen, J. C.
Daum, Adam E.
Elliott, Howard H.
Nast, Chas. A.
Herbert, Chas. G.
Willy, Fred.
Doolittle, J. J.
Heineman, Sol. E.
Parrish, Percival.
Park, Julian.
Emery, Wilson C.
Grotjan, Fredk. S.
Dye, John W.
Oughtred, Mrs. E.W.
Collins, Dr. Homer.
Cowdrey, A. E.
Robertson, Arthur W
Parham, H. V.
Mason, Frank M.
Carter, Edw. F.
Gauff, P. Jacob.
Kjellstedt, L. Harald
Ault, Wm. E.
Hunnewell, Jas. M.
Davis, Dr. H. A.
Pond, Chas. L.
Boyden, A. L.
Bugbee, N. P.
McNeil, A. M.
Jenkins, Chas. A.
Pollard, Fred D.
Cordrey, Mrs. Grant.
Pierce, Wm. P. S.
Solomon, John A.
Miller, J. H.
Howes, C. A.
Henkles, A. F.
Repplier, J. M.
Hand, Forrest P.
Hahman, Fredk.
Yaremdji, A. P.
Steinmetz, J. A.
Phil. Branch No. 18
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
43
1981 Hollowbush, F. A. 2179
1982 Roberts, R. G. 2180
1994 Lueders, August. 2181
2002 Bell, Geo. A. 2187
2007 Speakman, Howland. 2190
2008 Croghan, H. A. 2191
2012 Higley, Chas. D. 2192
2014 Mann, Chas. F. 2204
2025 Schuler, Chas. W. 2207
2026 Shircliffe, A. 2208
2028 Wendt, Rev. Henry. 2211
2036 Dlamant, H. A. 2215
2037 Hughes, Robt. 2217
2038 Bostwick, W. A. 2218
2042 Kleinman, H. J. 2220
2047 Seebohm, E. P. 2222
2051 Smith, Rush B. 2223
2053 Taylor, Edw. M. 2226
2054 Good, Alvin. 2233
2055 White, Chas. A. 2234
2058 Osborn, E. T. 2239
2063 Cabeen, R. McP. 2247
2064 Pratt, Wm. E. 2250
2065 Liebeck, Fred. 2253
2067 Klaffke, Gustav. 2254
2074 Irvine, S. L. 2255
2077 La Force, Wm. F. 2256
2086 Colburn, B. S. 2258
2089 White, M. W. 2264
2092 Aldrich, W. L. 2266
2098 Stevens, Karl, K. 2268
2106 Lanz, H. W. 2270
2107 Barrett, Arthur J. 2272
2111 Hoerig, Curt. 2275
2113 Berthold, V. M. 2279
2117 Hovey, G. R. 2281
2118 Hillman, F. G. 2282
2121 Perry, Dr. J. C. 2283
2127 Zimmerman, H. 2288
2136 Hibbard, Chas. S. 2292
2140 Fleischer, E. A. 2295
2141 Guy, James, 2297
2146 Goulden, C. H. 2304
2147 Ackerman, H. S. 2307
2148 Voigt, Wm. 2314
2154 Elsden, Paul M. 2315
2160 Anderson, H. W. 2316
2167 Aldrich, W. S. 2321
2172 Bartlett, A. E. 2349
2173 Muller, A. 2353
2175 Lewy, Harry M. 2356
2176 Mack, Alfred W. ,2357
2177 Norton, W. W. 2359
Lester, W. M. 2365
Sanford, O. N. 2367
Hollender, Fredk. 2369
Hardy, Jas. S. 2374
Plympton, K. 2375
Miller, John R. 2379
Charlat, L. W. 2380
Swart, W. G. 2389
Stiles, C. W. 2393
Voorhees, B. L. 2397
Kranz, P. J. 2399
Cook, Fredk. S. 2401
Hutchins, Fernald. 2404
Kidder, Henry A. 2408
Greenbaum, W. A. 2409
Malder, W. P. van. 2419
Klemann, J. A. 2423
Houtkamp, A. 2424
Lauritzen, L. A. 2428
Ward, Philip H., Jr. 2429
Altschwager, Hugo. 2433
Porter, Jas. V. 2434
Wagner, F. E. 2436
Fratus. Catano. 2437
Nevin, Chas. K. B. 2439
Osgood, Chas. S. 2440
•Smith, Jas. B. B. 2443
King, Chas. 2449
Fernald, A. R. 2452
Kraft, Dr. F. A. 2454
Fischer, Alfred. 2460
Laraia, A. W. 2461
Beebe, L. A. 2462
Klein, Eugene. 2464
Mozian, Vahan. 2465
Wenzel, Max. 2466
Moser, C. F. W. 2467
Ernst, L. C. 2470
Leighton, Melville H. 2474
Howe, John B. 2483
Suits, Mrs. May E. 2487
Mack, H. E. 2497
Dennett J. E. 2516
Lamscha, Richard H 2517
Siddall, Theo. 2519
Allen, H. D.
Weigel, Jacob. 2524
Lange, Chas. 2528
Sisson, Wm. A. 2531
Myers, Chester. 2533
Boisselier, R. W. 2537
Wheaton,Francis. B.
Kendel, C. E. 2544
Hepler, John A.
Voltz, Henry.
Webber, B. A.
Futcher, Thos. S.
Baldwin, Geo. L.
Perry, Andrew R.
Feast, Robt.
Koehler, Robt.
Lehman, Charles.
Alexander, Jas. E.
Emmert, W. H.
Mayberry, Edw. F.
Steinway, Theo. E.
Schrimer, Dr. Alf.
Hunt, Chas. F.
Southgate,Hugh McL
Mason, Lawrence B.
Evans, W.
Dates, G. S., Jr.
Archibald, L. B.
Hall, Rev. Chas. M.
Wilcox, Wm. L.
Roterberg, A.
Gribble, John.
Bennett, Don R.
Johnson, Axel.
Haaver, Jno. W.
Dahl, A. M.
Linn, Geo. W.
Green, Dick.
Painter, Howard T.
Kay, A. B.
Hotz, R. S.
Hoffstetter, J. C.
Hoyt, R. C.
Wherry, Dr. W. P.
Whipple, H. A.
Leonard, H.
Schenck, O. A.
Mayer, Wm. F.
Maetzel, Henry.
Ashbrook, S. B.
Webb, W. Morton.
Scypes, Robt.
Hamilton,
Lieut. Chas. S.
Lindquist, H. L.
Smith, Russell B.
Doyle, Geo. A.
Norris, Henry P.
Handler,
Dr. Sigmund.
Stollenwerk, Rev. R.
44
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
2555
Friedl, Rudolf.
2743
Marvin, J. W.
2933
2557
Scott, Walter S.
2752
Wolfrum, Bruno.
2934
2572
Hagan, Fred.
2754
Boers, Herman W.
2948
2575
Wilson, J. R.
2759
Cady, Wm. G.
2950
2576
Tittmann, A. O.
2760
Powers, C. F.
2952
2579
Close, J. J.
2764
Caswell, Edwin.
2953
2582
Mizera, Jos.
2782
Jones, E. T.
2954
2588
Behneman, H. F.
2787
Smith, C. Edwin.
2972
2593
Green, Edgar L.
2792
Neilson, Alfred.
2974
2594
Warrilow,Capt.U.G.
2795
Lane, Chas. H.
2975
2597
Terry, John.
2798
Chilson, Stanley G.
2979
2601
Saxton, Chas E.
2800
Foster, Frank W.
2980
2605
Hilleke, John.
2802
Mehl, B. Max.
2981
2607
Robinson, H. E.
2804
DeKay, Clarence P.
2990
2609
Haintz, H. T.
2810
Dore, Harry E.
2992
2616
Walter, Rev. L. C.
2811
Fleischer, Jerome C.
2995
2617
Moses, Otto F.
2812
Jackson Stedman W.
3000
2618
Tweedy. Frank.
2819
Schilling, Wm. C.
3001
2619
Lord, John E.
2821
Abbott, Jos. Q.
3004
2624
Sulman, G. W.
2829
Nolan, Owen L.
3005
2628
Mercer, Rev. H. W.
2831
Tibbals, A. L.
3007
2630
Warren, A. J.
2834
Schafer, Jacob M.
3008
2633
Zuber, John.
2836
Fowler, Oscar W.
3009
2635
Beukma, Wm.
2838
Hyde, Capt. A. P. S.
3010
2636
Brewer, 0. D.
2841
Fuessel, Fred G.
3011
2637
Larsson, John.
2847
Barnes, Frank S.
3012
2639
Vanderhoof, E. R.
2848
Saltmarsh, ThOs.
3014
2640
Cass, Leon V.
2849
Coffin, Edw. F.
3016
2641
Fox, Herbert H. A.
2852
Kinell, Rev. A.
3017
2644
Werner, Gustav.
2857
Kreidt, Rev. A. J.
3019
2653
Whitney,
2858
Bangs, Clarendon M.
3022
Prof. Milton.
2862
Giraud, Mme.
3037
2655
Colson, Everett A.
2864
Borgmann, H. A.
3039
2656
Fisher, Chas. E.
2865
Bain, R. E. M.
3050
2658
Merritt, Fred E.
2866
Marsh, Victor.
3052
2659
Fox, J. W.
2877
Flerlage, L. J.
3057
2661
Parquharson,
2878
Mann, T. C.
3060
Mrs. T. S.
2882
Egan, B. F.
3065
2664
Musgrove, Chas. F.
2883
Grout, Walter D.
3069
2666
Stanley, Edw. C.
2884
Thumin, Joseph.
3078
2667
Grafe, Gustav A.
2886
Pifer, Edw. P.
3082
2676
Greene, Ira C.
2887
Bruyn Kops, W. de.
3089
2681
Oppenheimer, B. A.
2888
Lazarus, Louis.
3091
2684
Wharton, Jacob N.
2889
Baer, Jno. P.
3097
2692
Bier, Max F.
2900
Garbaccio, Leonard.
3100
2704
Clifford, U. S. G.
2901
Kronmann, Rudolf.
3101
2709
Field, Wm. H.
2904
Geisenberger, L. R.
3102
2714
Whitaker, L. C.
2911
Angeloglous, E. L.
3104
2715
Lyons, Milton P., Jr.
2914
Reulbach, E. J.
3106
2720
Welcome, Carl, E. W.
2915
Bain, Walter.
2726
Sahm, Wm.
2918
Culver, C. M.
3110
2727
Palmer, Maj. F. L.
2923
Hunter, Frank E.
3113
2739
Folte, G. J. 0.
2932
Fleek, Henry S.
3115
Caird. Alexander.
Kershaw, Edwin R.
Laporte, Geo. L.
Simmons, Wm. C.
Marimian, A. O.
Dietrich, C. G.
Galbraith, Jas. A.
Coes, Frank L.
Elden, Wallace S.
Lambichi, M. E.
Phillips, W. C.
Mathewson, E. P.
Bollman, Aug.
Farnham, Fred. E.
Sensow, Jno. F.
Levy, Wm. D.
Livingston, W. T.
Telfer, Eugene.
Oehler, Arthur.
Sanderson, E. L.
Harmer, H. R.
Butler, B. D.
Potter, L. F.
Hunt, Josiah.
Phillips, Wm. C.
Hore, Herbert C.
Burch, Arthur C.
Marquardt, Wm. F.
Wayne, Joseph.
Mallalieu, Willard E.
Phillips, G. C.
Wilson, Clarence W.
Protzmann, H. W.
Cohen, Felix.
Weber, Gibson.
Powell, Henry A .
Smith, E. C.
Weigel, A. W.
Hughes, C. A.
Windhurst, Wm. G.
Loth, H. M.
Wouwer, Jos. van de.
Shore, Herbert E.
Hunter, Thos.
Hartenstein, Julius.
Heyerman, C. Fredk.
Rust, John F.
Cook, Elizabeth.
Berkley Branch,
No. 27.
Webb, Clarence V.
Raymond, F. A.
Uihlein, Wm. J.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
45
3120
Vanderpoel, Jno- A.
3259
Louisville Branch,
3426
3123
Ri'cketts, W. R.
No. 26.
3430
3126
MacBride,
3262
Polk, Wm. C.
3434
F. Van Dyk.
3263
Kennedy, F. L.
3435
3127
Estes, A. N.
3272
Teele, P. W.
3442
3131
Koebig, P. W.
3278
Dole, Herbert W.
3443
3138
Coughenour, L. M.
3281
Scudder, Dr. John.
3444
3135
Dover, L. B.
3282
Kolle, H.
3445
3143
Chase, Carroll, M.D.
3287
Trautman, David.
3446
3147
Obrecht, Rt.
3291
Rack, Henry J.
3454
Rev. E. M.
3300
Look, Henry.
3456
3151
Connor, J. M., Jr.
3304
Warner, A. M.
3472
3158
Bolaffi, Albert.
3305
Springfield Branch,
3473
3161
Bartel, Dr. L. W.
No. 28.
3481
3165
Newmark, M. H.
3307
Johnson, H. P.
3484
3166
Columbus, Branch,
3308
Huscher, Chas.
3486
No. 21.
3311
Day, Chas. R.
3495
3167
Herzog, H. A.
33,12
Gilley, W. H.
3503
3170
Hall, R. D.
3313
Cuinet, L. A.
3504
3171
Beatty, R. H .
3316
Lighthipe, Wm.
3505
3173
Rufe, W. Byron.
3318
Tessier, F. W.
3518
3177
Becker, A. H.
3320
Cooke, A. P.
3521
3181
Blackstad. 0.
3324
Fenton, W. T.
3527
3183
Clark, H. M.
3332
Morgan, F. L.
3529
3186
James, Fleming.
3334
Dane, Chas.
3534
3188
Scloco, Dr. F.
3336
Davis, Frank E.
3535
Gonzalez.
3337
Graff, Edward A.
3538
3191
Sweep, A. A.
3341
Jakobson, John A.
3539
3192
Omaha Branch No.
3342
Currie, S. G.
3541
23.
3355
Koehler, Karl.
3543
3195
Wilms, John H.
3356
Howe, Jas. L., Jr.
3544
3202
Mann, Percy McG.
3359
Brooks, M. 0.
3548
3208
Cleveland Branch,
3363
Palmer, H. R.
3549
No. 30.
3364
Stephens, R. H.
3553
3212
Flick, Theo. E.
3369
Schwede, W.
3558
3216
Voss, P. G., Jr.
3371
Steinmetz, C, Jr.
3559
3219
Detroit Branch,
3379
Emery, Geo. A.
3561
No. 25.
3380
Knight, C. H.
3563
3222
Stowell, J. W.
3382
Hanford, L. A.
3565
3223
Harmon, Rufus G.
3384
Voss, Louis.
3566
3225
Ellis, Chas. H.
3387
Pacific Philatelic
3569
3227
Weissheimer,
Soc. Brn'ch No. 3.
3573
Lt. J. Warren.
3393
Lewis, J. A.
3576
3239
Smith, Edson G.
3396
Harris, Sam'l T.
3579
3241
Souls, W. H.
3401
Richardson, E. H.
3589
3243
Miller, Glenn R.
3411
Thompson, N. L., Jr.
3597
3245
Eldridge, Frank B.
3414
Bartels, F. C.
3607
3248
Wilbur, Harry.
3415
Powell, H. S.
3611
3249
Kaib, Daniel J.
3416
Osborne, Rockwell C.
3lU4
3251
Cutler, Marshall.
3422
Newcomb, Howard R
3616
3252
Wright, A. M.
3423
Ferris, C. G.
3618
3254
Blackwell, Wm.
3424
Schmalzreidt, F. R.
3256
Traustle, C.
3425
Fischer, Dr. F.
3622
Hatfield, Chas. E.
Jones, Herbert A.
Lower, Wm. J.
Quesnel, Oscar A.
Gilson, E. W.
Bender, Edw. E.
Stolez, Ernst.
Plummer, Edwin.
Michael, Edward.
Olney, L. A.
Scallan, Jas. E.
Crowell, R. H.
Pierson, W. D.
Conroy, Chas. C.
Kieling, Robt. O.
Borg, John Edw.
Rice, George W.
Wagner, Robt. J.
Israel, Samuel.
Dodge, Laurence P.
Stebbins, C. E.
Phelps, Z. Bennett.
Schmidt, Frank.
Bradley, Harry C.
Crawford, Edw. J.
Elmlinger, Ben.
Jones, S. J.
Buckminster, Irving.
Thiede, W. 0.
Dorpat, Rev. L. G.
Graham, George.
Hart, Edw. G.
Whittaker, W. G.
Osborn, C. F.
Kripner, Ludwig.
Bogert, Willett A.
Schied, Paul.
Wilson, H. H
Jenney, Chas. E.
Bloss, Wm.
Sachs, C. W.
Landin, E .
Smith, Fred M.
Klemann, J. J., Jr.
Kalse, Henry F.
Kleinknecht, Julius.
Neefus, Wendover.
Demers, Jos.
Greening, E. H.
Stern, Edward.
Schlessinger,
Baldwin.
Hopkins, Geo. P.
46
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
3624
Harris, Mark H.
3780
3631
Tudbury, Warren.
3781
3632
Neale, Geo. W.
3783
3639
Los Angeles and
3785
Sou. California
3786
Branch No. 35.
3789
3644
Wennberg, Harry.
3795
3649
Berolzheimer, D. D.
3798
3650
Gundelfinger, Louis.
3799
3654
Ballentine, D. L.
3802
3665
Marcus, H. C.
3666
Swan, Wm. M.
3804
3667
Batchelder, L. L.
3807
3668
Charles, Fred'k.
3814
3670
Warner, F. B.
3816
3675
Vargas, Arthur de.
3823
3683
Foote, W. H.
3824
3685
Dunham, Jas. H.
3827
3686
Heim, Herman M.
3831
3691
Buffalo Branch,
3837
No. 37.
3839
3692
Parker, Clyde B.
3842
3693
Wade, Chas. M.
3849
3698
Walden, Lemuel G.
3850
3699
Woodlands,Harold.
3851
3700
Corini, M. H.
3852
3704
Parke, Hervey C.,Jr.
3853
3711
Roulet, C. B.
3858
3712
Smith, Edw. E.
3859
3717
Taylor, Chas. 0.
3869
3719
Turner, Maxwell W.
3870
3725
Barker, Wm. S.
3871
3726
Hagerman,
3876
Herbert J.
3877
3727
King, Dr. W. W.
3884
3728
Brophy, T. S.
3885
3730
Fanning, Geo.W.2nd
3887
3732
Feldhaus, Wm.
3888
3740
Conrad, H. V.
3889
3742
Whitney, George.
3894
3743
Penichet, Dr. Franc
3896
3746
Storer, F. F.
3897
3749
Leonhardt, Frank-
3898
lin C. S.
3903
3751
Smith, Thorn.
3906
3755
Alden, John.
3911
3757
Jackson, Oscar L.
3916
3759
Lazos, Louis.
3917
3760
Thier, Max.
3918
3766
Evans, H. S.
3919
3773
Reymann, Otto C.
3920
3774
Lehmann, Carl W.
3928
3776
Runyon, Ernst F.
3929
Martin, D. W. 3932
Lauritzen, Harry. 3934
Koslowski, Karl. 3936
King, Geo. B. 3938
Grombacher, L. L. 3941
Stevens, Edw. W. 3942
Hill, Rev. John Clark 3945
Gove, F. L. 3946
Cornell, Wm. F. 3948
Johnson, 3951
Edw. S., Jr. 3953
Cooper, Comdr. A. O. 3955
Koehnle, F. C. 3956
Yarenadji, M. 3961
Turner, Rev. H. G. 3962
Huber, A. W. 3968
Carpenter, A. Everly 3972
Lewis, Charles. 3975
Fehlig, Burdette H. 3979
Kalckhoff, Dr. F. 3985
Long, John M. 3989
Atherton, H. P. 3991
Justi, Henry M . 3992
King, H. U. 3993
Prescott, Frank. 3994
Marston, Herbert W. 3995
Eilers, R. H. 3996
Johnston, Guy. 3999
Owen, A. E. 4003
Heath, Donald R. 4004
Staehle, Emil. 4005
Evans, Thos. G. 4006
Leland, Ralph M. 4007
Appleyard, Frank. 4013
Jones, B. Gordon. 4014
Kuppers, Paul. 4015
Petsche, B. W. 4016
Dod, Wm. S. 4018
Campbell, H. G. 4019
Stevenson, Rev.F.T. 4020
Hileman, Lieut.J.L. 4021
Lester, Philip. 4022
Gary, Summer. 4023
Grosse, Elimar L. 4026
LaVaute, N. H. 4027
Koechlin, A, 4028
Scott, J. E. 4029
Thomas, Rudolph. 4031
Patch, Chas., Jr. 4032
Walker, H. Layton. 4034
Lincoln, Leo B. 4036
Gosabass, Michael 4038
Blum, J. 4042
Aubry, J. F. A.
Hyde, Mrs. T. R.
Evans, J. C.
Bresler, Victor.
Ruckgaber, Ablert.
Calvert, Eugene.
Sprague, Wm. B.
Reeder, Frank, Jr.
Wolters, W.
Emery, Walter.
Jaegle, Chas. J., Jr.
Filsinger, F. B.
Schwarz, William.
Cady, Wm. B.
Tubman, Dr. T. H.
Willcox, Harry T.
Pearson, P. H. R.
Tebbe, August.
Hancock, Albert.
Curtiss, Wooster B.
Altman, Chas. I.
Brisley, Chas L.
Smith, Mrs. C. S.
Hubard, Tazewell T.
Muerman, J. C.
Benes, Edward J.
Gregg, Ernest J.
Wolcott, Herbert R.
Morris, A. W.
Collins, Frank D.
Mower, R. H.
Hatch, Andrew J.
Meyer, Hugo.
Bendix, B.
Garrett, P. L.
Buckingham, C. H.
Bennet, Henry.
Allen, Freeman C.
Mann, Theo. C.
Ralph, G. Fred.
Murray, Edwin W.
Beck, Carl.
Kuhne, W.
Johnson, G. H.
Homan, William.
Edgar, Robt, C.
Stevenson, Wm. L.
Filstrup, A. W.
Hughes, Jas. E.
Grahame, Miss E.
Rosenblatt, B. S.
Payne, F. G.
Heyman, L. J.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
47
4044
Drury, Edward W.
4136
4047
Loeb, Mauirce W.
4137
4051
Deas, Arthur W.
4139
4055
Weber, Robt.
4142
4057
Fuhrmann, F. C.
4143
4058
Slusser, Walter F.
4144
4059
Fossett, Mary.
4145
4063
Ryall, Geo. D.
4146
4064
Jumper, Chas. H.
4147
4067
Ramsay, Wm. G.
4148
4068
Norris, Fredk. T.
4149
4070
Hatfield, A., Jr.
4150
4071
Trout, Edgar E.
4151
4073
Ohlman, M.
4152
4074
Leese, Percy H.
4154
4075
Wichmann, Paul.
4155
4076
Renoll, J. Emory.
4157
4077
Gifford, Elliot J.
4158
4078
Alexander, F. H.
4161
4079
Kaighn, H. E.
4162
4081
Semmes, Thos., Jr.
4164
4083
Crabbs, Leo. B.
4165
4084
Tomes, Arthur L.
4167
4088
Page, Parker W.
4168
4089
Leonard, Clifford S.
4169
4090
Bishop, Percy C.
4170
4091
Stonier, John M.
4171
4092
Pierce, T. Raymond.
4172
4093
Spay the, C. A.
4173
4096
Wallick, Walter.
4178
4099
Perotta, Jose.
4183
4100
Wallis, Grace C.
4185
4104
Fischer, C. G.
4105
Reid, John Y.
4189
4106
Whittemore, Auden-
4190
ried.
4192
4109
Schlieckert, Chas.
4196
4112
Lawrence, J. E.
4197
4113
Giberga, Samuel.
4198
4114
Jungwirth, John.
4199
4117
Bossio, G., Pedro.
4200
4118
Henry, Geo. L.
4204
4119
Loring, Chas. T.
4206
4120
Fischer, August.
4207
4123
Kruger, Fred.
4208
4124
Elmer, B.
4212
4125
Brack, Geo. M.
4214
4127
Grant, Mrs. E. R.
4215
4129
Rho, Pier Filippo.
4216
4130
Forbes, J. J.
4217
4132
Krause, Maxwell.
4219
4133
Ailing, Harold L.
4221
4134
Stiness, Edw. C.
4224
Laceby, Arthur.
Goodwin, Frank E.
Wilson, W. T.
Pitkin, C. A.
Stoecker, L. G. C.
Bolton, Stanwood K.
Larsen, H. J.
Colburn, Wm. B.
Mason, Dr. A. P.
Alderson, J. C.
Sharpe, Chas. F.
Beltzer, Dr. Chas. E.
Eisele, Herman.
Elsas, Oscar.
Storey, R. C.
O'Sullivan, John B.
Koepf, F. L.
Lyon, W. Parker.
Fritschel, Rev. Gottl.
Whipple, H. Clark.
Andrews, John C.
Altman, S.
Smith, Herbert R.
Harbeck, Chas. T.
Poole, Bertram W.H.
Willis, Frederick.
Shelley, H. O. H.
Gaskill, Nelson B.
Boatwright, Wm. H.
Muchmore, W. S.
McCann, Burt.
Henriques,
Rev. Hoyet E.
Gehlbach, Chas. J.
Cannon, Gabriel.
Ockenfels, Fred.
Cartlidge, E. W.
Knauer, J. Glen.
Pugsley, Dr. F. N.
Drake, J. Frank.
Ahlmann, W. C.
Gilbert, F. M.
Wright, Parke.
Kimbark, G. C.
Rau, Jacob.
Scripture, W. E., Jr.
Macdougall, H. C.
Guest, J. E.
Back, Geo.
Jaros, Ernest, S.
Moseley, E. A.
Diemer, Hugo.
Cartwright, B., Jr.
4225 Moore, Chas. B.
4226 Armstrong, H. C.
4227 Haviland, K. W.
4230 Freeman, N. McD.
4231 Burton, Kenneth E.
4233 Steele, H.
4235 Stein, A. N.
4242 Works, Wm. F.
4243 Fuller, Perry W.
4244 Hill, Oscar.
4245 Neely, Miss C. B.
4246 Wing, John E.
4249 Wright, J. O.
4252 Burns, Harry C.
4253 Winnberg, John.
4256 Roby, Luther L.
4257 Storey, Frank S.
4258 White, Wm. Wallace
4259 McNutt, Chas. L.
4262 Butler, Ellis Parker.
4264 Wayman, Ernest.
4265 Eames, Mile D.
4267 Bacon, Theo. S.
4268 Kellogg, Mrs. L. W.
4269 Hammatt, D. C.
4270 Howe, Edw. L.
4271 Oettinger, J. A.
4275 Davis, Dr. W. F.
4276 Leach, Clarence R.
4277 Lent, Edgar P.
4278 Klein, Joseph.
4280 Nash, Monroe.
4283 Parrish, H. Fred.
4284 Kemper, Dr. R. J.
4285 Hammond, Geo. F.
4286 Heyland, Henry.
4291 Porter, Chas.
4292 Banta, D. D.
4295 Miller, Wm. T.
4296 Brophy, T. W., Jr.
4298 Bondley, Elmer R.
4301 Clark, E. L.
4303 TImm, A. J. C.
4305 Stoffel. Aug.
4307 Koch, Fred W.
4309 GIlbert-Lodge,E. M.
4310 Beans, Geo. H.
4313 Wunderly, L. S.
4314 Herrick, Chas.
4316 Spalding, Dr. F. M.
4317 Noske, Fred W.
4318 Coleman, Wm. J.
48
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
4319 Kasemeier, E. L. 4391
4321 Kelleher, D. F. 4393
4322 Pember, Capt. K. A. 4394
4328 Gardella, J. B. 4396
4324 Jonas, Henry. 4399
4326 Alcaide, S. A. 4400
4327 Chittenden, J. Brace. 4401
4330 Spiegelberg, F. 4402
4331 Alford, J. W. 4403
4332 Miller, J. B. 4404
4334 Kaufmann, A. C. 4406
4335 Jacobs, Chas. H. 4407
4338 Rote, S. A. 4408
4339 Miller, Bertrand C. 4409
4340 Smith, Clyde W. 4410
4341 Alkire, H. M. 4411
4342 Needham, Henry C. 4412
4344 Bradley, H. M., Jr. 4414
4345 Julia, J. Juan. 4415
4347 Spielmann, O. P. 4417
4349 Wolter, John R. 4419
4350 Scudder, A. H. 4421
4351 Smith, Harry A. 4422
4352 Turney, M. R., Jr. 4423
4353 Lehmann, Mrs. G. M. 4424
4355 Schernikow, Ernest. 4426
4356 Ahern, W. S. 4427
4357 Davis, W. W. 4428
4358 Dietz, August. 4429
4361 Kaup, Rev. F. F. 4431
4362 Lutz, F. W. 4432
4363 Mayer, J. F. 4433
4364 Walford, J. B. 4434
4365 Harbison, W. F. 4436
4366 Stuck, Oliver J. 4439
4367 Williamson, T. W. 4440
4369 Lycett, Wm. 4441
4371 Clarke, Alvah G. 4442
4374 Baas, Geo. A. 4443
4375 Roberts, Geo. C. 4444
4376 Otsuka, Jay. 4445
4377 Rumford, C. P. M. 4446
4378 Falkenhegen, A. H. 4447
4379 Francis, Guilford W. 4448
4380 Chamberlin, W. A. 4449
4381 Godcharles, F. A. 4450
4382 Walker, Edgar H. 4451
4383 Hamilton, Wm. A. 4452
4384 Haskell, F. W. 4454
4385 Blum, Max L. 4455
4387 Pollard, Rowland P. 4456
4388 Perlman, Wm. 4457
4389 Black, Ernest. 4458
Taylor, L. Mulford.
Harris, Albert H.
Weiland, Geo. P.
Runge, E. T.
Mashek, Dr. J. V.
Sargent, Ziegler.
Ince, Bertram W.
Binnie, H. J.
Nickles, C. E.
Means, Oscar E.
Nissen, C. F.
Seidl, Dr. Fred.
Gundlach, T. J.
Bird, Warren C.
Peters, Dr. D. P.
Menager, L. C.
Adams, Henry.
Welsh, Thos W.ofE.
Kirk, Miss D. L.
Taylor, Geo. W.
Doane, Percy G.
Schmidt, Geo. K.
Bleakie, Wm. J.
Carter, Arthur B.
Haggett, Edward G.
Joyce, Morton D.
Linnemann, A. C. 0.
Kocher, Frank.
Soper, E. K.
Hayden, H. E., Jr.
Katazarky, Waldimir
Fenster, M. J.
Schenck, Dr. B. R.
Arp, Chas. W.
Geronimakis, C. S.
Ward, D. M.
Schlafer, W. D.
Johnson, Chas. H.
Sampson, J. W.
Stultz, Russell L.
Kissinger, Harold W
Kenny, R. W., Jr.
Lutzeier, J. E.
Jones, A. A.
Fox, Frederick S.
Stedman, Frank A.
Fonda, Henry L.
Bradbury, John W.
Moore, P. G.
d'Hemecourt, G. A.
Morse, W. L.
Smith, A. Colman
Fedder, Will H.
4460
4462
4465
4466
4467
4469
4470
4471
4472
4473
4475
4476
4477
4478
4479
4480
4482
4484
4485
4487
4488
4489
4490
4491
4492
4493
4494
4495
4496
4497
4498
4500
4501
4502
4503
4504
4505
4506
4507
4508
4509
4511
4512
4513
4514
4515
4516
4517
Root, H. F.
Walker, D. T.
Browne, F. J. D.
Fisher, Dr. R. C.
Bishop, B. J.
Macfarlane, P. S.
Bell, Geo. A. W.
Chapman, Geo. S.
Zug, I. A.
Mader, Carl W.
Cooper, Chas. J.
Schirmer, Godfrey
Hayworth, F. R.
Gittelson, Dr. S. J.
Colman, H. F.
Atcheson, W. C.
Harris, F. M.
Williams, W. N.
Haker, Otto.
Freeman, Willis
Hamilton, Geo. S.
Knowles, Frank S.
Perkins, Geo. H.
Peasel, Alvin
Baltimore Philatelic
Society Branch No
39.
Richmond Stamp
Club, Branch No.
40.
Price, W. H.
Stiles, H. Raymond
Curren, D. L.
Stark, Ora E.
Cohl, Augustus A.
Hummer, Geo. S.
Larter, Harry C.
Lovegren, D. M.
Goodman, Chas. J.
Kunkel, C. G.
Robbins, J. Mark
Baldwin, W. Frazier
M'Coy, W. R.
Baker, A. H.
Schafer, Carl H.
Buffum, E. S.
Meyer, H. Henry
Hall, Harwood R.
Emerson, Robt. S.
Hopkins. Howard C.
Benito, Albert Pio
de
Churchill, T. D.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
49
4518
Corner, K. R.
4571
4519
Banfleld, Elwood
4573
4520
Krupp, Ira C.
4574
4522
Rochester Philatelic
4575
Association Bran-
4576
ch No. 41.
4578
4523
Willett, W. M.
4579
4524
Scramlin, W. A.
4580
4525
Lloyd, Wm.
4581
4526
Rlegle, John W. S.
4582
4527
Moxey, Dr. A. F.
4583
4528
Bronson, A. W.
4584
4530
Grant, B. F.
4531
Pallette, Dr. E. M.
4532
Gross, E. Tudor
4585
4534
Fardon, Thos. A.
4586
4535
Young, A. E.
4587
4536
Fox, Edward C.
4588
4537
Lecey, C. R.
4589
4538
Schwarzwaelder,
4590
Wm.
4591
4539
Porter, W. H., Jr.
4592
4540
Thompson, J. W.
4593
4541
Gorham, A. E.
4594
4542
Tidlund, E.
4595
4543
Seldes, Geo. H.
4596
4544
Ritchie, J. A.
4597
4545
Hogan, P. V.
4598
4546
Wiggins, J. G.
4599
4547
DeCou, B. M.
4548
Haelen, Th. van
4600
4549
Iyer, C. S.
4601
4550
Longnecker, J. W.
4603
4551
Janus, C. Otto
4604
4552
Marcus, F. G.
4605
4553
Welch, J. W.
4606
4554
Moose, M. W.
4607
4555
Sinclair, Dr. A. N.
4608
4556
Young, Mrs. A. A.
4609
4557
Hughes, Jas. P.
4610
4558
Forsbeck, Dr. F. A.
4611
4559
Peaslee, L. D.
4612
4560
Tremper, Lauren
4613
4561
Van Kirk, Royal P.
4614
H.
4615
4562
Linsay, John H.
4616
4563
Siebold, William 0.
4617
4565
Stern, Arthur L.
4618
4566
Nichols, Philip R.
4619
4567
Boland, Wm. F.
4620
4568
Blake, Howard W.
4621
4569
Wagner, Adam J.
4622
4570
Mouhib, Jos. M.
4623
Falisse, F. F.
Regan, Chas. A.
Flierl, H. C.
Goldsmith, A. N.
Brainard, S. H.
Bedard, M.
Dillingham, M. C.
Cramer, J. L.
Herr, A. W.
Allen, Wm. S., Jr.
Lee. Dr. A. P.
Hawaiian Philatelic
Society, Branch No.
42.
Noack, Max O.
Sprague, DeWitt C.
Holmes, Chas.
Shaw, Guthrie.
Tibbens, H. U.
Mundt, Wm. J.
Wallace, Frank E.
Hopwood, Rudolph.
St. Pierre, J. M.
Hums, Howard P.
Eisendrath, R. R.
Raiser, A. B.
Greenough. F. L.
Hart, Harry H.
Sickenberger, Dr.
E. F.
Lelande, H. J.
Haas, Simon.
McNabb, J. A., Jr.
Paalzow, John
Smith, Percy C.
Gregory, Chas. J.
Weltman, Isidor
Landvatter, A. E.
Steen-Johnsen, S.
Enelow, B. F.
Lehr, John
Armstrong, F. W.
Samuel, I. R.
Blumenthal, P. L.
Gibson, Henry C.
Chitraro, H.
Spray. Ralph W.
Higgs. Dr. C. J.
Reynolds, J. S.
Bittencourt, B.
Resten. G.
Jacobs. E. R.
Tuholske, Dr. L.
4624
4625
4626
4627
4628
4629
4630
4631
4632
4633
4634
4635
4636
4637
4638
4639
4640
4641
4642
4643
4644
4645
4646
4647
4648
4649
4650
4651
4652
4653
4654
4655
4656
4657
4658
4659
4660
4661
4662
4663
4664
4665
4666
4667
4668
Woodhouse, Dr. S.
W., Jr.
Stillman, Geo. H.
Falley, Will
Holliday, C. W.
Bates. Henry L.
Burrell, B. H.
Bloch, Benj. I.
Stanbrough, E. J.
Curtis, Fred A.
Casper, M.
Morpurgo, Chas.
Hayden, E. W.
Rex, R. W.
Hollers, Victor D.
Garcia y Garcia,
Fed.
Guenther, Carlos M.
Goubault, Geo. A.
Coit, John T.
Allen, Miss Ger-
trude
Bushnell, B. G.
Stenger, J. E.
Albright, L. L.
Triest, Montague
Warner, A. L. D.
Olson, Olaf J.
Smith, H. L.
Passaic Stamp Club,
Branch No. 43
New York Stamp
Society, Branch No.
44
Paul. Grant L.
Schumacher. A. H.
Braun, Julius
Guenther, Chas.
Cresson. Geo. B.
Bridgham, John M.
Indianapolis Collec-
tors Club, Branch
No. 45
Leavj', Jos. B.
Richards, F. T.
Perine, Fred A.
Ramel. Mrs. Harriet
Junghanns, R. L.
Lerche, C.
Wright, Rev. C.B.B.
Blackmarr, E. F.
Stewart. A. B.
Higgins, Geo. E.
50
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
4669 McQuillin, C. W. 4682
4670 Shultz, Wm. S. 4683
46711 Hitchcock, A. H. 4684
4672 Mason, Herbert W. 4685
4673 Lehman, Robt. S. 4686
4674 Lafean, E. B. 4687
4675 Wheat, Dr. A. F. 4688
4676 Henriot, J. M. 4689
4677 Glassco, S. M. 4690
4678 Baumann, Carl 4691
4679 Armstrong, Dr.J.M. 4692
4680 Scholl, E. J. 4693
4681 Haas, Emil de 4694
Thornton, Curt 4695
Mendes, A. de S. 4696
Obert, John 4697
Paulin, L. R. E. 4698
Forbes, Chas. 4699
Wheeler, Francis 4700
Stangebue, Dr. T.L. 4701
Kettlewell, G. P. 4702
Noble, H. D., Jr. 4703
Lloyd, M. J. 4704
Hovey, R. F. 4705
Hoskins, H. P. 4706
Canann, H. L. 4707
Fast, T. Edward
McPherson, E. B.
Gordon, Wm. D.
Preston, Wm. D.
Battanchon, C.F.F.
Ruellan, Henri
Ells, Harry H.
Robb, William
Sautter, A.
Brown, E. B.
Dunton, Wm.R., Jr.
Williams, E. H., Jr.
Colman, S. E.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
GEOGRAPHICAL LIST OF MEMBERS
51
ALABAMA.
BIRMINGHAM.
Bell, Geo. A. W.
Nelson, Robt. S.
MARION.
Powell, H. A. U.
MOBILE.
Nash, Monroe
MONTGOMERY.
Brewer, O. D.
ARIZONA.
DOUGLAS.
Hamilton, Lieut. C. S.
ARKANSAS.
LITTLE ROCK.
Learning, F. D.
CALIFORNIA.
ALAMEDA.
Corini, M. H.
ALTADENA.
Taylor, Edw. M.
BERKLEY.
Berkley Branch No. 27.
Chaloner, Henry.
Dore, Harry E.
Kinnell, Rev. A.
Koch, Fred W.
Lester, Walter M.
Philips, H. B.
Weber, A. H.
CALISTOGA.
Kettlewell, G. P.
CLAREMONT.
Forbes, J. J.
UNITED STATES.
CUPERTINO.
Shelley, H. O. H.
EAGLE ROCK.
Grant, B. F.
FRESNO.
Crawford, Edw. J.
Fast, T. Edward
Gundlefinger, Louis.
Jenny, Chas. E.
HUENEME.
Gerberding, E. O.
INGLEWOOD.
Partello, Col. J. M. T.
LAGUNA BEACH.
Plympton, K.
LONG BEACH.
Rothfuchs, C. F.
LOS ANGELES.
Bishop, B. J.
Branch No. 35.
Canann, H. L.
Conroy, Chas. C.
Davis, J. S.
Goodman, C. J.
Guy, James.
Hopkins, H. C.
Jackson, Oscar F.
Kenny, R. W. Jr.
Kunkel, C. G.
Laraia, A. W.
Marvin, J. W.
Morgan, F. L.
Newmark, M. H.
Palette, Dr. B. M.
Poole, B. W. H.
Prescott, Frank.
Riegle, J. W. S.
Robbins, J. Mack.
Stewart, A. B.
Tudbury, Warren C.
MARYSVILLE.
Smith, Mrs. C. S.
MBNLO PARK.
Marcus, Frank G.
MILL VALLEY.
Hamilton, Wm. A.
Falley, Will
MONROVIA.
Bultmann, Robt.
OAKLAND.
Banta, D. D.
Gardella, J. B.
Gove, F. L.
La Chasse, G. de
Lazarus, Louis.
Prindle, C. E.
OCEAN PARK.
Ryall, Geo. D.
PACIFIC GROVE.
Smith, E. C.
PALO ALTO.
Wade, Chas. M.
PASADENA.
Lyon, W. Parker.
Ramel, Mrs. H.
Weigle, Jacob.
PETALUMA.
Schluckebier, Henry.
RIO VISTA.
Lauritzen, Harry.
SAN DIEGO.
Croghan, H. A.
Phinney, O. H.
SAN FRANCISCO.
Arp, Chas. W.
Blackwell, Wm.
Bloch, Benj. L
Blum, Jean.
52
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Branch No. 3.
Clifford, U. S. G.
Cooper, W. A.
Cordrey, Mrs. G.
Culver, C. M.
Dillingham, M. C.
Doscher, H. W.
Feustmann, J. B.
Fischer, C. G.
Fischer, Dr. F.
Folte, G. J. 0.
Harmon, Rufus G.
Hart, Henry H.
Heim, Herman M.
Hitchcock, Jno. L.
Holt, Dr. J. M.
Johnson, Chas. J.
Marcus, H. C.
Merell, A. F.
Mercer, Rev. H. W.
McPherson, E. B.
Miller, Wm. T.
Osborn, E. T.
O'Shaughnessy, Ross.
Ott, A. L.
Rex, R. W.
Richardson, E. H.
Robb, William
Ruellan, Henri
Sanford, O. N.
Seebohm. E. P.
Shore, Herbert E.
Smith, Edw. W.
Stern, Al.
Stolz, Fredk. L.
Voss, F. G., Jr.
White, Chas. A.
Wichman, Paul.
Vv^iKett, W. M.
Winterhalter, Adm.A.G.
Zimmerman, Hugo.
SANTA ANNA.
Alexander, Jas. E.
SANTA MARIA.
Jones, S. J.
SANTA MONICA.
Lelande, H. J.
CANAL ZONE.
ANCON.
Rail, Emil J.
CHRISTOBAL.
Leonard, Harry.
BALBOA HEIGHTS.
Warner, A. M.
COLORADO.
COLORADO SPRINGS.
Davis, Dr. H. A.
DELTA.
Van Volkenburgh, J. D.
DENVER.
Behneman, H. F.
Beukma, William.
Bradbury, John W.
Greenbaum, Wallace A.
Musgrove, Chas. F.
Nast, Chas. A.
Schirmer, Godfrey.
Swart, W. G.
Vanderhoof, E. R.
GOLDEN.
Huscher, Chas.
PUEBLO.
Saxton, Chas. E.
SALIDA.
Burton, K. E.
CONNECTICUT.
BRIDGEPORT.
Doyle, Geo. A.
DERBY.
Bacon, D. H.
Bradley, Henry M., Jr.
GLASTONBURY.
Phillips, W. C.
HAMDEN.
Nolan, Owen L.
HARTFORD.
Chapman, Silas, Jr.
Longnecker, J. W.
Redfield, H. S.
Roulet, C. B.
Simmons, Wm. C,
HIGHLAND PARK.
Stanley, E. C.
JEWETT CITY.
Willcox, Harry T.
LAKEVILLE.
Norton, W. W.
NEW HAVEN.
Brown, E. B.
Hatch, Andrew J.
Osborn, C. F.
Sargent, Ziegler.
Stein, A. N.
NORWALK.
Smith, Herbert R.
WALLINGFORD.
Hyde, Mrs. T. R.
WATERBURY.
Pierson, Wm. D.
WEST HARTFORD.
Kellogg, Mrs. L. W.
DELAWARE.
WILMINGTON.
Garrett, P. L.
Kaighn, H. E.
Porter, Wm. H., Jr.
Ramsay, Wm. G.
Rumford, C. P. M.
Taylor, L. Mulford.
DISTRICT of COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON.
Beck, H. C.
Boatwright, Wm. H.
Burrell, B. H.
Colman, H. F.
Colman, S. E.
Dunkhorst, H. P.
Gorham, A. E.
Hungerford, T. Russell.
Johnson, Wm. A.
Koehler, Robt.
Leavy, Jos. B.
THE AMERICAN PHILATiBLIST.
53
Muerman, J. C.
Nickles, C. E.
Sahm, William.
Siebold, W. 0.
Storrow, J. McK.
Thompson, J. Wm.
Tweedy, Frank.
Wheaton, Francis B.
Whitney, Milton.
FLORIDA.
JACKSONVILLE.
Hore, Herbert C.
Menager, L. C.
PENSACOLA.
Saltmarsh, Thos. W.
TAMPA.
Jackson, Stedman W.
GEORGIA.
ATLANTA.
Bangs, C.
Elsas, Oscar.
Palmer, Maj. F. L.
BRUNSWICK.
Mendes, A. de S.
COLUMBUS.
Gosabass, Michel.
SAVANNAH.
Hogan, P. V.
Johnson, G. H.
Wiggins, Jos. G.
HAWAn.
HONOLULU.
Branch No. 42.
Cartwright, Bruce, Jr.
Cooke, A. F.
Cooper, C. J.
Gribble, John.
Linnemann, A. C. O.
Parker, Capt, C. B.
Sinclair, Dr. A. N.
Wolters, W.
Young, Mrs. A. A.
WAIMEA-KAUAI.
Blackstad, O.
Winterhalter, Comdr.A.G
IDAHO.
BOISE.
Green, Dick.
HOPE.
Root, H. P.
MOSCOW.
Soper, E. K,
ILLINOIS.
BENSON.
Seidl, Dr. Ferd
CHICAGO.
Becker, A. H.
Benes, Edw. J.
Bloss, Wm.
Boehm, A. F.
Branch No. 1.
Brophy, T. W., Jr.
Buehler, Edw. H.
Butler, B. D.
Cabeen, R. McP.
Dahl, A. M.
Eisendrath, R. R.
Enelow, B. F.
Evans, Thos. G.
Farnham, Fred. E.
Fowler, Henry Ades.
Freeman, Ned McD.
Freeman, Willis.
Giilley, W. H.
Grafe, Gustav. A.
Grombacher, L. L.
Hancock, Albert.
Hardy, James S.
Herrick, Chas. E.
Heyland, Henry.
Hotz, Robt. S.
Huber, A. W.
Jacobs, E. R.
JefEeris, B. Grant.
Johnson, Axel.
Lauritzen, L. A.
Leighton, Melville H.
Leland, Samuel.
Lincoln, Leo. B.
Lindquist, H. L.
Loeb, Maurice W.
Lord, John E.
Loth, H. M.
Lueders, August.
McDonald, W. H.
Mann, Chas. P.
Mashek, Dr. J. V.
Mendel, Edw.
Michael, Edward.
Michael, Fred.
Mizera, Jos.
Mudge, H. N.
Neely, Miss C. B.
Noack, Max O.
Otuska, J.
Pratt, Wm. E.
Rosenblatt, B. S.
Rosenthal, E. M.
Roterberg, A.
Schirmer, Dr. Alfred.
Schlieckert, Chas.
Schmidt, G. K.
Severn, C. E.
Speakman, Howland.
Spielmann, O. P.
Thoma«, Rudolph.
Timm, A. J. C.
Wayman, Ernest.
Whitaker, L. C.
Whittemore, A.
Wickes, Roscoe
Wing, John E.
Wolseley, Henry W.
COLLINSVILLE.
Chandler, N. W.
EVANSTON.
Burch, Arthur C.
GALESBURG.
Wallick, Walter
HBRRIN.
Jones, A. A.
LA GRANGE.
Dodd, E. C.
Voorhees, B. L.
54
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
LINCOLN.
Gehlbach, Chas. J.
Koehnle, F. C.
LITCHFIELD.
La Force, Wm. F.
MAYWOOD.
Doncyson, S. T. S.
Rau, Jaco'b.
Wharton, J. N.
MORGAN PARK.
Gilbert, F. M.
OGLESBY.
Armstrong, F. W.
ROCKFORD.
Mower, Robinson H.
Robertson, Arthur W.
Sprague, De Witt C.
Thompson, N. F., Jr.
SAYBROOK.
Means, Oscar E.
TAYLORVILLE.
Ferris, C. G.
TUSCOLA.
Thornton, Curt
INDIANA.
BATESVILLE.
Baas, Geo. A.
BEDFORD.
McNutt, Chas. L.
Storer, F. F.
GARY.
Ward, D. M.
INDIANAPOLIS.
Ackerman, H. S.
Branch No. 45
Braun, Julius
Bushnell, B. G.
Curtis, Fred A.
Egan, B. F.
Janus, C. Otto.
Kemper, Dr. R. J.
Pond, Chas. L.
Schurmann, Edw.
Stanbrough, E. J.
Wallis, Grace C.
Wunderly, L. S.
JEFFERSONVILLE.
Ault, Wm. E.
KENDALLVILLE.
McCray, H.
LA PORTE.
Lower, Chas.
Sensow, Jno. F.
VanKirk, R. P. H.
PERU.
Stutesman, C. W.
IOWA.
BATTLE CREEK.
Jakobson, John A.
DES MOINES.
Altman, Chas. I.
Farquharson, Mrs. T. S.
INDEPENDENCE.
Emry, Geo. A.
KEOKUK.
Carter, E. P.
MANILLA.
Wendt, Henry.
MUSCATINE.
Eaton, D. T.
Stein, Dr. S. G.
NEW HAMPTON.
Fritschel, Rev. G.
SIOUX CITY.
Baldwin, Geo. L.
STORM LAKE.
Powell, H. S.
WAUCOMA.
Scallan, J. E.
WAUKEE.
Stevenson, Rev. F. T.
KANSAS.
ATCHISON.
Altman, S.
CHETOPA.
Bartlett, A. B.
COPFEYVILLE.
Carpenter, Chas. T.
KANSAS CITY.
Tibbals, A. L.
LIEBENTHAL.
Stollenwerk, Rev. R.
NEWTON.
Nissen, C. F.
PITTSBURGH.
Walker, D. T.
TOPEKA.
Hammatt, D. C.
Hunter, T. E. C.
WELLINGTON.
Zug, I. A.
WICHITA.
Edgar, Robt. C.
Hayworth, P. R.
King, Geo. E.
Mitchell, Dr. W. I.
Sautter, A.
KENTUCKEY.
DANVILLE.
Turner, Rev. H. G.
LEXINGTON.
Blumenthal, P. L.
Heyman, Laurence J.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
55
LOUISVILLE.
Branch No. 26.
Estes, A. N.
Fischer, August.
Hassler, L. C.
Porter, Jas. V.
Wagner, F. E.
Wilms, John H.
TRAPPIST.
Obrecht, Rt. R'^v. E. M.
LOUISIANA.
HOUMA.
Pullen, Jos. H
LAKE CHARLEF
Lanz, H. W.
MONROE.
Murray, Edwifl W.
NEW ORLEANS.
d'Hemecourt, G. A.
Lloyd, Wm.
Morgan, W. J.
Voss, Louis.
BALTIMORE.
Adams, Henry.
Baer, Jno. P.
Bird, W. C.
Branch, No. 39..
Feast, Robt.
Fuller, Perry W.
Peters, Dr. D. P.
Schilling, Wm. C.
Taylor, G. W.
Welsh, T. W. of F.
CHEVY CHASE.
Southgate, Hugh.
EMMORTON.
Glenn, Wm. L.
PEDERALSBURG.
Stowell, J. W.
GATHIER.
Levy, W. D.
GOVANS.
Dunton, Wm. R., Jr.
BOSTON.
Barker, Wm. S.
Burt, Frank H. .
Colson, Warren H.
Elmer, B.
Fratus, Catano.
Harris, Samuel T.
Hill, Oscar.
Howes, C. A.
Hunnewell, Jas. M.
Landin, E.
Lyons, J. H.
Mason, Edw. H.
Moore, Chas. B.
Nevin, Chas. K. B.
Osgood, Edw. D.
Polk, Wm. C.
Ross, Jno. H.
Spalding, Dr. Fred M.
Storey, R. C.
Wright, A. M.
Wright, J. O.
BOULEVARD.
Allen, H. D.
BROOKFIELD.
WORKS, W. F.
MAINE.
AUBURN.
Phillips, G. C.
CUMBERLAND CENTER.
Lewis, Chas. R
PORTLAND.
Churchill, T. D.
Conant, Fred 0.
Haggett, Edw G.
Howe, Wm. N.
Jordan, Winthrop.
Meyer, Hugo.
SABATTUS.
Bleakie, Wm. J.
MARYLAND.
ANNAPOLIS.
Carter, A. B.
MASSACHUSETTS.
AMHERST.
Parke, Hervey C.
ARLINGTON.
Kidder, Henry A.
ASHLAND.
BTOwn, Clark W.
ATTLEBORO.
Eldridge, Frank B.
AUBURNDALE.
Mallalieu, Willard E.
BARNSTABLE.
Allen, J. S.
BEVERLEY.
Foster, Frank W.
Wylie, Willard O.
BROOKLINE.
Aldrich, Wm. L.
Bolton, Stanwood K.
Cook, F. S.
Dunning, A. W.
CAMBRIDGE.
Dennett, J. E.
Drew, B. L.
Kelleher, D. F.
Kennedy, F. L.
Stone, Chas. H.
DEDHAM.
Humphrey, Henry D.
Hutchins, Fernald.
DORCHESTER.
Malder, W. P. van.
Walden, Lemuel G.
DORCHESTER CENTER.
Bradley, Harry C.
Marquardt, Wm. P.
56
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
EAST WEYMOUTH.
Smith, Jas. B. B.
FITCHBURG.
Gilson, E. W.
Greene, Ira C.
Mason, Dr. A. P.
FLORENCE.
Cdird, Alex.
FRAMINGTON.
Toppan, Geo. L.
FRANKLIN.
Chilson, Stanley G.
HOLYOKE.
Atherton, H. P.
HOPEDALE.
Butcher, Prank J.
HUDSON.
Teele, F. W.
JAMAICA PLAIN.
Sawyer, Edw. F.
LEOMINSTER.
Lane, Chas. H.
LEXINGTON.
Gilmore, Geo. L.
LOWELL.
Dane, Chas.
Olney, Louis A.
LYNN.
Clark, E. L.
MATTE ARAN.
Powers, C. F.
MEDFORD.
Gowing, Edw.
Green, L. L.
MELROSE.
Fardon. Thos. A.
MILTON.
Stiles, Chas. W.
MONTAGUE CITY.
Schuler, Chas. W.
MT. HERMON.
Cutler, H. F.
Nichols, P. R.
NEW BEDFORD.
Allen, Geo. H. H.
Hillman, F. G.
Hunt, Josiah.
Phillips, Wm. C.
Potter, L. F.
Williamson, T. W.
NEWBURYPORT.
Dodge, Lawrence P.
Pearson, Phil. H. R.
NEWTONVILLE.
Alden, John.
NORTH EASTON.
Porter, H. L.
NORTH LEOMINSTER.
Abbott, Jos. Q-
NORWOOD.
Neale, Geo. W.
ROXBURY.
Holmes, Chas.
Steele, H.
Waitt, Jos. E.
SALEM.
Batchelder, A. W.
Carpenter, E. M.
Osgood, Chas. S.
SIASCONSET.
Hills, Isaac.
SOMERVILLE.
Whitney, Geo. W.
SOUTH WEYMOUTH.
Putney, F., Jr.
Ward, Erwin G.
SPRINGFIELD.
Branch No. 28.
Bugbee, Dr. N. P.
Corcoran, J. B.
Curtis, Edgar D.
Drake, J. Frank.
Emery, Wilson C.
Kilbon, Rev. J. Luther.
Leonard, Clifford S.
Morris, A. W.
Munroe, Robt. C.
Oppenheimer, B. A.
Prevost, Jno. W.
Stone, Wm. C.
Wolcott, Herbert R.
WALTMAN.
Cobe, Nathan B.
Harrington, Thos. F.
WELLESLEY.
Macdougall, H. C.
Pierce, T. Raymond.
WESTFIELD.
Welcome, C. E. W.
WEST NEWTON.
Hunter, Frank E.
WEST SOMERVILLE.
Smith, P. C.
WINCHENDON.
Elliott, Howard H.
Smith, Bdson G.
WOBURN.
Andrews, John C.
WOLLASTON.
Harper, Richard L., Jr.
WORCESTER.
Booker, Dr. W. E.
Coes, Frank L.
Coffin, Edw. F.
Grout, Walter D.
Hovey, S. R.
Hunt, Chas. F.
Jones, Herbert A.
Sebbins, Chas. E.
White, M. W.
Woodward, A. C.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
57
MICHIGAN.
BAY CITY.
Jones, E. T.
Norris, Fredk. T.
BELLEVILLE.
Forbes, Chas.
BENTON HARBOR.
Filstrup, A. W.
CARO.
Gregg, E. J.
CLIMAX.
Scramlin, W. A.
DETROIT.
Albright, L. L.
Atcheson, W. C.
Babcock, Dr. W. L.
Ballentine, D. L.
Begg, Geo. O.
Bennett, Don R.
Boers, Herman W.
Bowen, Herbert.
Branch No. 25.
Bresler, Victor.
Brisley, Chas.
Cady, Wm. B.
Cohl, Augustus A.
Colburn, B. S.
Colburn, Wm. B.
Coolidge, Gen. C. A.
Cornell, Wm. F.
Ells, Harry H.
Fratcher, W. F.
Harris, F. M.
Hartenstein, Julius.
Heyerman, C. Frederick.
Hopwood, Rudolph.
Jumper, Chas. H.
Jungwirth, John.
Kay, Jno.
Koslowski, Karl.
Ladue, T. P.
Livingston, W. T.
Look, Henry.
Newcomb, Howard R.
Patch, Chas., Jr.
Rice, Geo. W.
Sanderson, E. L.
Schaefer, Jacob M.
Schenck, Dr. B. R.
Schmalzreidt, Fred. R.
Scott, J. E.
Sharpe, Chas. F.
Smith, R. E.
Smith, Thorn.
Stolze, Ernest.
Stuck, O. J.
Swan, Wm. N.
Telfer, Eugene.
Wilson, Clarence W.
Woodruff, Fremont.
FLINT.
Stevenson, Wm. L.
GRAND RAPIDS.
Gary, Sumner.
Johnston, Guy.
HANCOCK.
Baer, Henry L.
JACKSON.
Knowles, F. S.
KALAMAZOO.
Barnes, Frank S.
Hopkins, Geo. P.
LANSING.
Haarer, John W.
MONROE.
Heath, Donald R.
NILES.
Schafer, C. H.
PONTIAC.
Heineman, S, E.
SAGINAW.
Demers, Joseph.
Heavenrich, Max P.
Henry, Geo. L.
Martin, D. W.
Spencer, John J.
Staehle, Emil.
SALINE.
Warren, A. J.
MINNESOTA.
BENSON.
Aldrich, E. R.
DULUTH.
Blackmarr, E. F.
Collins, Dr. Homer.
Roberts, R. G.
GAYLORD.
Hoerschgen, E. P.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Guest, J. E.
MoCann, Burt.
STILLWATER.
Manwaring, Louis L.
ST. PAUL.
Armstrong, Dr. J. M.
Brack, Geo. M.
Friend, F. H.
Gifford, Elliott J.
Hoskins, H. Preston.
Jensen, J. C.
Olson, Olaf J.
Willy, Fred.
MISSISSIPPI.
VICKSBURG.
Hilleke, John.
MISSOURI.
BLOOMPIELD.
Moseley, E. A..
HAMILTON.
Ogden, Mrs Minnie.
KANSAS CITY.
Crabbs, Leo. B.
Dod, Wm. S.
Evans, H. S.
Grosse, Ellmar L.
Haintz, H. T.
Michaels, Wm. C.
Pugsley, F. N., M. D.
Spaythe, C. A.
5^
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
KIRKWOOD.
Goodwin, F. E.
LEXINGTON.
Andreen, Oscar.
ST. JOSEPH.
Aldrich, W. S.
Beardsley, Herbert C.
ST. LOUIS.
Armstrong, H. C.
Bain, R. E. M.
Bain, Walter.
Bartel, Dr. L. W.
Boland, W. F.
Bollman, Aug.
Borgman, H. A.
Boisseller, R. W.
Branch No. 4.
Collins, Frank D.
Cornwall, F. R.
Diamant, H. A.
Dover, L. G.
Filers, R. H.
Fehlig, B. H.
Fuessel, Fred G.
Lewis, Chas.
Lewis, J. A.
Mann, T. C.
Marston, Herbert W.
Myers, Chester.
Reubach, E. J.
Sisson, Wm. A.
Strauss, A.
Tuholske, Dr. L.
MONTANA.
4NAC0NDA.
Mathewson, E. P.
COLUMBIA FALLS.
Quesnel, Oscar A.
WASHOE.
Beltzer, C. E., M. D.
NEBRASKA.
FT. CALHOUN.
Smith, Edw. E.
GERING.
Irvine, S. L.
GRAND ISLAND.
King, W. R.
OMAHA.
Hoyt, R. C.
Omaha Branch No. 23.
Parmelee, F. S.
Stark, Ora E.
Welch, J. W.
Wherry, Dr. W. P.
Whipple, H. A.
NORFOLK.
Ahlmann, W. C.
NEVADA.
CARSON CITY.
Lee, Dr. S. L.
Walker, Edgar H.
RENO.
O'Sullivan, John B.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
EXETER.
Anderson, H. W.
FABYANS.
Brophy, T. S.
MANCHESTER.
Wheat, Dr. A. F.
MOUNTAINVIEW.
Hodsdon, E. W.
PORTSMOUTH.
Smith, Mrs. Wallace D.
ROCHESTER.
Hubbard, John M.
NEW JERSEY.
ALLENHURST.
Hollowbush, F. A.
BLOOMFIELD.
Davis, Dr. F. W.
BUTLER.
Lamscha, Richard H.
CAMDEN.
Pierce, Wm. S. F.
CARLSTADT.
Sickenberger, Dr. E. F.
CRANFORD.
Mason, L. B.
EAST ORANGE.
Alford, J. W.
Dates, Geo. J., Jr.
DeCou, B. M.
Greening, E. H.
Wallace, F. E.
Wilson, J. R,
EDGEWATER.
Warver, A. L. D.
ELIZABETH.
Ellis, Chas. H.
Taylor, Chas. O.
ENGLEWOOD,
Bogert, Willet P.
FLEMINGTON.
Deats, H. E.
HACKETTSTOWN.
Allen, Miss G.
Mason, H. W.
HAWTHORNE.
Obert, John.
JERSEY CITY.
McNeil, A. M.
Scholl, E. J.
MAPLEWOOD.
Sohwarzwaelder, Wm.
METUCHEN.
Connor, J. M., Jr.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
59
MONTCLAIR.
Owen, A. E.
NEWARK.
Breder, Chas. M.
Mayer, Wm. F.
Muchmore, W. S.
Scheid, Paul.
NEW BRUNSWICK.
Coning, F. W.
ORANGE.
Buckingham, C. H,
PASSAIC.
Branch No. 43
Hollers, V. D.
Holliday, C. W.
Landvatter, A. E.
MacBride, Van Dyk.
PATERSON.
Garbacclo, Leonard.
Klnkhead, W. L.
PLAINFIELD.
Ackerman, Ernest R.
RED BANK.
Cooper, Jno. P.
RUTHERFORD.
Mozian, V.
Sampson, J. W.
Stedman, P. A.
SAYREVILLE.
Townley, Fredk. M.
SOUTH ORANGE.
Baumann, Carl.
Colt, J. T.
TRENTON.
Clark, A. G.
Gaskill, N. B.
Sterling, E. B.
UPPER MONTCLAIR.
Leach, C. R.
WEST ORANGE.
Raymond, P. A.
NEW MEXICO.
ALBUQUERQUE.
Lazos, Louis.
ROSWELL.
Hagerman, Herbert J.
Pifer, Edw. P.
NEW YORK.
ALBANY.
Bridge, Chas. F.
Fenster, M. J.
AUBURN.
Noble, H. D., Jr.
BINGHAMTON.
Curran, D. L.
Phelps, Z. Bennett.
Stebbins, C. E.
BROOKLYN.
Bier, Max F.
Chase, Carroll, M. D.
Chittenden, J. B.
Coleman, Wm. J.
Cuinet, L. A.
Davidson, Alvah.
Deas, A. W.
Henriot, J. M.
Lycett, Wm.
Moffat, P. D.
Needham, Henry C.
Nielsen, Alfred.
Schmidt, Frank.
Scudder, A. H.
Shaw, Guthrie.
Shove, E. L.
Smith, Fred M.
Tebbe, Aug.
Tittmann, A. O.
Tomes, Arthur L.
Wilson, H. H.
BUFFALO.
Barr, Hugh C.
Branch No. 37.
Fames, Milo D.
Elster, E .E.
Fisher, Dr. R. C.
Flierl, H. C.
Francis, G. W.
Fuhrmann, F. C. •
Graham, Geo. B.
Grotjan, F. S.
Gundlach, T. J.
Koepf, F. L.
Park, Julian.
Walker, H. Layton.
Wright, Parke.
CHARLOTTE.
Bagley, B. D.
CONEWANGO VALLEY.
Fenton, W. T.
DANSVILLE.
Paalzow, John.
DUNKIRK.
Graff. Edw. A.
FLORIDA.
De Kay, Clarence P.
FLUSHING.
Butler, Ellis P.
GOSHEN.
Jonas, Henry,
HAMBURG.
Schaefer, John W.
HAMILTON.
McGregory, J. F.
HUDSON.
Neefus, Wendover.
JAMESTOWN.
Samuel, I. R.
Winnberg, John.
LA SALLE.
Pedder, W. H.
LOCKPORT.
Buckminster, Irving H.
LONG ISLAND CITY.
Steinway, Theo. E.
60
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
MARATHON.
Mack, H. E.
MOHAWK.
Davis, Frank E.
MOUNT VERNON.
Haas, Simon
NEW YORK CITY.
Adenaw, J.
Allen, Paul.
Appleyard, Frank.
Aubry, Jules F. A.
Barrett, A. J.
Bartels, J. Murray.
Berthold, V. M.
Bostwick, W. A.
Branch No. 44
Brooks, M. O.
Bruner, P. P.
Caiman, H. L.
Carpenter, A. E.
Casper, M.
Chambers, P. L.
Chapman, Dr. Sophia.
Charlat, L. W.
Chitraro, H.
Clark, Hugh M.
Conrad, H. V.
Cowdrey, A. E.
Currie, S. G.
Dietrich, C. G.
Doane, Percy G.
Dole, W. Herbert.
Falisse, F. F.
Fanning, Geo. W., 2nd
Fowler, Oscar W.
Frechie, S. M.
Galbraith, J. A.
Grant, Mrs. E. R.
Gregory, Chas. J.
Gregory, W. F.
Haas, Emil de
Harbeck, Chas. T.
Hatfield, A., Jr.
Hatfield, Chas. E.
Herbert, Chas. G.
Hileman, Lieut. J. L.
Homan, Wm.
Homburger, Dr. L. M.
Ireland, Gordan.
Ince, Bertram W.
Joyce, Morton D.
Kaufman, A, C.
Klemann, Jno. A.
Klemann, J. J., Jr.
Koebig, P. W.
Laceby, Arthur.
Laporte, Geo. L.
Larter, H. C.
Lawrence, A. E.
Lehman, Chas.
Lehman, R. S.
Lester, Philip.
Lewy, Harry M.
Lighthipe, Wm. I.
Luff, John N.
McKim, Robt, A.
Mack, Alfred W.
M'Coy, W. R.
Meyer, H. H.
Michael, Leonard.
Miller, Jno. R.
Morgenthau, J. C.
Morgenthau, M.
Mouhib, J. M.
Ohlman, M.
Page, Parker W.
Paulin, L. R. E.
Perkins, G. H.
Perrin, Albert.
Perry, Dr. J. C.
Reinschild, Carl.
Rich, Jos. S.
Richards, C. F.
Ritchie, J. A.
Robinson, H. E.
Ruckgaber, Albert.
Rufe, W. Bryon.
Schernikow, Ernest.
Schlessinger, Baldwin.
Scott, J. W.
Scott, Walter.
Simmons, Saml. R., Jr.
Souls, W. H.
Spiegelberg, F.
Sprague, Wm. B.
Stern, Edw.
Storry, Frank S.
Trautmann, David.
Tuttle, Geo. R.
Voltz, Henry
Watson, H. D.
Weeks, Geo. DeW.
Weltman, I.
Willis, Frederick.
Witherby, J. B.
Wolfrum, Bruno.
NIAGARA FALLS.
Burns, Harry C-
Haskell, F. W.
NORWICH.
Stanton, F. J.
CLEAN.
Gibbs, F. P.
OSWEGO.
Fox, Herbert H. A.
Smith, Harry A.
OZONE PARK, L. I.
Hollender, Fred.
PELHAM.
White, Wm. Wallace.
PERRY.
Kershaw, Edw. R.
PLATTSBURGH BAR'KS.
Bandholtz, Gen. H. H.
RICHMOND HILL.
Wagner, A. J.
ROCHESTER.
Allen, F. C.
Ailing, Harold L.
Gleason, G. G.
Handler, Dr. Sigmund.
Mann, Theo. C.
Merritt, Fred. E.
Parrish, H. Fred.
Rochester Branch No. 41
Williams, W. N.
ROCKVILLE CENTRE.
Koehler, Carl.
ROME.
Scripture, W. E., Jr.
SCHENECTADY.
Bacon, Theo. S.
Curtiss, Wooster B.
Stiles, H. R.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
61
SARANAC LAKE.
Smith, H. L.
SYRACUSE.
Cady, Wm. G.
Howe, Jno. B.
La Vaute, N. H.
Morse, W. L.
Stoffel, Aug.
Weiland, Geo. P.
UTICA.
Doolittle, J. J.
Hibbard, Chas. S.
Ralph, G. Fred.
Smith, Walter A. '
WARNERVILLE.
Hoose, M. W.
WATERTOWN.
Long, John M.
WHITE PLAINS.
Banfield, Elwood.
WOODHAVEN.
Benito, A. P. de.
WOODSIDE.
Terrett, H. N.
YONKERS.
Beebe, L. A.
Berolzheimer, D. D.
Guenther, C. M.
Hamilton, G. S.
Petsche, B. W.
NORTH CAROLINA.
ASHVILLE.
Hall, Rev. C. M.
SOUTH CREEK.
Tuthill, Luther B.
NORTH DAKOTA.
CARRINGTON.
Stillman, G. H.
DAZEY.
Krueger, Fred.
HOPE.
Haviland, K. W.
NEW ENGLAND.
Stangebye, Dr. T. L.
OHIO.
AKRON.
Townsend, Chas. A.
CANTON.
Kimbark, G. C.
Knight, C. H.
Saxton, W. G.
Stevens, E. W.
Warden, Jos.
CASTALIA.
Coughenour, L. M.
CHILLICOTHE.
Schachne, S.
CINCINNATI.
Ashbrook, S. B.
Davis, Chas. K.
Fischer, E. L.
Lange, Chas.
Perine, Fred A.
Scudder, Dr. John K.
Shircliffe, A.
Worrilow, Capt. U. G.
CLEVELAND.
Barnum, W. H.
Beatty, R. H.
Branch No. 30.
Brodie, W. J.
Corner, K. R.
Crowell, H. C.
Crowell, R. H.
Eisele, Herman.
Foote, W. H.
Gueder, Geo. W.
Goldsmith, A. N.
Good, Alvin.
Hammond, G. F.
Hanford, L. A.
Hart, Edw. G.
Hayden, E. W.
Hitchcock, A, H.
Hovey, R. F.
Howe, Edward L.
Jenkins, Chas. A.
Kendle, C. E.
Larsen, H. J.
Lehmann, Carl W.
Lehr, John
Lent, Edgar P.
Lloyd, M. J.
Lutzeier, J. E.
MacLaren, W. W.
Miller, B. C.
Moses, Otto F.
Oettinger, J. A.
Preston, W. D.
Roby, Luther L.
Runge, E. T.
Rust. John F.
Tubman, Dr. T. H.
Weigel, A. W.
Whittaker, W. G.
Worthington, Geo. H.
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS.
Chamberlin, W. A.
COLUMBUS.
Columbus Collectors'
Club Brn'sh No. 21.
Elden, Wallace S.
Jaros, Ernest S.
Linn, Geo. W.
Maetzel, Henry.
Sachs, C. W.
Schenck, O. A.
Zuber, John.
COVINGTON.
Cramer, J. L.
DAYTON.
Harbinson, W. F.
EAST CLEVELAND.
Porter, Chas.
EAST LIVERPOOL.
Phillips, W. H.
62
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
FOSTORIA.
Feasel, Alvin.
Runyon, E. F.
Wagner, Robt. J.
GRAND RAPIDS.
Bell, Geo. A.
KENMORE.
Shultz, W. S.
LAKEWOOD.
Mader, C. W.
MANTUA.
Spray, R. W.
MARION.
Bondley, E. R.
Schaffner, W. H.
Windhurst, Wm. G.
MEDINA.
Boyden, Arthur L.
Brainard, S. H.
MT. VERNON.
Hall.'R. D.
NEWARK.
Fleek, Henry S.
NORWOOD.
Flerlage, L. J.
PERRY.
Webb, Clarence V.
ROCKY RIVER.
Bartels, F. C.
SANDUSKY.
Krupp, Ira C.
SPRINGFIELD.
Hill, Rev. J. C.
Kasemeier, E. L.
TOLEDO.
Fernald, A. R.
Higgins, Geo. E.
Kranz, P. J.
Rood, P. E.
Stewart, Albert C.
WASHINGTON C. H.
Kennedy, Frank M.
YOUNGSTOWN.
Kieling, Robt. O.
ZANESVILLE.
Miller, Glenn R.
OKLAHOMA.
OKMULGEE.
Walter, Rev. L. C.
OREGON.
ASTORIA.
Fossett, Mary.
BANDON.
Greenough, F. L.
CARLTON.
Smith, Clyde W.
FOREST GROVE.
Bates, H. L.
NORTH BEND.
Armstrong, Herbert.
PORTLAND.
Averill, D. M.
Caswell, Edwin.
PENNSYLVANIA.
ALLENTOWN.
Reber, Chas. A.
Wilson, J. M.
ATHENS.
Johnson, E. S.
BEATTY.
Kaib, Daniel J.
BELLEFONTE.
Bush, Geo. T.
BETHLEHEM.
Parker, E. T.
Wilbur, Harry.
BIRDSBORO.
Hetrich, Dr. George.
BRADFORD.
Alkire, H. M.
BRYN MAWR.
King, H. D.
CHESTER.
Champagne, T. J.
COLLINGDALE.
Leonharot, F. C. S.
DREXEL HILL.
Hughes, J. E.
EASTON.
Cook, Elizabeth.
Reeder, Frank, Jr.
Semple, Wm. O.
ELLSWORTH.
Kocher, Frank
ERIE.
Hoffstetter, J. C.
Plummer, E. L.
FORTY FORT.
Ricketts, W. R.
GALETON.
Weber, Robt.
GLEN CAMPBELL.
Miller, J. H.
GLENSIDE.
Beans, Geo. H.
GREAT BEND.
Cass, L. V.
GREBNSBURG.
Turney, M. R., Jr.
HANOVER.
Renoll, J. Emory.
JACKSONWALD.
Close, J. J.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
63
JENKINTOWN.
Gibson, H. C.
KANE.
St. Pierre, J. M.
LANCASTER.
Geisenberger, L. R.
LEBANON.
Krause, Maxwell.
LLANERCH.
Kirk, D. L.
McKEESPORT.
Miller, J. C.
MEADVILLE.
Stenger, J. E.
MILLERSVILLE.
Stoecker, Louis G. C.
MILTON.
Fonda, H. L.
Godcharles, F. A.
NEW CASTLE.
Wheeler, Francis.
NEW OXFORD.
Emmert, W. H.
Hummer, G. S.
NORRISTOWN.
Beamish, Chas.
Smith, Rush. B.
OVERBROOK.
Bent, Stedman.
PHILADELPHIA.
Branch No. 18.
Peigel, Jos. B.
Fisher, Chas. E.
Fleisher, E. A.
Gittelson, Dr. S. J.
Green, Edgar L.
Guenther, C. J.
Hahman, Fredk.
Hand, Forrest P.
Harris, Mark H.
Henkels, A. F.
Hughes, C. A.
Justi, Henry M.
Klein, Eugene.
Klein, Joseph.
Kleinman, H. J.
Lang, L. M.
Lee, Dr. A. P.
Liebeck, Fred.
Lyons, Milton P., Jr.
Mann, Percy McG.
MacCalla, W. A.
Moxey, Dr. A. F.
Parrish, Percival.
Repplier, J. M.
Reymann, Otto C.
Richards, F. T.
Steinmetz, Jos. A.
Trem'per, Lauren.
Ward, Philip H., Jr.
Warner, F. B.
Wayne, Jos.
Weber, Gibson.
Wolsieffer, P. M.
Wolter, John R.
Woodhouse, Dr. S. W.
Jr.
PITTSBURG.
Bender, Edw. J.
Bendix, B.
Black, Ernest.
Blum, Max L.
Borg, John E.
Book, Robt, D.
Branch No. 5.
Burns, H. P.
Charles, Fred'k.
Daum, Adam E.
Jaegle, Chas. J., Jr.
Kleinknecht, Julius.
Kreidt, Rev. A. J.
Lehman, Mrs. Geo. M.
Perlman, Wm.
Pickard, F. W.
Rudy, Isaiah.
Schwarz, Wm.
Seldes, G. H.
Stevens, Karl K.
Tidliind, E.
Wenzel, Max.
Werner, Gustav.
POTTSTOWN.
Smith, A. C.
POTTSVILLE.
Fox, J. W.
QUAKERTOWN.
Scypes, Robert.
READING.
Fox, F. S.
Hepler, Jno. A.
Kissinger, C. W.
Kissinger, Harold.
Knauer, J. Glen.
RIDGWAY.
Rote, S. A.
ROYERSFORD.
Raiser, A. B.
SALTSBURG.
Johnston, Thos. R.
SCRANTON.
Dunham, James H.
Ernst, L. C.
Kjellstedt, L. Harald.
Moore, P. G.
SHARON HILL.
Roberts, Geo. C.
STATE COLLEGE.
Diemer, Hugo.
SWARTHMORE.
Cresson, G. B.
TITUSVILLE.
Bronson, A. W.
WAYNE.
Painter, H. T.
Trout, Edgar E.
WESTCHESTER.
Norris, Henry P.
Smith, C. Edwin.
64
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
.WILKES-BARRE.
Higgs, Dr. C. J.
YORK.
Lafean, E. B.
Reynolds, J. S.
PHILIPPINES.
MANILA.
Butler, Basil.
Colson, E. A.
De Selms, Chas. C.
Kuppers, Paul.
Siddall, Theo.
Slusser, W. F.
SAN FERNANDO.
Sioco, Dr. F. Gonzalez.
PORTO RICO.
BOYAMON.
Junghanns, R. L.
GUAYAMA.
Alcaide, S. A.
SAN JUAN.
King, Dr. W. W.
RHODE ISLAND.
ARLINGTON.
Goerner, W. F.
ASHTON.
Webber, B. A.
EAST GREENWICH.
Solomon, Jno. A.
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Perry, Andrew R.
NORTH TIVERTON.
Kirby, Andrew J.
PROVIDENCE.
Chambers, Robt. F.
Day, Chas. R.
Emerson, Robt. S.
Fleischer, Jerome.
Gross, E. T.
Mason, F. M.
Stiness, Edw. C.
SLOCUMS.
Slater, A. B.
WARREN.
Turner, Maxwell W.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
CHARLESTON.
Bruyn, Kops, W. de.
Burton, E. H.
Faber, W. H.
Mayberry, Edw. F.
Triest, Montague
SPARTANBURG.
Cannon, Gabriel.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
PIERRE.
Mundt, Wm. J.
TENNESSEE.
CLEVELAND.
Batchelder, L. L.
KNOXVILLE.
Waring, Chas.
TEXAS.
ABILENE.
James, Fleming.
ALICE.
Noyes, F.
AUSTIN.
Bertram, O. R.
Herzog, H. A.
BROWNSVILLE.
Hopkins, S. B.
COLLEGE STA.
Hayden, H. E., Jr.
DALLAS.
Evans, J. C.
Herr, A. W.
EAGLE PASS.
Weissheimer, Lt. J. W.
EL PASO.
Bartlett, J. D.
Gordon, W. D.
McNabb, J. A., Jr.
FT. WORTH.
Mehl, B. Max.
GALVESTON.
Cuenod, G. C.
Falkenhagen, A. H.
Flick, T. E.
HOUSTON.
Schumacher, A. H.
SAN ANTONIO.
Roemer, Chas.
UTAH.
SALT LAKE CITY.
Henriques, Rev. H. E.
VERMONT.
MANCHESTER CENTER.
Whipple, H. C.
MONTPELIER.
Graham, Miss E.
Pitkin, C. A.
PROCTORSVILLE.
Pollard, Fred D.
Pollard, Rowland P.
ST. JOHNSBURY.
Stone, Arthur F.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
65
WOODSTOCK.
Pember, Capt. K. A.
Williams, E. H., Jr.
VIRGINIA.
ALEXANDER.
Baldwin, W. F.
LEXINGTON.
Howe, Jas. L., Jr.
LYNCHBURG.
Stephens, R. H.
NEW MARKET.
Stultz, R. L.
NORFOLK.
Blake. H. W.
Evans, William.
Higley, C. D.
Hubard, T. T.
PETERSBURG.
Hall, H. R.
Parham, H. V.
RICHMOND.
Ahem, W. S.
Davis, W. W.
Dietz, August.
Kaup, Rev. F. P.
Lutz, F. W.
Mayer, J. F.
Moser, C. F. W.
Richmond Branch No 40
Semmes, Thos., Jr.
Walford, J. B.
ROANOKE.
Payne, F. G.
LliiEoE.
Leese, P. H.
lilOUNT VERNON.
Elsden, Paul M.
SEATTLE.
Hyde, Capt. A. P. S.
Schwede, W.
Terry, John.
SPOKANE.
Browne, P. D. J.
Oehler, Arthur.
Palmer, H. R.
TACOMA.
Hughes, Jas. P.
WALLA WALLA.
Buffum, E. S.
WEST VIRGINIA.
CHARLESTON.
Field, Wm. H.
FAIRMONT.
Grimes, J. G. B.
LEWIS.
Leland, Ralph M.
WHEELING.
Jacobs, C. H.
Tibbens, H. U.
JANESVILLE.
Tessier, F. M.
LA CROSSE.
Bridgham, J. M.
MILWAUKEE.
Allen, W. S.
Altschwager, Hugo.
Fischer, Alfred.
Forsbeck, Dr. P. A.
Hoerig, Curt.
Houtkamp, A.
Klaffke, Gustav.
Kraft, Dr. P. A.
Linke, Dr. W. H.
Loring, Chas. T.
Martin, Mrs. R.
Noske, Fred W.
Peaslee, L. D.
Protzmann, H. W.
Regan, C. A.
Staab, W. O.
Steinmetz, C, Jr.
Suits, Mrs. M. E.
Toelle, Chas.
Uihlein, Wm. J.
Voigt, Wm.
Wright, Rev. C. B. B.
RACINE.
Elmlinger, Ben.
Weeks, H. H.
WAUSAU.
Alderson, J. C.
WAYSIDE.
Dorpat, Rev. L. G.
WASHINGTON.
BELLINGHAM.
Lovegren, D. M.
GRANDVIEW.
Vanderpoel, John A.
WISCONSIN.
APPLETON.
Schlafer, W. D.
Thiede, W. O.
WYOMING.
CHEYENNE.
Gauff, P. Jacob.
66
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
AUSTRIA.
VIENNA.
Friedl, Rudolf.
BELGIUM.
ANTWERP.
Wouwer, Jos. van de.
CANADA.
CHATHAM, ONT.
Sulman, Geo.
ELSTOW, SASK.
Binnie, H. J.
HAMILTON. ONT.
Glassco, S. M.
Stonier, John M.
KINGSVILLE.
Webb, W. Morton.
MONTREAL, QUE.
Bedard, M.
Chapman, G. S.
Goulden, Chris. H.
Kelley, E. de Z.
Macfarlane, P. S.
Oughtred, Mrs. E. W.
NAPANEE.
Paul, Grant L.
NORWOOD.
Kalse, H. F.
QUEBEC, QUE.
Wurtele, Ernest.
TORONTO, ONT.
Baker, A. H.
Filsinger, F. B.
Pox, E. C.
Haker, Otto.
Lacey, C. R.
Lawrence, J. E.
Lindsay, John H.
Marks, E.
Miller, J. B.
Young, A. E.
TRURO. N. S.
Archibald, L. B.
VANCOUVER.
Cooper, Commdr. A. O.
VICTORIA, B. COL.
Futcher, Thos. S.
WINNIPEG.
Alexander, F. H.
Krippner, Ludwig,
McQuillin, C. W.
Osborne, Rockwell C.
Reid, John Y.
CHILI.
ANTOFAGASTA.
Voetter, Thos. W. .
VALPARAISO.
Back, Geo.
Bittencourt, B.
COLOMBIAN REPUBLIC
CARTAGENA.
Bossio, G., Pedro.
CUBA.
HAVANA.
Bennett, Henry.
Giberga, Samuel.
Israel, S. L.
Penichet, Dr. Francisco.
Steen-Johnsen, S.
Vargas, Arthur de.
DENMARK.
COPENHAGEN.
Kronmann, Rudolf.
Lerche, C.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
PUERTO PLATA.
Perotto, Jose.
SANTIAGO.
Julia, J. Juan.
SANTO DOMINGO.
Garcia y Garcia, Fed.
EGYPT.
CAIRO.
Angeloglous, E. L.
Morpurgo, C.
PORT SAID.
Cohen, Felix.
ZAGAZIG.
Geronimakis, C. S.
ENGLAND.
BIRMINGHAM.
Wilson, W. T.
DORCHESTER.
Hughes, Robt.
HBSSLE (near Hull)
Drury, Edward W.
LONDON.
Bishop, Percy C.
Gilbert-Lodge, E. M.
Giwelb, M.
Harris, A. H.
Hinton, Thos. H.
Houtzamer, W.
Johnson, H. F.
Jones, B. Gordon.
■ Kay, A. B.
Marsh, Victor.
MALDEN.
Harmer, H. R.
MONNOW VIEW.
Campbell, H. G.
SYDENHAM.
Evans, Edw. B.
WINCANTON.
King, Chas.
WORTHING.
Clark, Herbert.
FRANCE.
BORDEAUX-GIRONDE.
Giraud, Madam S.
NICE.
Battanchon, C. F. F.
Gurdji, V.
Marimian, A. O.
PARIS.
Beil, Gustav.
Cosby, Maj. Spencer.
Resten, G.
Thumin, Jos.
GERMANY.
BADEN.
Willadt, Carl.
BERLIN.
Beck, Carl.
Kalckhoff, Dr. F.
Stock, Ernest.
BRESLAU.
Kuhne, W.
CHARLOTTENBERG.
Thier, Max.
COBURG.
Muller, Am.
COLOGNE.
Ockenfels, Fred.
FREIBURG.
Kolle, -H.
HAMBURG.
Lossau, Julius.
WIESBADEN.
Coltz, Henry.
HAYTI.
PORT AU PRINCE.
Battiste, Rev. A.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
ITALY.
67
RUSSIA.
INDIA.
ATTUNGAL.
Iyer, c. S.
FLORENCE.
Cutler, Marshall.
ROME.
Diena, Dr. Emllio.
TURIN.
Bolaffi, Albert.
Rho, Pier Filippo.
JAMAICA.
ANNOTTO BAY.
Goubault, G. A.
JAPAN.
NAGASAKI.
Price, W. H.
JAVA.
BANDOENG.
Haelen, Th. Van.
SURABAIA.
Sweep, A. A.
MEXICO.
MEXICO CITY.
Cartlidge, E. W.
NETHERLANDS.
ROTTERDAM.
Weismann, Otto.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
SYDNEY.
Hagen, Fred.
NEW ZEALAND.
DUNEDIN.
Wilcox, Wm. L.
PANAMA.
PANAMA.
Emery, Walter.
MOSCOW.
Katzaraky, W.
Traustel, C.
SOUTH AFRICA.
CAPE TOWN.
Dye, John W.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
KAPUNDA.
Woodlands, Harold.
SURINAME, S. A.
PARAMARIBO.
Rack, Harry J.
SWEDEN.
GOTHENBURG.
Larsson, John.
STOCKHOLM.
Wennberg, Harry.
SWITZERLAND.
BERNE.
Koechlin, A.
ZURICH.
Peldhaus, Wm.
TRANSVAAL.
NYLSTROOM.
Tamsen, Emil C. C.
TURKEY.
CONSTANTINOPLE.
Yaremdji, A.
SMYRNA.
Calvert, Eugene.
Lambichi, M. E.
Yaremdji, M.
68
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Officers of the American Philatelic Society
(INCORPORATED)
C. A. HOWES, President, 55 Kilby St., Boston, Mass.
Board of Vice-Presidents.
H. H. WILSON, Chairman,
152 Monroe St.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
WM. B. SPRAGUE, recorder
54 William St.,
New York City.
Dr. CARROLL CHASE,
1050 Park Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary
WM. E. AULT,
728 E. Court Ave.,
Jeffersonville, Ind.
Treasurer
C. F. HEYERMAN,
19 McGra-w Bldg.,
Detriot, Mich.
International Secretary
L. HARALD KJELLSTEDT,
1026 Woodlawn Ave.,
Scranton, Pa.
Directors-at-Large
H. B. PHILLIPS,
Berkeley, Calif.
W. H. BARNUM,
Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
P. M. WOLSIEFFER, Sales Superintendent, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
A. F. HENKELS, Examiner of Sales Books, Philadelphia, Pa.
WM. E. AULT, Editor of American Philatelist, 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville,
Ind.
H. W. GRAVER, Librarian, Pittsburgh, Pa.
ADAM E. DAUM, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
FRED R. SCHMALZREIDT, Attorney, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
EUGENE KLEIN, Counterfeit Detector, 1318 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
Philatelic Literature — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles A. Nast.
Philatelic Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A. Howes.
Obituary — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, F. H. Burt.
Recruiting — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Committee, 636 Market St.,
San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian, Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nas-
sau St., New York City, N. Y.
Hand Book — C. E. Severn, Chairman: Wm. C. Stone, A. H. Webber.
Catalogue — A. E. Owen, W. B. Sprague, Dr. Carroll Chase, J. N. Luff, Geo. L. Top-
pan, Geo. H. Worthington, J. M- Bartels, C. K. B. Nevin, W. L. Stevenson.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 69
BRANCH SOCIETIES.
1775 ' Chicago Branch No. 1, Chicago, IlL
Arild Dahl, President.
A. Wm. Bloss, Secretary, 2729 Hampden Court, Chicago, III.
Meets second Thursday evening at 1622 Masonic Temple.
3387 Pacific Philatelic Society, Branch No. 3, San Francisco, Calif.
H. C. Marcus, Secretary, 711 Mission St., San Francisco, Calif.
46 0 St. Louis Stamp Collectors Society, Branch No. 4, St. Louis, Mo.
F. R. Cornwall, President.
G. A. Leimecke, Secretary, 3120 Portis Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Meets first and third Tuesdays at Central Branch, Public Library.
457 Pittsburgh Branch No. 5, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Max Wenzel, President.
Wm. Schwarz, Secretary, 218 Third St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Meets first and third Tuesdays at Room 712, Magee Bldg.
1978 Philadelphia Branch No. 18, Philadelphia, Pa.
F. Hahman, President.
A. F. Henkels, Secretary, 241 W. Seymour St., Germantown, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Meets first Wednesday at 300-301 Ludlow Bldg., 34 S. 16th St.
3166 Columbus Collectors Club, Branch No. 21, Columbus, Ohio.
Paul Bauer, Secretary, 1051 Dennison Ave., Columbus, Ohio.
Meets Tuesdays fortnightly at Rooms 5 and 8, Clinton Bldg.
3192 Omaha Stamp Club, Branch No. 23, Omaha, Neb.
R. C. Hoyt, President.
Ora E. Stark, Secretary, 22nd and Hickory Sts., Omaha, Neb.
Meets first and third Fridays at 210 First National Bank Bldg.
3219 Detroit Philatelic Society, Branch No. 25, Detroit, Mich.
Gen. Chas. A. Coolidge, President.
C. F. Sharpe, Secretary, 203 Chamber of Commerce, Detroit, Mich.
Meets first and third Wednesdays.
325 9 Louisville Philatelic Club, Branch No. 26, Louisville, Ky.
John H. Wilms, President.
Jas. V. Porter, Secretary, 122 E. College St., Louisville, Ky.
Meets first and third Thursdays.
3106 Berkeley Branch No. 27, Berkeley, Calif.
Henry Chaloner, Secretary, 3208 Elllis St., South Berkeley, Calif.
3305 Springfield Branch No. 28, Springfield, Mass.
J. W. Prevost, President.
Wm. C. Stone, Secretary, 21 Princeton St., Springfield, Mass.
Meets quarterly.
3208 Garfield-Perry Stamp Club, Branch No. 30, Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. T. Henry Tubman, President.
Ralph F. Henn, Secretary, 26 56 Berkshire Road, Euclid Heights,
Cleveland, Ohio.
3639 Los Angeles and Southern California Branch No. 35, Los Angeles, Calif.
B. W. H. Poole, President.
Jos. S. Davis, Secretary, 1749 N. Serrano Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.
Meets first and third Thursdays at 311 Washington Bldg.
70 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST,
3691 Buffalo Collectors Club, Branch No. 37, Buffalo, N. Y.
Harry C. Flierl, Secretary, 432 Vermont St., Buffalo, N. Y.
Meets first and third Thursdays.
4492 Baltimore Philatelic Society, Branch No. 39, Baltimore, Md.
Dr. Don Preston Peters, President.
Geo. Winship Taylor, Secretary, 701 Maryland Trust Bldg., Balti-
more, Md.
4493 Richmond Stamp Club, Branch No. 40, Richmond, Va.
C. W. F. Moser, Acting Secretary, 921 E. Main St., Richmond, Va.
4522 Rochester Philatelic Association, Branch No. 41, Rochester, N. Y.
Paul C. Wild, President.
H. J. Haddleton, Secretary, 87 Shelter St., Rochester, N. Y.
Meets fourth Wednesday, at Hotel Rochester.
4584 Hawaiian Philatelic Society, Branch No. 42, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Capt. Clyde B. Parker, President.
Chas. J. Cooper, Secretary, 9 02 Green St., Honolulu, Hawaii.
4G50 Passaic Stamp Club, Branch No. 4 3, Passaic, N. J,
C. W. Holliday, President.
A. E. Landvatter, Secretary, 58 Irving Place, Passaic, N. J.
Meets second and fourth Tuesdays at 243 Main Ave.
46 51 New York Stamp Society, Branch No. 44, New York City, N. Y.
J. M. Bartels, President.
W. O. Etaeb, Secretary, 557 Park Place, Lyndhurst, N. J.
Meets at Tuxedo Hall, 5 9th St. & Madison Ave., New York.
4G58 Indianapolis Collectors Club, Branch No. 45, Indianapolis, Ind.
B. Gordon Bushnell, President.
B. F. Egan, Secretary, 2216 Pleasant St., Indianapolis, Ind.
Meets first and fourth Tuesdays, 842 S. Meridian St.
CORRESPONDING SOCIETIES.
Internationaler Philatelisten Verein, Dresden, Victoriastr, 10, Dresden A, Germany.
Oesterreichischer Philatelisten Club "Vindobona," Himmelpfortg 9, Vienna I,
Austria.
The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 4 Southampton Row, London, W. C, Eng-
land.
The Philatelic Society of Sweden, Greftureg 24A, Stockholm, Sweden.
The Herts Philatelic Society, 29 Holland Villas Road, Kensington, London, W.,
England. '
The British Guiana Philatelic Society, care A. D. Ferguson, F. R. P. S., George-
town, British Guiana, South America.
St. Petersburger Philatelisten Verein, care Edmund Bade, Nevsky, Pr. 34, Petro-
grad, Russia.
The Philatelic Literature Society, F. J. Peplow, Esq., Secretary, '"Grotesby," Black-
heath, London, S. E., England.
Societe Francaise de Timbrologie, M. R. Leroy, Secretary, 19 Rue Blanche, Paris,
France.
Sociedad Filatelica Argentina, Casilla De Correo 1103, Buenos Aires, Argentina,
South America.
Kristiania Filatelist Klub, care Henrick Dethloff, P.O.Box 71, Christiania, Norway.
THE AMERICAN PHlLATiELlgT.
GEOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY OF MEMBERSHIP.
11
Alabama 5
Arizona 1
Arkansas 1
California 113
Los Angeles 22
San Francisco 45
Canal Zone 3
Colorado •. . . . 14
Connecticut 22
Delaware 6
District of Columbia 20
Washington 20
Florida 4
Georgia 8
Hawaii 11
Honolulu 10
Idaho 3
Illinois 89
Chicago 67
Indiana 23
Indianapolis 18
Iowa 13
Kansas 15
Kentucky 11
Louisiana 7
Maine 9
Maryland 16
Baltimore 10
Massachusetts 126
Boston 21
Springfield 14
Worcester 10
Michigan 71
Detroit 47.
Minnesota 16
Mississippi 1
Missouri 39
St. Louis 25
Montana 3
Nebraska 11
Nevada 3
New Hampshire 7
New Jersey 51'
New Mexico 3
New York 204
Bufifalo 15
Brooklyn 21
New York City 99
North Carolina 2
North Dakota 4
Ohio 96
Cleveland 40
Oklahoma 1
Oregon 7
Pennsylvania 128
Philadelphia 36
Pittsburgh 23
Philippine Islands 7
Porto Rico 3
Rhode Island 14
South Carolina 6
South Dakota i
Tennessee 2
Texas ig
Utah 1
Vermont g
Virginia . 2I
Richmxond 10
Washington 12
West Virginia 5
Wisconsin 30
Milwaukee 22
Wyoming 1
FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Austria i
Belgium 1
Canada 32
Chili 3
Colombian Republic l
Cuba 6
Denmark 2
Dominican Republic 3
Egypt 4
England 1 g
France g
Germany n
Hayti 1
India 1
Italy 4
Jamaica i
Japan 1
Java 2
Mexico 1
Netherlands i
New South Wales 1
New Zealand i
Panama 1
Russia 2
South Africa i
South Australia 1
Suriname i
Sweden 2
Switzerland 2
Transvaal 1
Turkey 4
INFORMATION
Members desiring information relative to any of the following
subjects should communicate with the officers noted:
President C. A. Howes should be addressed upon any executive
or parliamentary matters, committee appointments, etc.
The Board of Vice Presidents, Wm. B. Sprague, Eecorder, should
be addressed upon all matters pertaining to complaints against mem-
bers.
The Secretary, Wm. E. Ault, should be addressed upon all mat-
ters relating to membership, for any printed forms of the society and
upon all matters of a general nature.
The Treasurer, C. F. Heyerman, should be addressed upon all mat-
ters concerning payment of dues.
The International Secretary, L. H. Kjellstedt, should be addressed
upon all matters relating to our Corresponding Societies and other
official business in all foreign countries.
The Sales Superintendent, P. M. Wolsieifer, should be addressed
upon ALL matters pertaining to that department.
The Librarian, Harrison W. Graver, should be addressed upon all
matters pertaining to the withdrawal of books from the library.
The Assistant Librarian, Adam E. Daum, should be addressed upon
all other matters concerning the library.
The Attorney, Fred E. Schmalzriedt, should be addressed upon
all matters involving financial disputes, unsettled accounts, etc.
The Editor of the American Philatelist, Wm. E. Ault, should be
addressed upon all matters relating to the literary and advertising
departments of this publication.
To the Counterfeit Detector, Eugene Klein, should be submitted
stamps upon which an opinion is desired as to their genuineness.
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
President — C. A. Howes, 55 Kilby St., Boston, Mass.
Board of Vice-Presidents — H. H. Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Wm. B. Sprag-ue, Recorder, 54 William
St., New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase, 1050 Tark Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary — Wm. E. Ault, 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville, Ind.
Treasurer — C. P. Heyerman, 19 McGi aw Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
International Secretary — L. Harald Kjellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
A.V6 ScrELTiton T^g
Directors-at-L-arge^ — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W. H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS. ,
Sales Supt. — P. M. Wolsleffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Examiner of Sales Books — A. F. Henkels, Philadelphia, Pa.
Editor of American Philatelist — Wm. E. Ault, Jeffersonville. Ind.
Librarian — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librarian — Adam E. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Attorney — Fred. R. Schmalzreldt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 142 S. 15th St., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
Philatelic Literature — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles
A. Nast.
Philatelic Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
Obitunry — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, F. H. Burt.
Recrnitin)^ — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee, 636 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Cliairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City. N. Y.
HniMl Hook — C. E. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A. H. Web-
er.
Catalogue — A. E. Owens, W. B. Sprague, Dr. Carroll Chase, J.
N. Liuff, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. Worthington, J. M. Bartels,
C. K. B. Xevin, W. L. Stevenson.
Vol. XXIX ^ MAY 1, 1916
No. 15.
of fffCL
-C.H.S.-
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX.
MAY 1, 1916.
No. 15
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets will kindly' inform the Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that the
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 17. April 17th, 1916.
Applications Pending.
Moorshead, 0.
Jordaan, Walter V.
Newton, Tracy S.
Ploch, C. A.
Newton, H. Lawrence
Kmentt, Cornel
Walker, Frank E. ' '
Mills, Lieut. Willis E.
Greene, B. D. Marx
Ferguson, W. F. ■
Grant, Fred D. . .
Rogers, P. A.
Stromberg, J. N.
MacXutt, Barry
Ferrar, Waldo
Seaverns, Houghton
Smack, C. S.
Theamann, Chas. '
Hargraft, Geo. N.
Salilin, Gosta
Jukes, E. W. ,
Buckler, Riggin
Waitt, Joseph K.
Application for Reinstatement Pending.
3796 — Pease, Roger Quincy.
Applications Posted.
Pflanz, Hans, Litchfield, Conn.; Age 32;
Hotel Manager; Firm, Hotel Berk-
shire, Litchfield, Conn.; Ref. Bryant
Park Bank, 49th St. bet. 7th and 8th
Aves., New York City, N. Y.; Propos-
ed by Vahan Mozian, #2279.
Billings,, Samuel H., 143 Dresden St.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.; Age 48; Insurance:
Firm, New York Underwriters Agen-
cy; Refs., J. M. Bartels Co., 99 Nas-
sau St., New York, N. Y. ; Bdw. Stern,
87 Nassau St., New York, N. Y.; Pro-
posed by Vahan Mozian, :#2279.
Scott, John G., 3 06 Park Ave., Fresna,
Calif. ; Age 30; Searcher of Titles;
Refs., Marks Stamp Co., Toronto, Can-
ada, 'E. P. Seebohm, San Francisco,
Calif., H. W. Doscher & Co., San Fran-
cisco, Calif., Member Southern Phila-
telic Association; Proposed by Chas.
E. Jenney, #35 65.
Henn, Ralph F., 2 656 Berkshire Road,
Euclid Heights, Cleveland, Ohio; Age
27; Salesman; Firm, with National-
Acme 'Mfg., Co.; Refs., Alvin Good,
812 Hippodrome Bldg., Cleveland, O.,
•Cleveland Trust Co., Mr. Goff, Pres.,
Cleveland, O. ; Proposed by W. G,
Whittaker, #35 49.
Macri, Miss Mary, 39 Broad St., New
York City, N. Y.; Age 29; Ref., Vahan
Mozian, 140 Nassau St., New York,
N. Y.; Proposed by C. F. Heyerman,
#3:101.
Finegan, Edwin H., P. O. Box "B",
Herkimer, N. Y.; Age Legal; Secre-
tary; Firm, Herrocks Desk Co., Herk-
imer, N. Y.; Ref., Herkimer National
Bank, Herkimer, N. Y.; Proposed by
Ross O'Shaughnessy, #1576.
Brown, Frank C, 6 6 Burnett St., East
Orange, N. J.; Age 47; Traveling
Salesman; Firm, with Johnson Cow-
din & Co., New York, X. Y. ; Ref.,
Federal Trust Co., Newark, N. J.;
Proposed by Ross O'Shaughnessy, No.
1576.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
175
Kennett, Wm. C, Jr., Hotel Alms, Cin-
cinnati, Ohio; Age 35; Vice Presi-
dent; Firm, Cincinnati Motor Truck
Co.; iRefs., Brighton German Bank,
Cincinnati, Ohio, Unity Bank & Sav-
ings Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; Proposed
, by Erwin L. Fischer, #1360.
Ossege, Walter J., 3 Park Row, Cincin-
nati, Ohio; Age 28; Bookkeeper;
Refs. L. J. Flerlage, Norwood, Ohio,
J. Emory Renoll, Hanover, Pa., Rev.
Henry Wendt, Manilla, Iowa; Pro-
posed by Erwin L. Fischer, #1360.
Mosler, Gustav M., care The Brighton
German Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio; Age
36; Cashier; Firm, The Brighton
German Bank; Refs., Albert Smith,
care Smith & Mills Co., Cincinnati,
Ohio, Chas. A. Maish, care Chas. A.
Maish & Co. Cincinnati, Ohio; Pro-
posed by Erwin L. Fischer, #1360.
Webster, Richard O., 1625 Transporta-
tion Bldg., Chicago, 111.; Age 28;
Bacteriologist; Firm, with U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture; Ref., Dr.
A. S. Mitchell, Bureau of Chemistry,
Washington, D. C; Proposed by H. F.
Colman, #447 9.
Bowen, Harold K., 628 S. 12th St., Port
Dodge, Iowa; Age (to be supplied) ;
Student; Refs., Flaherty & Mulroney,
Fort Dodge, Iowa, R. M. Stevens Co.,
Fort Dodge, Iowa, Member of S. P. A.
and Iowa Stamp Society; Proposed
by C. V. Webb, #3110.
Applications for Ileinstatenient Posted.
80 — Burnham, Charles W., care U. S.
Fish Hatchery, Louisville, Ky.;
Age 42; Superintendent. U. S.
Fish Hatchery; Refs., Carl O.
Zahn, Druggist, 28th St., &
Greenwood Ave., Louisville, Ky.,
Harry F. Dunkhorst, Stamp
Dealer, Washington, D. C; Pro-
posed by W. H. Barnum, #585.
2322 — Perry, Eliott, Box 323, West-
field, N. J.; Age 31; Life Insur-
ance; Firm with State Mutual
Life, Worcester, Mass; Refs., C.
W. Anderson & Son, 220 Broad-
way, New York, N. Y., J. M. Bar-
tels Co., 99 Nassau St., New York
N. Y.; Proposed by W. H. Bar-
num, # 585.
2342 — Backer, H. A. S., Cor. Dauphine
& Piety Sts., New Orleans, La.;
Age 58; Cashier; Firm with
Third District Branch, Whitney-
Central Trust & Savings Bank;
Proposed by Wm. Lloyd, #4525.
New Stockholders.
4700 — Ruellan, Henri, 633 Market St.,
San Francisco, Calif.
4701 — ^Ells, Harry H., 203 Gratiot Ave.,
Detroit, Mich.
47012 — ^Robb, William, 350 California St.
San Francisco, Calif.
4703 — Sautter, Adrien, 415 N. Law-
rence St., Wichita, Kansas.
4704 — Brown, Edwin B., 55 Chambers
'St., New Haven, Conn.
470-5 — Dunton, Wm. Rush, Jr., East
Evesham Ave. Goyans, Maryland.
4706 — Williams, Edward H., Jr., Wood-
stock, Vt.
4707 — ^Colman, S. E., 634 Keefer Place,
Washington, D. C.
Reinstated.
2877— Flerlage, L. J., 4229 Franklin
Ave., Norwood, Ohio.
191 — ^King, W. R., P. O. Box 58 4,
Grand Island, Neb.
Replaced on Membership Roll.
The following, dropped March 18th,
1916 having paid dues for the current
year, are hereby replaced on the mem-
bership roll and are in good standing.
1484 — Homburger, Dr. Lionel M., 101
W. 80th St., New York City, N.Y.
19 34 — McNeil, A. M., 236 Fulton Ave.,
Jersey City, N. J.
357 6 — Smith, Fred M., 254 13th St.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
4235 — Stein, Alan N., 119 Wall St.,
New Haven, Conn. (Note new ad-
dress ) .
3304 — Warner, A. M., Balboa Heights,
Canal Zone, Panama.
Change of Address.
3161 — Bartel, Dr. L. W., from 211 N.
Garrison Ave., to 2600 Olive St.,
St. Louis, Mo.
176 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
1530— Bartlett, J. Delano, from 1319 4699 — Battanchon, Chas. F. F., (Tem-
N. El Paso St., to 313 Wyoming porary address from 1048 Lex-
'St., El Paso, Texas. ington Ave., to 170 W. 9 5th St.,
3780 — Martin, Donald W., from 704 New York City, N. Y.)
Holland Aive., to care Martin ^ . .. „ . ,
* " ^ ' „ . Resignation Received.
Farm, R. F. D. #1, Saginaw,
jljcli 19 83 — Moreau, C. L., New York City,
4698 — Preston, Wm. D., from 1834 E. N. Y.
63rd St., to 1708 E. 60ih St., Membership Summary.
Cleveland, Ohio. Total membership April 3rd,
3962 — Tubman, Dr. T. Henry, address ^g^^g j^402
should read, 7 46 Euclid Ave., -^^^ Stockholders admitted
CLEiVE'LAND, Ohio. April 17th, 1916 8
4561 — ^VanKirk, Royal P. H., from 1107 Reinstated April 17th, 1916 <2
Maple Ave., to 901 Ridge St., La Replaced on membership
Porte, Ind. roll April 17th, 1916. .. . 5
,4258 — White, Wm. Wallace, from 117
Nyac Ave., Pelham, N. Y., to Total membership April 17
Woolworth Bldg., New York City, 1916 1417
N. Y. WM. E. AULT, Secy.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
FOR THE MONTH OF JLIROH 1916.
Detroit Mich, April 1, 1916
Stock Fund.
Balance forwarded $4399.66
Mch receipts $6.00
Mch expend 1.0 0 o.OO
$4404.66
General Fund.
Balance forwarded $79 5.5 8
Mch. rec'pt $196.05
Mch. expend 157.00 39.05
Insurance Fund.
Insurance
March expend.
$1813.80
70.00
$834.63
$1743.80
Exchange Account.
Exchange $66.46
March receipts
.20
Suspense Account.
Suspense
March receipts
$36.85
5.40
$66.66
42.25
$7,092.00
Summary of Balances.
Stock Sund $40 44.66
General Fund 834. 63
Insurance Fund 1743.80
Exchange Account 66.66
Suspense Account 42.25
$7,092.00
Reesources.
Bonds $3489.34
Cash in Bank 3602. 66
$7,092.00
G. F. HEYERMAN, Treas.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
177
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vol. XXIX May 1, 1916. No. 15
Published at
FEDERALSBURG, MD.
WM, B. AULT, Editor, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Associate Editors
HENRY A. KIDDER. - Arlington, Mass.
L. H. KJELLSTEDT, Scranton, Pa,
subscriptions-
Free to All Members in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— $1.00 per year for Monthly
issues.
Supplements—
Membership List - - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, . - - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTI8EMENTS-
One page, per insertion, - - , - $8.00
Half page, per insertion, .... 4. 00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, '2 inches) per insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, - - . . .75
Five per cent (55«) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices- Wants or Exchanges-From members only —
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12% cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, ------ 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
ssue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Address all communications to the Editor.
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased to exchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Conimittep, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITORIAL.
"POLITICS." We must confess that
the heading is hardly a
correct name to use for our Society,
but when we think of an election, we
involuntarily think of politics. But
while politics are not desired in the
ranks of the A. P. S., the matter of nom-
inations for the election of a Board of
Directors for the coming year is a sub-
ject which should at this time be re-
ceiving considerable attention by the
several Branch societies. Something
less than two months remain in which
to make nominations as required by the
By-Laws and it behooves every branch,
or any body of five members, to give
this subject serious thought. There
never has been a time in the history of
the 'Society when good men have been
wanting to carry out the work, men
who give willingly and unselfishly of
their time and talents in the further-
ance of the aims and endeavors of the
Society.
But few members really appreciate
the great amount of work which the
holding of an office in a society such
as the A. P. S. involves, nor of the time
which it takes to properly fulfill the
duties connected therewith.
We know that when the time comes
there will not be a lack of those willing
to work the coming year for the bet-
terment of the American Philatelic So-
ciety and the cause of stamp collecting
in general.
UNSOLICTTEI> We wonder how
APPROVALS many of our members
who read the little note
at the head of the Secretary's reports
regarding the matter of unsolicited ap-
proval selections understand the posi-
tion of the Society in this matter. For
many years a great body of collectors
refrained from joining a philatelic so-
ciety on account of the fact that when
ther name would be published they
would be deluged with unwanted, and in
many cases undesirable, selections of
stamps from a class of dealers who
made a practice of attempting to sell
through such methods, and in recogni-
tion of this practice, several years ago
the A. P. S. went on record as being
definitely opposed to such dealings.
That our stand has been productive of
much good is apparent from the decid-
ed decrease of the number of such in-
stances which are yearly reported to the
officers of the Society. Now it is really
a rare thing to hear from a member of
the receipt of such a lot of stamps. This
is unquestionably a course which is ap-
preciated by collectors, whether they are
members of the Society or not, but how
few ever give credit for the abatement
of this evil where credit is due?
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
THE When your Editor was on
SOCTETY the Pacific Coast last sum-
BUTTON. mer, the little A. P. S. but-
ton which he displayed, the
official badge of the Society, attracted
considerable attention, and _ that it is
not generally worn by our members
is very apparent from the small num-
ber of them which are seen at Convention
times. The button is very unobtrusive,
but exceedingly neat and effective in
design and it is to be regretted that
more members have not seen fit to get
one and wear it on all occasions. The
badges are manufactured by Bailey,
Banks and Biddle Co., Philadelphia, Pa.,
and can be had in either the form of a
lapel button or badge pin, in two grades
gold and enamel at $2.50, or silver, gilt
and enamel at $1.00. As a matter of
loyalty to the A. P. S., get one, either
form, and wear it. You will find it will
prove attractive and be the means of
introducing you to many collectors in
the course of your journeys.
ALFRED MACRI.
It is always a sad duty to be obliged
to chronicle the death of a fellow-mem-
ber, and especially do we regret in this
instance that we have only learned of
such after a lapse of over a year. Mr.
Alfred Macri, of New York City, died
on March 6th, 1915, his death due to
nervous prostration. Mr. Macri was
born Dec. 16th, 18 80. As a collector he
specialized in the stamps of the Brit-
ish Colonies.
To his sister Miss Mary Macri, and
other members of his family, the So-
ciety mourns with them in their loss.
MRS. B. AV. H. POOLE.
To our member, Mr. Bertram W. H.
Poole, of Los Angeles, Calif., we ex-
tend our sincerest sympathy in the
death of his wife, which occurred dur-
ing March 1916. Mr. Poole located in
this country several years ago, coming
here from England and is well known
in the philatelic world through his wide
knowledge of stamps and" his many
writings on various subjects. The So-
ciety joins his many friends in deplor-
ing his great bereavement.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS.
Nominations for the election of a
Board of Directors to serve for the year
1916-17 should now be made, either by
Branches or by any five members, in
accordance with the By-Laws. The elec-
tion will take place at the Annual Con-
vention to be held at Boston, Mass. All
nominations should be sent immedia-
tely to the Secretary that due notice of
such nominations be published as re-
quired. THIS IS A MATTER WHICH
SHOULD HAVE IMMIElDIATE ATTEN-
TION.
C. P. S. BANQUET.
We just use the initials as every one
Ivuows what C. P. .S stands for. That
progressive society from the Windy
City held a banquet on the evening of
April 6th, but details are not at hand.
However, we feel sure the annual meet
was a success. The invitation hinted at
big things and judged from past events,
we only await confirmation of what
happened.
CONVENTION ATTENDANTS.
It is desired that we publish a list of
probable attendants at the coming Con-
vention and we shall take pleasure in
listing those who tell us they will be
there. The more the merrier, so let us
hear from you. Boston never invites
the Society unless they mean it, so let
all turn out in force and see what a big
meeting it will be. The date has not
yet been set, but the Convention is lit-
tle more than three months off, so it
is high time we begin laying plans to
go. The list will be kept standing until
the issue just preceding the Convention.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
POSTAGE STAMPS OF ANTIGUA.
179
BY F. J. MELVILLE.
(Editor of The Postage Stamp.)
Reprinted from the Jan. 8th, 1916 issue of The Postage Stamp.
(Continued from page 169).
The Star Watermarked paper.
On November 14, 1862, Messrs. Per-
kins, Bacon & Co. despatched another
8000 stamps to the colony, and these
differ from the former consignments in
that they are printed on the paper water
marked "small star." These were fol-
lowed on December 12 by 96,000 One
Penny stamps printed in red. The per-
foration remains as before, viz., the
rough perforation gauging from 14 to
1 6 ; and there is a trial perforation, not
known used, a compound of 11 to 13 by
14 to 16. Imperforate or partly im-
perforate copies are known of each va-
lue.
Perforations.
On the subject of the imperforates
Mr. E. D. Bacon wrote in the Monthly
Report of the Herts Philatelic Society,
1907-8 (page 27): "All the supplies of
stamps sent out to the island were
roughly perforated 14 to 16, with the
exception of a small number of speci-
mens, which were through inadvertence
either left entirely imperforate or partly
so. I have myself seen imperforate
specimens of the One Penny lilac-rose
(i. e. Gibbons rosy-mauve) and the six
Pence yellow-green, star watermarked
stamps, which certainly appeared to
have satisfactory margins, and a note
in Messrs. Collins & Caiman's 'Cata-
logue for Advanced Collectors,' p. 11,
says: 'Both the 1 and 6p. unperf orated
exist in unsevered pairs in collections in
this country' (i. e. in the United States).
I have not been able to trace an imper-
forate pair of the Six Pence, with star
watermark, but a postmarked, imper-
forate pair of the One Penny lilac-rose
was at any rate formerly in the posses-
sion of the late Mr. C. H. Brock, of
Philadelphia, and was sold with Part
II. of his collection by public auction in
New York on March 3rd, 1890 for $16.
This pair of stamps passed into the
hands of Mr. F. de Coppet, and was
again sold by .public auction in New
York on April 3, 189 3, on the disposal of
his collection, this time for $91.50!
There is also a description of an im-
perforate pair of the One Penny lilac-
rose in Le Timbre Poste for September,
1889, but it is quite likely that this is
the same pair as that owned by Mr.
Brock and afterwards by Mr. F. de Cop-
pet. The only reference I have found in
the magazines to an imperforate speci-
men of the Six Pence is that in the
Philatelic Record for August, 1S87: 'An-
tigua. We have seen the Sixpence green
on paper watermarked with star, imper-
forate. As it seems satisfactory, we sup-
pose it has been taken from a sheet
which escaped, or partially escaped, the
former clumsy perforation of Messrs.
Bacon & Co.' These imperforate speci-
mens must, as the writer in the Phila-
telic Record says, have come from sheets
which had either entirely or partly es-
caped the perforation. Quite possibly the
latter as the Tapling Collection contains
a postmarked horizontal strip of three
of the One Penny, orange-vermilion,
without any vertical perforation."
The colour of the Six Pence was to
180
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
begin with the blue-green of the origi-
nal issue, but in the later printings it is
a yellowish green, each being found in a
range of shades. The One Penny was at
first printed in "rosy-mauve" afterwards
dull rose, and later still, in 1867 (con-
signment of October 7, 1867,) in or-
ange vermilion.
Synopsis.
1863-1867. Design as before. On paper
watermarked "small star." Perf. 14 to
16.
Id., rosy mauve.
Imperforate.
Trial perforation 11 to 13 by 14 to
16.
Proof in black on card.
Id., dull rose.
Id., orange-vermilion.
Imperforate.
Imperforate vertically.
6d., blue-green.
6d., yellow-green.
Imperforate.
' End of the Perkins Bacon Contract.
The last consignment sent out by
Messrs. Perkins, Bacon & Co. was de-
spatched on July 6, 1871, and thereafter
the plates were delivered to the Crown
Agents for the Colonies, who subse-
quently placed them with the new prin-
ters, Messrs. De La Rue & Co., which
firm has produced all the later issues
of Antiguan postage stamps.
The Frintings by Messrs. Perkins, Ba-
con & Oo.
It will be useful to our readers to
summarise from the useful statistics
handed down by Mr. E. D. Bacon the list
of the first printings of Antiguan stamps.
The figures and dates are as given in
the firm's books, but we have added a
reference to the probable colours of the
stamps in the consignments in the case
of the One Penny; the date of the in-
troduction of the yellow-green for the
Six Pence is not ascertainable with any
certainty.
SIX PENCE.
1862
July 1
8000 No watermark
"
Nov. 14
8000 Wmk. st^r
1863
June 12
8000
"
"
Aug. 2 6 ;
20,000
"
1864
iSept. 7
10,000
"
1865
June 10 :
20,000
"
1866
May 14
16,000
"
1867
July 8
8040
«
"
Oct. 7
6480
"
"
Dec. 12
6400
"
1868
March 10
6400
"
"
June 25
6400
"
1868
Oct. 1
6400
"
1869
April 12
6400
"
"
June 15
6400
"
"
Oct. 11
6400
<<
1870
Jan. 4
6400
"
"
April 5
6400
"
"
June 30
6400
<<
"
Oct. 6
6400
"
1871
Jan. 5
6400
"
"
April 6
6400
"
"
July 6
6400
**
ONE
PENNY.
(all watermarked i
star) ^
1862
Dec. 12
96,000
Rosy mauve.
1864
April 27
24,000
"
"
Sept. 7
36,000
Rose.
1865
June 10
60,000
"
1866
May 14
24,000
<i
1867
July 8
24,000
"
"
Oct. 7
14,400 (
Orange-verm,
"
Dec. 12
14,400
1868
March 10
' 14,400
"
June 25
14,400
"
Oct. 1
14,400
1869
April 12
14,400
"
June 15
14,400
"
Oct. 11
14,400
1870
Jan. 4
14,400
"
April 5
14,400
"
June 30
14,400
"
Oct. 6
14,400
1871
Jan. 5
14,400
"
April 6
14,400
"
July 6
14,400
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
181
BRANCH SOCIETIES.
We are always glad to publish reports of minutes of Branch Societies and the
Secretaries are requested to furnish the Editor with copy for this purpose.
BRANCH No. 30.
Recent meetings of the Garfleld-Per-
ry Stamp Club, Branch No. 30, have
been very interesting, attendance large
and entertainments of a high charac-
ter.
Members attending meetings regularly
Whittaker, Tubman, Hanford, MacLaren,
Gender, Good, Chamberlin, Barnum,
Weigel, Oettinger, Hovey, Kriel, Young,
Larsen, Preston, Lloyd, Schneider, Roby,
Taylor, Beckle, Lewis, Beatty, Crowell,
Corner, Lutzeier, Kendall, Rider, Howe,
Volk, Mader, Moses, Langdon, and
Henn.
The Club is seriously considering ob-
taining permanent quarters, where
members may meet at any time, in-
stead of the rooms which are rented for
the meeting only.
A novel plan of entertainment is in
force this year. Two members are ap-
pointed each month to entertain at the
meetings. At the end of the year, the
two members who, in the opinion of the
Club, have put on the best entertain-
ment, will for the last month fight it out
between themselves, each with an en-
tertainment, for the large silver Han-
ford Cup. The winning member will
then hold the cup for the following year.
Some of the entertainments were as
follows: — Henn and MacLaren had
juvenile night when over sixty young
collectors a|f ICleveland were present
and a prize package handed to each one.
At another meeting Mr. G. C. Kim-
bark, of Canton, showed his revenue
collection. Young and Gender put on
a very interesting contest of guessing
the stamps of which a small part was
shown. They also had each member
answer questions as to his favorite
stamp, his favorite country, his method
of inventory, etc., etc. Beatty and Cro-
well had two exceedingly good enter-
tainments; Mr. Heyerman, of the De-
troit Philatelic Society, showed his col-
lection at the first meeting and at the
second meeting Mr. Geo. F. Hammond,
of Cleveland, showed his wonderful col-
lection of U. S. in twelve volumes,
strongly strengthened with many addi-
tions from the Crawford collection. Mr.
JST'elton, of New York, intervened at
times with an exceedingly interesting
entertainment of slight of hand per-
formance with playing cards. Mr. Good
and his partner exhibited the excep-
tionally fine collection of Confederate
States stamps belonging to Mr. John
Klemann, of New York, at their first
meeting, and Mr. Good showed his U. S.
collection at the second.
Interest in these entertainments is
increasing rapidly and the Club is
growing quickly by additions of new
members.
At the annual meeting in January, the
following officers were elected: — Dr. T.
Henry Tubman, President; Geo. W.
iGeuder, Vice-President; Ralph F. Henn,
Secretary; J. A. Oettinger, Treasurer;
W. W. MacLaren, L. A. Hanford, and
W. G. Whittaker, Board of Trustees.
RALPH F. HENN, Secretary.
BRANCH No. 35.
The 2 2nd regular meeting of this
Branch, The Los Angeles and Southern
California, was held on the evening of
Jan. 18th, 191^6, in the stamp empo-
rium of Mr. C. J. Goodman.
In the absence of Mr. Poole, Mr.
Goodman filled the chair of President.
Other members present were Stewart,
Grant, Marvin, Kunkel, 'Robbins and
Davis. Visitors — Dr. T. L. Stangebye,
of iNorth Dakota and Mr. Lolly.
It was expected that Mr. Newmark
would display a section of his collection
182
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
but the night being rainy and Mr. New-
mark under the weather, he was Un-
able to be with us, much to every one's
regret.
However we had a very enjoyable
evening after all. Dr. Stangebye showed
his fine general collection of both 19th
and 20th Century stamps.and these kept
us busy until time for adjournment.
,.- Dr. Stangebye's collection is espe-
cially strong in the "scarce ones" that
catalogue around the $10 figures. The
lights went out three or four times for
a few minutes at a time while we were
in session and if the Doctor had not
known us very well, we believe he might
have had good suspicions that some one
had designs on some of his "scarce
ones."
A vote of thanks was extended to Dr.
Stangebye.
Adjournment was taken at 9.50 P.
M.
JOS. S. DAVIS, Secretary.
BRANCH No. 25.
The 71st Business Meeting of the De-
troit Philatelic Society was held Wed-
nesday evening, February 9th, the mem-
bers of the Society being entertained
at Hotel Griswold by Messrs. Rice,
Smith, Ballentine and Cornell.
The meeting proved of considerable
interest as it had been requested that
each member bring a stamp showing an
unlisted variety. This request was met
by ten members who brought stamps
showing distinct unlisted varieties. A
discussion concerning the stamps ex-
hibited proved to the members that
there were many such stamps escaping
their notice. It was the general opin-
ion that stamps should be studied more
carefully.
Mr. Rice followed with an illustrated
talk on Philippine issues of 1859, and
General Coolidge read an interesting
paper on the "Lithographed Stamps of
Newfoundland" in which he brought to
the member's attention a number of
variations in printing and minor varie-
ties. The General's paper showed a
very deep study of the subject.
It was voted by the members of the
Society that a trip to Toledo be ar-
ranged and an invitation extended to
the Garfield-Perry Stamp Club to meet
with them in that city on Saturday af-
ternoon, March 25th.
The members left for their .homes at
10.30 feeling that a very pleasant and
profitable evening had been spent.
CHAS. F. SHARPE, Secretary.
BRANCH No. 45.
At the meeting of the Indianapolis
Collectors Club, Branch No. 45, held
Jan. 27th, 1916, the following officers
for 1916 were elected: B. Gordon Bush-
nell. President; Julius Braun, Vice-Pres-
ident; B. F. Egan, Secretary-Treasurer;
C. V. Hollis, Auction Manager.
Meetings will be held on the first and
fourth Thursdays of each month at
842 S. Meridian St. The club will hold
auction sales each month during the
season. Only stamps in good condition
will be accepted. Any A. P. S. member
wishing to sell through this Branch can
communicate with the Auction Manager
1221 N. Tuxedo St., Indianapolis, Ind.
B. F. EGAN, Secretary.
Regular meeting of the Indianapolis
Collectors Club, Branch No. 4 5, held
at 842 S. Meridian 'St., Indianapolis,
Ind., March 23rd, 1916. Thirteen mem-
bers present.
The 200 lots in the Auction of April
20th were exhibited. Some nice lots
on view and the sale should be a great
success.
■Mr. Bushnell will exhibit his collec-
tion of Uruguay at the meeting to be
held on April 6th.
B. P. EGAN, Secretary.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
18c
BRANCH No. 18.
A regular meeting of Philadelphia
Branch No. 18, was held at the Club
rooms of the Philadelphia Stamp Club
on the evening of April 7th. President
Hahman in the chair. The following
members were present: Hahman, Klein,
Wolsieffer, Liebeck, Mann, Henkels and
Woodhouse. The Secretary announced
that Dr. S. W. Woodhouse had been ad-
mitted to membership of the Branch,
he having been duly posted. The mem-
bers present unanimously decided that,
if they had the necessary number of
members willing to go to the Conven-
tion at Boston, they would accept the
Pennsylvania Railroad's tender of a pri-
vate car on that occasion.
There being no further business be-
fore the Branch the meeting was ad-
journed.
A. F. HENKELS, Secretary.
BRANCH No. 44.
The meeting held April 6th, 1916,
was well attended, 15 members and 5
visitors being present. After the regu-
lar business was disposed of, Mr. T.
Steinway showed his superb collection
of old German States, which was very
entertaining. Mr. B. Schlessinger re-
ceived honorable mention for his ex-
hibit of triangular stamps. Dr. Hom-
burger gave a discourse on collecting
revenues. Mr. Israel, of Havana, Cuba,
Avas elected a member. Also Mr. H. L.
Leber, of Melbourne, Australia, who was
present. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Thomson,
of Seattle, were also present. Mr. E.
Klein donated a block of four Trinidad
Red Cross stamps which was thankfully
received and Mr. J. M. Bartels was the
lucky winner. Next meeting will be
April 20th. Visitors always welcome.
W. O. STAEB, Secretary.
THE MEMBERSHIP IVIEDAL.
Interest grows as time passes and
there remains but a few more reports
of published admissions of new mem-
bers until the story will have been told.
It is not too late for you to get in the
game, but it soon will be. Here is how
they stand, counting the report of the
Secretary published in this number.
Ross O'Shaughnessy 9
Vahan Mozian 7
W. G. Whittaker 6
Eugene Klein 5
H. S. Ackerman 4
B. W. H. Poole ■ 4
Van Dyke MacBride 3
W. O. Wylie 3
L. H. Kjellstedt 2 •
M. P. Lyons, Jr 2
M. Ohlman 2
John M. Stonier 2
P. M. Wolsieffer 2
Remember, only admitted members
count. The Secretary is willing to help
you interest any of your philatelic
friends or acquaintances. Get busy and
if you do not get the prize, you will
feel better for having helped the A. P.
S. gather more strength, and some of
your friends to a knowledge of phila-
telic fellowship.
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
n^ ^ r^?f*^*!S*~^- ^- Howes. 55 Kilby St., Boston, Mass.
Board of yice-Presldents—H. H. Wilson, Chairman. 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N.Y.; Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder, 54 William
^^'r. ^f^ I?""^ ^^*y= ^^- Carroll Chase, 1050 Park Place.
rsrooKiyn, N. X.
Secretary— Wnu E Ault, 728 B. Court Ave., Jeffersonville, Ind.
Treasurer— C. F. Heyerman, 19 McGiaw Bldg., Detroit, Mich
International Secretary— L. Harald Kjellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Ave.. Scranton. Pa.
Dlrectors-at-Larse — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley. Calif.; W H Bar-
num. Cleveland. Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
Salea Supt.— P. M. Wolsleffer. 21 S. 17th St.. Philadelphia. Pa
Kxam.ner of Sales B«ok«— A. F. Henkels, Philadelphia/ pk
f,"""*- «' ^^^'-'^an I'l»"atelist— Wm. E. Ault. Jeffersonville. Ind
Librarian — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh. Pa
Assistant Librarian — Adam E. Daum.' 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh.
^***»^"jey— Fred. R. Schmalzreldt. 938 Majestic Bldg.. Detroit.
Counterfeit Detector— Eugene Klein, 1318 Chestnut St.. Phila-
uelpnia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
S?,1*^*":~"^°^" ^- L^^' Jo^in A. Klemann. J. M. Bartels
PhilateHc^Literature— Wm. R. Ricketts. E. R. Aldricli. Charles
Philatelic Index— Wm. R. Ricketts. Clifford W. Kissinger C A
Howes. = • . •
Obitu.iry — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat F H. Burt
Recruiting— Ross O'Shaughnessy. Chairman Western Commit-
tee, 636 Market St.. San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mosian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
Hand Hook— C. E. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A. H. Web-
CataloKup — A. E. Owens. W. B. Sprague. Dr Carroll rha<?P T
N. T.um Geo. L. Toppan Geo. rf. Worthlngton.' J°'m Blrtelsi
C. K. B. Nevin, W. L. Stevenson. '
186
THE AiMERICAN PHILATELIST.
SCARCE WAR STAMPS.
Mil 1/2(1 and Id War
Stamps $ .07
New Zealand 1/2 d War
Stamps 03
North West Pacific 1/2 d
to Is complete 1 . 50
North West Pacific in
vertical strip of three,
showing all varieties of
type 4.50
Samoa y2d to Is complete . 70
Trinidad Eed Cross .... .16
Warsaw, four varieties . . .30
Specialized collection of Shang-
hai for sale. Particulars and
price on application.
EUGENE KLEIN,
1318 Chestnut St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
SALES DEPARTMENT.
Members that have discontinued re-
ceiving the Circuits during the Summer
Season and aU new members that have
Joined since, are invited to participate
in the Sales Department.
No circuits are sent to any member
unless a request is made to the Super-
intendent with a promise to take the
best of care of the books and forward
promptly to the next member according
to the Rules and Regulations.
All of the 2000 books now on hand are
priced by old catalog values, many of
the stamps having gone up by the 1916
catalog.
Any information about the Sales De-
partment cheerfully furnished on re-
quest either to members or prospec-
tive members. Every stamp collector in
the United States should be a member
of the American Philatelic Society.
P. M. WOLSIEFFER Sales Supt.
ai S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
I Make a Specialty of'
FINE APPROVALS
and by fine I mean
GOOD STAMPS,
FINE CONDITION,
REASONABLE PRICES
Send for
&2 page list describing them, also offer-
ing over 6700 stamps singly and in sets,
not to speak of packets.
W. S. ALDRICH.
Box 744 St. Joseph, Sllssourl.
NEW ISSUES, UNUSED.
U. S. Proprietary 1/2, 1, 11/2, 2, 3c
1914 .- .13
©ameroons 20pf no wmk., .07; 2i5pf .08
5pf wmk., .02; lOpf 04
Im 35
Qarolines 3, 5, 10, 20pf no wmk.. .15
,eter Morocco 3, 5, lOpf Iffll 08
Qer. Belgium 3, 5, 10, 20pf 15
Russ. Poland 3, 5, 10, 20pf 15
MONEY LOANED ON STAMPS.
Stamp Collections, Dealers' Stocks, etc.
U. S. Premium Coin Book, 10 cents.
Entire Collections Purchased.
Approval sleections on request.
Efficient New Issues Service.
FRED MICHAEL,,
937 Madison St., Chicago, 111.
Auction Sales
when conducted by responsible high
class dealers, are admitted to be the
most remunerative channels through
which to dispose of large stamp col-
lections or single rare specimens. I
hold auction sales of stamps practi-
cally every month. If you have any-
thing choice to dispose of, write me
— it will be to your advantage.
If you do not receive my catalogues
write for them.
Edward Michael
119 North Dearborn St., Chicago
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX.
MAY 15, 1916.
No. 16
The United States Aerial Postal Service.
BY RUSSELL L. STULTZ.
REFERENCE LIST OF U. S. AERIAL DISPATCH ROUTES.
(Continued from page 116).
(li.)
(lii.)
SEPTEMBER 10, 1912 — READING, SEPTEMBER 12, 13, 14, 1912 — CICE-
PENNSYLVANIA. RO, ILLINOIS.
Postmaster Augustus M. High, Read-
ing, Pennsylvania, authorized to estab-
lish an aeroplane mail route between
the temporary sub-station at the Fair
Grounds and the main post-office in
Reading, on September 10, 1912. The
order of authorization diirected that
one trip one way should be made over
the route designated by a sworn carrier
under the auspices of the Reading post-
master and without expense to the Post
Office Department.
Owing to the late arrival of the aero-
plane at the Pair Grounds on the date
scheduled, no mail service was perform-
ed in connection with the route. Avia-
tor Joseph Richter had been secured to
make flights, but this feature of the
program was prevented from materiliz-
ing by the delayal of the machine. The
Postmaster at Reading informs us that
no special aviation cancellation had
been prepared for the service. The
route was assigned "No. 610.002" in the
official records of the Post Office De-
ipartment.
Cicero, near Chicago, Illinois, bears
the probably unique distinction of hav-
ing been the location of two successful
aeroplane mail services both trans-
piring within a period of less than four
months. The present instance, how-
ever, unlike the earlier service which
was official in character and authorized
by the Post Office Department under
date of May 29, 1912 (See XXIV),
bore no official status and was not rec-
ognized in the Department records, it
being of that increasing class of aerial
routes promoted through local initi-
ative
Under the direction of the Aero Club
of Illinois, on the application of which
organization the first Cicero, Illinois,
service was established an extensive
aviation meet was held at the Cicero
Aviation Field on September 12, 13 and
14, 1912. Among those participating
in the aerial exercises were Aviators
Lillie, Thompson, Vought and Prince,
all of which carried mail, the first
named having made flights at the ear-
188
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
lier meet. On the three dates men-
tioned, all Aurora, Illinois, mail de-
livered at the Cicero post-office was con-
veyed by aeroplane instead of the us-
ual means of train, the distance of the
route being 27 miles. While it is
known that a comparatively large a-
mount of mail was transmitted by this
service, no data disclosing the exact
number of pieces is available.
The cancellation employed-like the
aeroplane route itself — was of purely
local origin and presumably supplied
by the Cicero postmaster. It consisted
of a small circle seven-eights of an
inch in diameter, at the top of which
appeared the word "AERIAL" and be-
low ":MAIL", in medium sized capitals.
Cancelling this postmark were seven
parallel lines, two inches in length, the
fourth, or middle line being one-fourth
inch shorter than the others. While
several different varieties have been re-
ported, a number bearing in addition
to the cancellation just described the
wavy line flag cancellation, the Cicero
111., and Chicago, 111., postmarks, we
liave seen specimens with only the dis-
tinctive aviation cancellation obliterat-
ing the stamp and bearing no mark of
origin. Still a third type included an
elliptical shaped "dauber" cancellation,
in the centre of which appeared the
figure "1".
CO>OIIXICATIONS.
ing to and at a sufficient distance from
the extra impression to indicate that
the machine was set for size 8.
The explanation seems to be that
some of the machines can be adapted to
various sizes of paper: that a sheet of
size Xo. 3 got into a machine set for
size 8 and of course an imperfect im-
pression resulted; this being discovered
before the envelope was folded, the
sheet was again placed in a machine
set for size 3.
It is a singular error and perhaps
the most singular thing is it should
have occurred on at least three different
occasions, for I received my envelope
on paper watermarked 15 before water-
marks 16 and 17 were adopted and
three of them before knife 92 was
adopted.
Yours truly,
EDWARD H. MASON.
March 2 8, 1'916.
■Editor American Philatelist:
Noticing the oddity mentioned on
page 138 of your issue of March 15th,
a U. S. envelope bearing impressions
of both a one cent and a two cent stamp,
I wish to add to the information given.
I have lc+2c knife 80 wmk. 15
lc-|-2c knife 92 wmk. 18
2c-hlc knife 80 wmk. 16
2c-j-lc knife 80 wmk. 17
all size three on white: two of them
show traces of a return request belong-
We take pleasure in reprinting the
following circular: —
The undersigned takes this method
of letting the philatelic world know that
after twenty years of study, he has ac-
curately separated the Great Britain
penny blacks into twelve separate plates
— plate 1 having two distinct states.
For a check upon the work he asks
that all collectors who have made the
ordinary plate in either red or black
cancellation; or who have blocks, pairs,
strips, or photographs of the same, will
kindly permit him to examine them.
Carriage will be paid both ways. The
large photograhps of the parts of sheets
in the collection of the late Lord Craw-
ford are not desired, as they were ori-
ginally made for the undersigned.
In case those who aid the undersign-
ed by loaning their collections desire to
have the plates of the several stamps
in their sets marked, he will be glad to
do so, as a return for the favor grant-
ed.
He also asks all dealers to send to
him such penny blacks as may come in-
THE AiMERICAN PHILATELIST.
189
to their hands, and will not only pay
carriage both ways, but will pay an
additional two cents per stamp sent in
case none are purchased. This latter
offer will hold good for the Great
Britain two pence without lines (1840)
as about ten stamps are lacking to
complete the two plates.
EDWARD H. WILLIAMS, JR.
Mr. Williams also writes us that he
has completed plates 3 and 4 of the 2d.
Great Britain 1841 and that he has
nearly completed the plates of the Id.
of 1864. Scott's No. 33.
We have been promised an article
on the Id. black stamps by Mr. Wil-
liams, which we hope to have at an ear-
ly date.
April, 1916.
a short notice in our review, and this
should not be construed as an indica-
tion of their lack of merit. Both issu-
es are extremely readable and much of
philatelic interest is to be found be-
tween their covers. Articles of value
to the advanced collector are to be
found, and old and new stories are told
in a manner both instructive and in-
teresting. Side trips into the by-paths
of Philately, glimpses of philatelic hap-
penings,— there is a range of subjects
which cannot fail to make the magazine
looked forward to as a welcome visitor
to the reading table. We congratulate
the publishers on the presentation of
such an interesting and well illustrated
Quarterly. Edited by Derek Ingram,
published at 89, Farringdon Street Lon-
don, E. C, England. Price 6d., by
mail 8d., each issue, or 2sh. per year.
OUR REVIMW.
By Wm. E. Ault.
GERMAN BIBLIOGRAPHY. We
have been favored with a copy of this
work, compiled by our fellow member,
Mr. Carl Beck, of Berlin, listing in a
very concise form the philatelic works
which have been published in Germany.
The publications are given under the
name of the country whose stamps are
treated of in the work. The copy be-
fore us is No. 29 of a numbered edi-
tion of fifty and is signed by the au-
thor.
THE STAMP COLLECTOR'S QUAR-
TERLY. We regret to find that we have
never made mention of the receipt of
the initial number of this magazine,
this having appeared in January, under
the date of Jan. March, 1916. The sec-
ond number has now been received and
both issues bear out the advance promis-
es held forth prior to the appearance of
the new publicaton. The contents are
too varied to admit of much more than
MEXICO. The White and Green Seal
of SONORA. From the printer's view-
point, a work of art, but from a phila-
telic view, a highly specialized treat-
ment of a series of interesting stamp
issues of our much troubled and war-
ravaged Southern neighbor.
The book, consisting of 10 6 pages
and twenty-five plates, all printed in a
highly artistic manner, confines itself
to the stamps of Sonora comprised in
Scott's numbers 321 to 341, and han-
dles the subject in a manner indicating
the most painstaking study, minutely
describing all varieties known to the
author and describing the various print-
ings of the stamps. If all has not been
told of these stamps, we are sure no
philatelist interested in the issues could
wish for a fuller history and compila-
tion of the series. The book has been
written by our fellowmember, Mr. Geo.
W. Linn, an excellent photograph of
whom is to be found in the work, and
published by Geo. W. Linn Co., Colum-
bus, Ohio. Xo price is given, but what-
ever it is, the book is worth it to the
collector of Mexican revolutionary is-
sues.
190
THE A'MiERICAN PHILATELIST.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets will kindly inform the Recorder o1
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that the
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 18 May 1st, 1916.
Applications Pending.
Newton, H. Lawrence.
Parrar, Waldo.
Seaverns, Houghton.
Smack, C. S.
Theamann, Chas.
Hargraft, Geo. N.
Sahlin, Gosta.
Jukes, E. W.
Buckler, Rlggin.
Waitt, Joseph K.
Pflanz, Hans.
Billings, Samuel H.
Scott, John G.
Henn, Ralph F.
Macri, Miss Mary.
Finegan, Edwin H.
Brown, Frank C.
Kennett, Wm. C, Jr.
Ossege, Walter J.
Mosler, Gustave M.
Webster, Richard O.
Bowen, Harold K.
Applications for Reinstatement Pending
37'9 6 — Pease, Roger Quincy.
80 — Burnham, Charles W.
232^2 — Perry, Elliott.
2342 — Backer, H. A. S.
Applications Posted.
Birchard, Leland, 2 88 Morrell St., De-
troit, Mich.; Age 24; Carpenter; Refs.
L. L. Albright, 6 Brainard St., De-
troit, Mich., Dr. F. A. Limpert, 15 6
Lathrop Ave., Detroit, Mich.; Pro-
posed by Charles L. Brisley, No. 39 91.
Tufts, Nathan, Taft School, Watertown,
Conn.; Age 18; Student; Guarantor
■Mrs. L. A. Wells, Guardian of Nathan
Tufts; Proposed by Charles Patch,
Jr., No. 3918.
Gregory, Mrs. Gertrude M., 272 Union
Ave., Rutherford, N. J; Age over 21;
Ref. Mr. Wm. Edwards, 16-18 Ex-
change place. New York, N. Y.; Pro-
posed by Vahan Mozian, No. 2279.
Conte, Anthony J., 2 8 Park St., Glovers-
ville, N. Y.; Age 17; Telegraph Mes-
senger. Guarantor, C. O. Getman,
Attorney at Law, Johnstown Bank
Bldg., Johnstown, N. Y.; Proposed
by W. E. Ault, No. 1908.
McAdams, Mrs. H. K., 309 N. Broadway,
Lexington, Ky.; Age 4'0; Ref. J. W.
Porter, Cashier First and City Na-
tional Bank, Lexington, Ky. ; Pro-
posed by Laurence J. Heyman, No.
4042.
Oppenheim, Laurent, Jr., Taft School,
Watertown, Conn.; Age Minor; Stu-
dent; Guarantor Mrs. Laurent Oppen-
heim, Hotel Plaza, New York City,
N. Y.; Proposed by Charles Patch, Jr.
No. 3918.
Hawley, A., 917 Citizens Bldg., Cleve-
land, Ohio; Age 31; Advertising
Manager; Firm W. F. Wendt Pub-
lishing Co., Buffalo, N. Y.; Proposed
by W. H. Barnum, No. 5 85.
Biele, Edward, 209 Hall of Records,
New York City, N. Y. ; Age 26; Coun-
ty Employee; Refs. S. E. Maguire,
State Employee, 93 Elm St., Albany,
N. Y., John E. Cannon, City Employ-
ee, .500 W. 171st 'St., New York City,
N. Y.; Proposed by Wm. E. Ault, No.
1908.
Mason, Revillo H., 14 Greenleaf Ave.,
Medford, Mass.; Age 33; Railway
Postal Clerk; Refs. A. A. Bowker,
General Merchandise, Upton, Mass.;
Frank P. Brown, Stamp Dealer, 325
Washington St., Boston, Mass.; Pro-
posed by C. A. Howes, No. 19 51.
Hendricks, Homer R., 405 Oldham Ave.,
Waxahachie, Texas; Age 17; Student;
Ref. State Bank & Trust Co. Waxaha-
chie, Texas, Member S. P. A. and
Texas Phil. Asso. ; Guarantor R. R.
Hendricks, Traveling Salesman,
Waxahachie, Texas; Ref. State Bank
& Trust Co., Waxahachie, Texas;
Proposed by W. H. Barnum, No. 585.
THE AiM'BRICAN PHILATELIST.
191
Addition to xlpplication Posted.
The following addition to applica-
tion posted in report of April 17th,
1916, will be noted: —
Bowen, Harold K., Age 19; Student;
Guarantor Mrs. W. W. Bowen, 628
S. 12th St., Fort Dodge, Iowa.
New Stoclcholders.
4708 — M'oorshead, O., 311 W. Broad-
way, Newton, Kansas.
4709 — Jordaan, Walter V., 1102 Com-
merce Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
4710 — Newton, Tracy S., Box 179 La-
Grange, Ga.
4711 — Ploch, C. A., 1133 Reid Place,
Indianapolis, Ind.
4712— Kmentt, Cornell, 64 Henry St.,
St. Catharines, Ont., Canada.
4713 — Walker, Frank E. 194 Fair-
leigh Ave., S., Hamilton, Ont.,
Canada.
4714 — Mills, Lieut. Willis E., Browns-
ville, Texas.
4715 — Greene, B. D. Marx, Berkeley
Bank Bldg., Berkeley, Calif.
4716 — Ferguson, W. F., 280 Fourth
Ave., New York City, N. Y.
4717 — Gran:, Fred D., P. O. Box 424,
Taft, Calif.
4718 — Rogers, P. A., Tuscarawas, Ohio.
4719 — Stromberg, J. N., Corn Exchange
Natl. Bank, Chicago, 111.
4727 — MacNutt, Barry, South Bethle-
hem, Pa.
Changes of Address.
1568 — Beck, Howard C, from 622
Riggs Bldg., Washington, D. C.
to P. O. Box 784, Baltimore, Md.
4409 — Bird, Warren C, from 122 N.
Liberty St., to 730 Munsey Bldg.
Baltimore, Md.
2275 — Klein, Eugene, from 142 S. 15th
St., to 1318 Chestnut St., Phila-
delphia, Pa.
35'58 — Krippner, Ludwig L., from Box
9 9 6, Winnipeg, Canada to P. O.
Box 398, Minneapolis, Minn.
2619 — Lord, John E., from 15 04 Fisher
Bldg., to 6215 Rhodes Ave.,
Chicago, 111.
4661 — ^Perine, Fred A., from 30i6 Bur-
lingame Ave., Detroit, Mich., to
3652 Burch Ave., Hyde Park,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Kesign aliens Accepted.
3983 — Oglesby, Joseph F., Pittsburgh,
Pa.
2411 — Martin, Mrs. R., Milwaukee,
Wis.
Membership Summary.
Total membership April 17,
1916 1417
New Stockholders admitted
May 1st, 1916 13 1430
Resignations accepted May
1st, 1916
Total membership May 1st,
1916 1428
WM. E. AULT, Secretary.
NOMINATION FOR ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS.
The following nominations have been
made for election of a Board of Direc-
tors, election to be held during the
Thiity-first Annual Convention, to be
held in Boston, Mass., during August,
1916: —
By DETROIT PHILATELIC SOCIETY
Branch No. 25.
For President — C. A. Howes, of Mass.
For Board of Vice-Presidents, H. H.
Wilson, of N. Y.; Wm. B. Sprague, of
N. Y.; Carroll Chase, of N. Y.
For Secretary, H. A. Kidder, of :\Iass.
For Treasurer, C. F. Heyerman, of
Mich.
For International Secretary. L. H.
Kjellstedt, of Pa.
For Directors-at-Large, H. B. Phil-
lips, of Calif.; W. H. Barnum, of Ohio.
By the following five members, W.
Herbert Dole, H. M. Southgate, George
H. Beans, Louis W. Kellogg and Silas
Chapman, Jr.
For Secretary, Harry T. VVillcox of
Conn.
192
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
]SJOTE: — Attention of all members
is called to Article IV Sec. 1 of the By-
Laws, regarding the residences of Di-
rectors of this Society, part of which
reads as follows: — "and at least seven
of their number shall be residents of
different states." With the exception
of the Board of Vice Presidents, there
can be but one Director from any State.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS.
-Nominations for the election of a
Board of Directors to serve for the year
1916-17 should now be made, either by
Branches or by any five members, in
accordance with the By-Laws. The elec-
tion will take place at the Annual Con-
vention to be held in Boston, Mass. All
nominations should be sent immedia-
tely to the Secretary that due notice of
such nominations be published as re-
quired. THIS IS A MATTER WHICH
SHOULD HAVE IMMEDIATE ATTEN-
TION.
MEMBERSHIP MEDAL.
There remains but two months in
which to secure applications which may
be counted as possible members in com-
petition for the Silver Medal offered by
Branch No. 3, as only those published
up to and including the Secretary's re-
ports of July 1st can become members
by Convention time, so it is up to each
of those who are now in striking dis-
tance of the prize to put forth their best
efforts. While the time is short, there
is time enough for many changes to
talve place in the present list. GET
BUSY.
The standing, including the admis-
sions published in the report of May
1st and included in this issue, .follow: —
Ross O'Shaughnessy 10
Vahan Mozian 8
W. G. Whittaker 6
Eugene Klein 5
H. S. Ackerman 4
B. W. H. Poole 4
John M. Stonier 4
Van Dyk MacBride 3
Ora E. Stark 3
W. O. Wylie 3
On account of the lengthing of the
list only those having three new mem-
bers to their credit are now included.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
To the Stockholders of
The American Philatelic Society: —
The Thirty-flrst Annual Convention
of this Society, for the election of Direc-
tors and the transaction of such other
business as may legally be brought be-
fore it, will be called to order in the
City of Boston, Massachusetts, on Tues-
day, the twenty-second day of August,
1916, at 10.80 o'clock in the morning,
and upon succeeding days until all
business shall have been disposed of.
I hereby appoint the following mem-
bers to serve as Committee on Creden-
tials.
H. E. Deates, of New Jersey, Chair-
man.
P. M. Wolsieffer, of Philadelphia,
Pa.
W. C. Stone of Springfield, Mass.
H. A. Kidder of Boston Mass., and
E. F. Sawyer, to whom ballots and
proxies may be sent at 36 School Street,
Boston, care of Five Cent Savings Bank.
I hereby also appoint the following
members as a Committee on Arrange-
ments:—
E. M. Carpenter, Chairman; W. O.
Wylie; C. K. B. Nevin; Oscar Hill, and
J. O. Wright, all of Boston, Mass.
Due notice will be given through the
Official Journal of the location of the
Convention Headquarters.
C. A. HOWES, President.
Wm. E. AULT, Secretary.
THE AiMERI'CAN PHILATELIST.
193
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vol. XXIX May 15, 1916. No. 16
Published at
FEDERALSBURG, MD.
WM, E. AULT, Editor, Jeffersonville, Ind
Associate Editors
HENRY A. KIDDER, - Arlington, Mass.
L. H. KJELL8TEDT. Scranton, Pa,
subscriptions-
Free TO All Members in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— $L00 per year for Monthly
issues.
Supplements—
Membership List - - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, - - - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTISEMENTS-
One page, per insertion, - - , - $8.00
Half page, per insertion, .... 4.00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, (2 inches) per insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, - - - - .75
Five per cent (Sjo) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices- Wants or Exchanges-From members only —
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12J^ cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the Ist or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
ssue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Address all communications to the Editor.
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased toexchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITOBIAIi.
CONVEINTION. The coming Conven-
tion, our Thirty-first,
will mark the third time the annual
meeting will have been held in Boston,
and those who have been present at
either of the others will undoubtedly
want to attend again this year. How
few Societies of any character can point
to such a long series of meetings! And
how much this goes to show that the
Conventions of 'the A. P. S. are events
of real interest to those members who
have acquired the "convention habit"!
Those who have once attended an A. P.
S. Convention need not be told of the
joys of fellowship with those of liindred
tasites, nor of the lasting friendships
thus formed, or the pleasant acquaint-
ances made and the pleasures, social
and philatelic, which the Convention
offers. To those who have never been
to our Conventions, the opportunity of
being at Boston next August should not
be missed. Situated as it is the Con-
vention seat, within so easy access of
the greater portion of our membership,
the attendance should be greater than
for many years past, and it is not too
early now to begin planning for the
trip.
There is one thing much to be re-
gretted among our membership. That
is the seeming lack of interest in the
matter of voting and proxy representa-
tion. For several years past, in fact it
has become almost the to-be-expected,
there has been but a total vote of little
more than one-third of the membership
cast at annual election and the repre-
sentation, both by proxy and in person,
has been such that legislation could be
blocked if there was a division of sen-
timent on the Convention floor in regard
to any of the matters brought before the
meeting. This should not be. There
should be enough interest in these mat-
ters to bring about a reversal of these
conditions. The answer lies with the
individual member. There is no logi-
cal reason why any member should not
cast his vote for nominees offered for
his favor, nor if unable to be present,
see that he is represented by proxy by
some member who will. This is a small
matter to each member, but it means a
great deal to the Society, giving the
officers what might be called a vote of
confidence and giving the Convention
powers to enact laws which would be to
the benefit of all. This subject is one
to which every member should give his
serious attention and see that both his
vote is registered and that he is rep-
resented on the Convention floor.
194
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
THE POSTAGE STAMPS OF TOBAGO.
By BERTRAM W. H. POOLE.
(Continued from page 138).
Chapter III. — The Issue of 1879.
The first stamps issued under local
authority in the island of Tobago were
intended to be employed for fiscal pur-
poses only and, as shown by the follow-
ing extract from "The Tohago Gazette"
for June 6th, 1879, they were placed
in use on July 1st of that year: —
GOVERNMENT NOTICE.
STAMPS.
Notice is hereby given that the
"Stamp Ordinance" will come into
operation on the 1st day of July next.
The attention of the Public is call-
ed to the provisions of this Law.
Under it a number of documents
will be invalid unless they are pro-
perly stamped.
By His Excellency's command.
(Signed) H. L. BYNG,
Col. Secretary.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
3rd June, 1879.
These stamps, which consisted of the
values of one penny, three pence, six
pence, one shilling, five shillings, and
one pound, were issued very soon after-
wards, as a temporary expedient, for
postal purposes until a distinctive pos-
tage set could be procured from London.
According to the following notice, pub-
lished in "The Gazette" for July 18th
the postal use of these stamps dates
from August 1st, 1879, viz: —
GOVERNMENT NOTICE.
POST OFFICE,
SCARBOROUGH, 2nd July, 1879.
Notice is hereby given that from
and after the 1st of August next, all
letters, newspapers, and other arti-
cles transmissible by Post must be
prepaid by having Postage Stamps
of the proper value affixed thereto.
Postage Stamps of the various va-
lues are now on sale at the Treas-
ury and a supply will in future be
kept at this office.
(Signed) ROBT. W. McEACHNIE,
Acting Postmaster.
Before proceeding to a description of
the stamps we must acknowledge our
indebtedness to Mr. E. D. Bacon's in-
valuable "Preliminary Notes" in the
London (now Royal) Philatelic So-
ciety's work on the stamps of the Brit-
ish West Indies for the above and other
official documents quoted in this arti-
cle.
The design, which is very simple but
nevertheless neat and effective, shows
a diademed profile of Queen Victoria
with head to left on a ground of hori-
zontal lines, inclosed within a circular
band of solid color, which touches the
top, right and left sides of the stamp.
The band is inscribed with the name
TOBAGO at the top, in uncolored sans-
serif capitals, while the lower half is
ornamented with a white foliated de-
sign. In the spandrels are triangles con-
taining conventional trefoil ornaments,
while across the base is a straight
white label in which the denomination
is shown in colored sans-serif capitals,
and the whole is enclosed within a sin-
gle-line frame.
The stamps were printed upon ma-
chine-made white wove paper, and each
is watermarked with a device consisting
of a crown over the letters "CC" (i. e.
Crown Colonies). The perforation is
the usual 14 gauge found in connec-
tion with most British Colonial stamps.
They were engraved and surface
printed by Messrs. De La Rue & Co., of
London, and in general appearance
are very like the stamps of Dominica
and St. Christopher manufactured by
the same firm some years previously.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
195
The head is undoubtedly taken from the
same original die while the spandrel
ornamentation is precisely like that on
the stamps of Dominica.
All denominations of the series were
printed from the same head-plate which
consisted of sixty impressions arranged
in ten horizontal rows of six as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
1'5
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25'
26
2^7
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
413
44
45
4'6
47
48
49
50
• 51
52
53
54
5'5
56
57
■58
5'9
60
Above the fifth stamp in the top row
and below the second stamp in the bot-
tom row o'f the sheet the plate number
is shown in the margin. This consists
of an uncolored numeral "1" on a solid
circle of color enclosed within a circular
line. Above the second stamp in the
top row and below the fifth stamp in
the bottom row the reference number
is shown. This consists of a colored
figure "1" within a single-line rectan-
gle with indented corners. The plate
number refers to the plates of that de-
sign for Tobago and if more were used
they would be numbered "2", "3", and
so on. The reference number refers to
that particular design and should oth-
ers be made even for other colonies they
would be numbered in continuation of
the series.
The values were inserted at a sec-
ond printing and there was a separate
duty-plate for each denomination. Thus
a slight difference of shade between the
letters denoting the value and the rest
of the design can sometimes be noticed.
The four lower values were chroni-
cled in the "Philatelic Record" for Sep-
tember, 1879; the same journal chron-
icled the 5/- value in December of that
year, and at the same time says of the
one pound "The Stamp Journal (N. Y.)
chronicles a £1 postal, the existence of
which, present or prospective, we ven-
ture to doubt".
Although genuinely postally used
copies of the one pound are known, and
both this and the five shillings are gen-
erally accepted as legitimate varieties,
there could not have been more than
a very limited demand for them. In
fact there was so little real need for
these values that they were never in-
cluded in the series issued strictly for
postal purposes.
Kefereaice list.
August Ist, 1879. Engraved and
printed by De La Rue & Co., London.
Watermarked Crown CC, perf, 14.
Id. rose.
3d. blue.
6d. orange.
Is. green.
5s. slate.
£1 mauve.
Chapter IV.
-The Manuscript Provision-
al of 1880.
Evidently there was a temporary
shortage of one penny stamps early in
the month of November, 1880, and a
makeshift stamp of this value was pro-
vided by the somewhat crude means of
bisecting some of the 6d. and writing
"Id" on each vertical half in ordinary
pen and ink. The "Philatelic Record"
for June, 1881, refers to this provi-
sional as follows:
We have seen a pair of very
curious provisional stamps of un-
doubted authenticity, postmarked the
6th November, 1880. The stamp
consists of the 6d., orange, value
cut in two, and either half surcharged
Id. in black ink with a pen. This
primitive style of surcharge reminds
us of the first Id Griqualands.
Some months later the same journal
stated on the authority of the Post-
master of Tobago, that this provisional
was primarily intended for fiscal pur-
poses, but some were used for postage.
The number used must have been very
small judging by the present rarity of
this variety. It is unfortunate that so
little is known concerning this provi-
sional but its sole "history" is contained
196
THE AMiERlCAN PHILATELIiST.
in the meagre quotation given above.
Even the London Society's worli has to
be content with the bare mention of its
existence. The generally accepted date
of issue, November, 18 80, is evidently
based on the dated pair recorded in
the "Philatelic Record".
Reference list.
Nov. 1880. The 6d. of 1879 bisected
vertically and each half surcharged
"Id" with pen and ink.
Id black surcharge on left half of 6d.
orange.
Id black surcharge on right side half
of 6d. orange.
Chapter V. — The Issue of 1880.
The use of the fiscal stamps of the
Colony as postal labels ceased on De-
cember 31st, 1880, but eleven days pri-
or to this date a set of postage stamps
proper was issued as shown by the fol-
lowing notice taken from the "Tobago
Gazette" for November 5th, 1880:
NOTICE.
Is hereby given that on and after
the 1st January, 1881, the Stamps
now in use in this Colony are to be
applied solely to the purposes speci-
fied in the Schedule of the "Stamp
Ordinance, 187'9".
On and after the 20th December
next Stamps having the word POS-
TAGE on them may be obtained at
the Post Office, Scarborough, for
postal purposes; and on and after the
1st January, 18 81, no letters, pa-
pers, books, or other parcels, will be
considered prepaid if stamped with
other than the "Postage Stamps."
By His Honor's command,
(Signed) L. G. HAY,
Treasurer.
TREASURER'S OFFICE, 5th Novem-
ber, 1880.
At the same time that this Notice ap-
peared a list of the "Inland Postal
Rates" was also published in the official
journal of the Colony, viz:
LETTERS.
Not exceeding 1/2 an ounce. One Pen-
ny.
Exceeding 1/2 ounce and not exceed-
ing 1 ounce, Tvvro Pence.
And for every additional V^ ounce,
One Penny.
BOOK PACKETS.
For every 2 ounces, or part of 2
ounces. Two Pence.
And for every additional 2 ounces or
part thereof. Two Pence.
NEWSPAPERS.
For every Paper, One Penny.
The "Tobago Gazette" for December
10th, 1880, supplements the above pos-
tal information by the publication of
the schedule of rates to countries with-
in the Postal Union, viz:
POiST OFFICE NOTICE.
Arrangements having been entered
into for the adhesion of this Colony
to the International Postal Union on
and from the 1st January, 1881;
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing rates of postage will be pay-
able from that date on all letters,
newspapers, and book packets post-
ed to any of the Countries within the
Postal Union: —
BY ANY ROUTE.
Letters, 4d. per % ounce.
Postcards, l^/^d. each.
Newspapers, Id. per 4 ounces.
Printed papers and patterns, Id. per
2 ounces.
Commercial papers — The same as for
printed papers, but with a mini-
mum charge of 2J?^d.
By command,
(Signed) S. F. FITZCK.
Postmaster.
POST OFFICE, 6th December, 1880.
THE AMERICAN PHILATBLIST.
197
Although the official notice quoted
above distinctly states that the new-
postage stamps would be on sale on
December 20th, 18 80, and that on and
after January 1st, 1881, no others
(meaning the fiscal stamps) would be
recognised for postal purposes, it is
curious that the values O'f this series
were chronicled in piecemeal fashion by
the journals of the period. The earliest
notice I can find of any of them appears
in the "Philatelic Record" for April,
1881, when the Id. and 4d. are record-
ed; the 6d. was mentioned in June; the
i/^d. was chronicled in August; while
no mention of the Is. appears to have
been made until November.
The design is like that of the 187 9
issue but with the .word POSTAQiE in-
troduced in the lower curve of the cir-
cular band in place of the foliate orna-
mentation. A star-shaped ornament,
composed of five dots, at either side
separates the word POSTAGE from the
name of the Colony. The design is al-
most identical with that for Dominica,
with the exception of the ornament be-
tween the words, and there is little
question but that the die originally used
for Dominica formed the foundation of
the one used for the Tobago plates.
The stamps, and the same applies to
all the succeeding issues for this Colo-
ny, were engraved and surface-printed
by 'Messrs. De La Rue & Co., of Lon-
don, upon medium white-wove paper.
The paper for this particular issue was
watermarked Crown CC and the per-
foration was the usual 14 employed at
the De La Rue atelier at that period.
Like the 1879 stamps those now un-
der consideration were printed at two
operations — one for the main portion of
the design and the other for the indica-
tion of the value. The head-plate con-
sisted of sixty impressions arranged in
ten horizontal rows of six each as dis-
played in the diagram accompanying
Chapter III. Above the second and
fifth stamps of the top row the plate
number "1" was shown and also below
the corresponding stamps of the lowest
row. This number consisted of an un-
colored figure "1" on a solid circle of
color which is itself enclosed within a
thin ring. Above the space between the
third and fourth stamps of the top row
and below the corresponding space be-
tween the middle stamps of the bottom
row is a colored cross, the upright
stroke usually extending to the edge of
the margin in each case. To the right
of the upper cross and to the left of
the lower one is a small colored dot
with a pin-hole through it, these, of
course, being simply register marks.
This one head-plate served for all the
Queen Victoria stamps for this Colony.
There was a separate duty-plate for
each value, which was printed at a sec-
ond operation in a color matching the
main design as closely as possible. In
producing stamps of this sort, where
two plates are necessary before the
process of printing is complete, it will
generally be found that the duty-plates
are so carefully made that the value
on each stamp on the plate is an exact
replica of all the others as regards the
lettering and that the alignment is per-
fect. This, however, is not the case
with the stamps of Tobago. There are
differences in the lettering and marked
irregularities of alignment which are
rather diflScult to account for. The
only theory I can advance is that or-
dinary printer's type was set-up in each
case and an electrotype made of the
setting, this latter then forming the
printing plate. As regards the align-
ment it will be found, in the %d., that
the word HALFPENNY on the sixth
stamp in the fifth row is considerably
higher than on the others; on the Id.,
the words ONE PENNY on the sixth
stamp in the first row, the fourth in the
third row, etc., are higher and so on
with most of the other denominations.
I believe only one duty plate was con-
structed for each value and these were
used throughout the various changes of
color for this Colony as well as for the
similar stamps of Dominica.
(To be continued.)
198
THE AiM'ERICAN PHILATELIST.
U. S. MISSION
and CHARITY STAMPS
Guaranteed Unpicked.
Contains oldest to most recent is-
sues— lowest to highest values, and
being sold as received assures buyers
of securing fine lots of complete sets,
precancels,
■varieties in perforation,
part and imperforates,
high values, parcels post dues
Commemoratives, etc., etc.,
Sample 10 lbs. postpaid $3.75
100 lbs. F. O. B, $32.50,
WORLD-WIDE MISSIONS,
Box X, Storm Lake, Iowa.
U. S. CHECK LIST.
We will have ready for distribu-
tion about March 1st a comprehen-|
sive check and price list of U. S. '
Stamps from 1882 to date, quoting]
prices at which we will supply them;
it will include Shades. Blocks, (Im-
perf. arrows, plate Nos. etc.) Parti
Perfs, Booklets, Dues, Special De-l
iveries. Revenues, Plate No Strips,!
etc., etc., in fact, about everything]
except private perforations which i
we do not deal in.
If you collect U. S. Stamps you can-
not do without this list. It will!
I serve you as a check list and give
you the opportunity of filling upi
your gaps. A new U. S. series isj
contemplated and now is the time to]
fill up.
May Bulletin out. Copy sent on'
request. Better send 12c just toj
cover cost of postage and receive ouri
monthly Bulletin for one year. Its
full of bargains and interesting news.
ECONOMIST STAMP CO. |
87 Nassau St., New York City, j
AVHOLESALE TO
DEALERS AND EXCHANGERS.
Big List with thousands of items priced
by 10, 100 Cheapest in America
Speeial.
100 each stamps cat. 6c, 8c, 10c, 25c 25
each 12c, 15c, 20c, 25c, cat. $42.00, $8.00
net.
Jj. M. PASSMORE,
937 So. Main St., Los Angeles, Cal.
ARCADE STAHIP AND COIN CO.
•■is Arcade, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Stamps on approval, Old U. S early lo-
cals on originals. Reference please.
^^RV-'^^^' 10c yellow green, fine cat.
*1^5.00 $100.00
Sveriges Filatelist-Forening
(The Philatelic Society of Sweden)
Founded September 18, 1886.
Honorary Members: The Crown Prince
of Sweden and H. M. The King of Eng-
land Proprietor and Publisher of Svensk
Filatelistlsk Tidskrift
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.
Over 1,100 members of legal age. Ex-
cellent Sales Department with insurance
against all losses. Membership of the i
A. P. S. accepted as satisfactory refer-
ence. No entrance fee. Yearly dues $1.35
American Representative.
L. HARALD KJELLSTEDT, C.
E.
SCRANTON, PA.
WANTS AND £XC!UANG£S.
Members only will have the use of this
column. Rates — Per line, including address
single insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 12%c. Minimum charge
for yearly notice, BOc.
EXCHANGE WANTED. Collectors and
dealers in foreign countries who will send
me 5 to 10 of a kind of medium-priced
stamps in good condition receive equal
value in U. S., especially 50c and 1 Dollar
current issue and complete Parcel Post
sets Ic to 1 dol. New issues and War
stamps always wanted. Basis Scott or
Senf Cat. Satisfaction guaranteed. R.
X nomas, 134 N. LiaSaile St., Cnicago, iii.,
U. S. A.
I SPECIALIZE in Jamaica. Have a fair
stock of the better sorts. Many used,
some in blocks. Also some fine Brit. Col-
onials, Great Britain. Hayti, etc. Prices
very low. Send your Society No. and I
will send on approval. Geo. A. Goubault,
Annotto Bay, Jamaica, B. W. I. A. P. S.
4640, S. P. A. 1932.
GOVT. PART PERFS, Private perfora-
tions and book panes are my specialties.
Can supply many scarce things. Write
me. W. A. Sisson, Webster Sta., St. Louis,
Mo.
BOOKLET PANES, Ic orange, 2c brown,
W. T., for 40 cts. 6 varieties of Canadian
Coil stamps in pairs for 70 cts. Mrs.
Oughtred, 28 Lincoln Ave., Montreal, Que.,
Canada.
COLLECTORS
Try me with a want list and let me con-
vince you of my PAIR PRICES.
HENY VOLTZ,
SI Nasisau St., New York City, N. Y.
BUY at YOUR OAVN PRICE
from
MY MONTHLY AUCTIONS
ASK FOR CATALOG
Fine approval selections of stamps sent
against first class reference.
^ ^^ ^ VAHAN MOZIAN,
140 Nassau St., jvew York.
THE AMiERlCAN PHILATELIST.
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
199
Members only will have the use of this
column. Rates — Per line, including address
pingle insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 12 %c. Minimum charge
for yearly notice, 50c.
GOVERNMENT ISSUE Of Postal Cards
and Letter Cards. Approval selections to
responsible collectors. S. Schachne, Chil-
licotlie, Ohio.
URUGUAY. All issues wanted for cash
or good ex. Especially want errors, oddi-
ties, blocks, etc. Also Nos. 46 and 47 in
quantity. What have you? Want lists
filled and selections sent on approval. Col-
lection of 65 var. all fine $2.00; 100 var.
fine lot, cat. over $13.00, for $5.50. B. H.
Fehlig, 3521 Connecticut St., St. Louis, Mo.
A. P. S. 3831.
WANTED — Commemorative stamps of
the World, unused preferred. Will give
good U. S. and foreign in exchange. A. P.
S. 4.509. Carle Schafer, Niles, Mich.
AUCTION Buyers send name for my
monthly sales cats., cat. of single stamps,
sets, packets, accessories, etc., free. M.
Ohlman, 75-77 Nassau St., New York City.
\A'.4NTED for cash Imperforate and Part
Perforate, U. S. Revenue Stamps in pairs,
strips, blocks, etc. All values. Duplicates
taken in quantity if price is right. Send
on approval at best net price. A. P. S. No.
1702. P. P. Gibbs, P. O. Box No. ,536, Clean,
N. Y.
WANTED — Manuscript for articles of in-
terest to our members written by members
for publication in this journal. Address
The Editor.
A POSTAL will bring my fine approvals
with return postage. Give A. P. S. num-
ber; state choice. Geo. S. Chapman, 81
Mansfield St., Montreal, Canada. A. P. S.
4471.
U. S. 18(51-8. All stamps of these issues,
including 3c, in small or large lots, wanted
by collector specialist. Duplicates for
sale W B. Sprague, 54 William St., New
York.
YOUR SOCIETY number will bring a
selection on approval from me. My net
^l■iced stamps are hard to beat. Write me.
A. A. Jones, Herrin, 111.
NETHERLANDS — FRANCE before 1875
Want to buy large or small lots in fine
condition. R. H. Mower, 609 Trust Bldg.,
Rockford, Illinois.
IIOOKLET PANES with guide lines and
plate numbers and coniplete booklets
wanted. Cash or exchange. 1898 and 1902
issues especially desired. All issues with
top guides and top corner guides desired.
H. M. Southgate, Chevy Chase, Maryland.
WANTED. — Lists and offers from whole-
salers and foreign correspondents. New
issues and sets especially desired. P W.
Kledell. Box 400, Schenectady, N. Y.
APPROVAIi BOOKS — Made in two styles
net price and discount. I furnish seven
colors of covers, as follows: Buff, blue,
rearl, drab, pink, brown, and green. Write
for circulars and particulars. Samples,
8-100 si7e books or 10-60 size for 15c post-
paid B. Gordon Bushnell. 2715 Indiana-
polis Avenue, Indianapolis, Ind.
GLASSINE paper and "Thin" hinges are
the last word for collectors' use. Sample
of either for 2c stamp, or with 4 var. used
Dahomey stamps, 7c. A. W. Dunning, A.
P. S. #251, Boul. Sta., Brookline, Mass.
n^J*}l^^t^' should be in this column
?r^J' J^^^^^'^ writes— "It is the best pay!
ing ad. I ever used." Low cost. Try it
nr^?Ti^7'n?'l^ SOUDAN. My Wholesale
Sn^ ii^ °^ *^®s® countries is sent free to
any dealer on application. Collectors
specializing in these countries are request!
f4 v«Tfif*^o™^' ^! ^^^^« several intereit-
ing varieties in stock. E. L Angeloe-lous
Member A.P.S., P.O. Box 873, cl"fo Egypt
WANTED. War stamps, war postals
?tam#s''o7'«n'^'- ^1^^^^ ^lad to ^receU'e
stamps of all countries on approval As
my European Import and Expo?t Business
Correspond' wl^h*'^^"?^"^' ^°"l<i ^'^^'^
correspond with business men in other
POssYbl\it?Pr*^''-".*" J^^^"-"^ to business
W T nil^%. ^?>'fl''- W Lutz, care Priedr
w. i^utz & Co., Richmond, Va., U. S. A.
800(Por qluto'^T;^^"^ fl^"- Collection of
40 vrs of l^T^^■af^'^^ ^^^ accumulation of
Vi^nnnn iF i' nations. Great Bargain for
$1500.00 but must be disposed of at once
^hr'own^^°r* °l Literature, etc. wilTb«
No Main ^J^^n^*'*""*^- Address Tuck, 123
vt • ;?J^i" ®t- Oconomowoc, Wis APS
No. 2549 and S. P. A. No. 1099
of'th^^f~S^''®*'i^'-'^^s, *" tf^e booklet Issues
or exch^n^;. >?lJ^^^'^^ys pleased to sell
or exchange book leaves. Rare varieties?
soSahfJ'^ ^""^ °««X^<^ ^t excepUonJlly rea-
Glenside,Ta':''^- ^"""^^ ^^^"^' ^°^ 251.
trf ^ .^77.^.'^^'^'=® ^^^^ St^n^P gratis if you
vp^« w®?.*'°5.-?^ "'^ superior net appro-
M V S- ^c ^t\'®S' Box 807, Schenectady,
N. Y. Member A. P. S., S. P. A., A. S. D. A.
Indian States Postage Stamps, all used.
Fine copies, 200 varieties, for $4 80. Price
lists free. C S. Iyer, Attungal, Travan-
core, India. A. P. S. 4549.
EXCHANGE WANTED. Am breaking-
Tip a $5,000.00 general collection 100 coun^
tries. Will exchange stamps of any coun-
try in my collection for equal value U S
Hawaiian, Cuba, Porto Rico. Guam Domin-
ion Canada, or Hong Kong, 1916 Scott's
basis. Only first class stamps catalos-ing
lOc and indefinately up wanted. Will take
up to Ave copies each variety. Send H.cjt
bcotts numbers of those you have to
trade and what you want, will return mv
trade offers, then lets do business. Society
number or references please: even trade
and no dealers. B. H. Burrell. U S. Office
Public Roads, Wash. D. C, A. P. S. #4629.
MATCH & MEDICINE, I will give fine
British Colonials or other good stamps fOr
any match or medicine stamps that I can
use for my collection, write me H W
?o°^&aHf.,'l^' ^.•'"s'^#?9T ®*- ^"" ^'^^'''-
Exchange your duplicates, singly or in
lots for mine. I offer China #177 & #179
(catalogue 2c each) at 15c per 100 Other
bargains wholesale and retail. Approvals
also. South & Central Americans a spe-
cialty, also current entires. Tell me what
you want and I'll tell you whether we can
do business with profit to both as that is
only way I deal.
L. A. BEEBE, A. P S #'''>72
64 Bruce Are., ' Yonkers,' N. Y.
200
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
APPROVAL
The most satisfactory manner in
whicli to purchase stamps is from ap-
proval books when the collector has
the opportunity of inspecting the
specimens at his leisure. My stamps
are all arranged in books by coun-
tries, mounted and arranged accord-
ing to the latest edition of Scott's
catalogue. Above each stamp the
catalogue number and price is plain-
ly shown and below my net selling
price is marked.
These books contain unused and
used stamps, several copies of the
same variety being included where-
ever possible so that the collector has
ample choice. All minor varieties of
shades, watermarks, perforations,
etc., are included as well as occa-
sional pairs and blocks of four.
Prices are most reasonable and aver-
age about half catalogue. As most
of these books are of considerable
value they can only be sent to col-
lectors well known to me or to those
supplying first class references.
B. W. H. POOLE,
312 Wasbln^on BIdg., liOS Angeles, Cal
P. M. Wolsleffer, President-Manager.
Chas. Beamish, Secretary-Treas.,
Of the
PHILAIESBSa
We hold public Stamp Auction Sales
at regular intervals. All catalogs
"FREE" to auction buyers. Are you
on our mailing list We are members
of the A. P. S.
BOSTON
AUCTION SALES
Regularly
Always ready to Buy Fine Stamps
In Fine Condition.
Old Stamps on Covers Greatly
Desired.
B. L. DREW & CO.
7 Water St., Boston, Mass.
(Established 1885).
WARREN H. COLSON
Offers one of the largest and most comprehensive stocks held by any profes-
sional in America, and he will be pleased to enter in};o correspondence with all
SERIOUS COLLECTORS
Thousands of varieties from a few cents up to the very greatest rarities c onstan
ly on view; but throughout this stock— without exception the CHOICEST in American
—there is but ONE quality - the very best.
Here, the collector, following almost any line of philatelic endeavor, will find
many pieces that are not only beautiful but, as well, unusual, to delight and satisfy
the philatelic craving.
Likewise Mr. Colson is a liberal buyer — at all times— of single rare stamps, rare
stamps on letters, and collections. His activities, however, are limited to the field
ante-dating 1900.
He is particularly interested in the Postmaster's Stamps of the United States; the
issues of the Confederate States; Carrier Stamps and Locals, and offers quite the best
avenue for the sale or purchase of any such in the world.
Offers of the old classic issues, such as early Mauritius, New South Wales (re-
quired for plating), British Guiana (all issues), Switzerland, Hawaii, Dominican Re-
public, type-set issues only, and so forth, are also cordially solicited.
Postage Stamps for Advanced Collectors.
184 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
Cable Address— "Warcolson," Boston. Telephone— "Back Bay 3502."
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OF DIRE:CT0RS.
President — C. A. Howes, 55 Kilby St., Boston, Mass.
Board ot Vice-Presidents — H. H. "Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N. T. ; Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder, 54 William
St., New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase, 1050 Park Place,
Brooklyn, N. T.
Secretary — Wm. E. Ault, 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonvllle, Ind.
Treasurer — C. P. Heyerman, 19 McGiaw Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
International Secretary — L. Harald Kjellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Ave., Scranton, Pa.
Dlrectors-at-Large — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W. H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
Salen Supt. — P. M. Wolsleffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Examiner of Sales Boolt^s — A. P. Henkels, Philadelphia, Pa.
Editor of American Philatelist — Wm. E. Ault, Jeffersonvllle, Ind.
Librarian — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librarian — Adam E. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Attorney — Pred. R. Schmalzreidt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 1318 Chestnut St., Phila-
delphia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
Pbllatelic Literature — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles
A. Nast.
Philatelic Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
Obituary — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, P. H. Burt.
Recruiting — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee, 636 Market St., San Prancisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City. N. Y.
Hand Book — C. E. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A. H. Web-
er.
Catalogue — A. E. Owens, W. B. Sprague, Dr. Carroll Chase, J.
N. LufC, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. Worthington. J. M. Bartels,
C. K. B. Nevin, W. L. Stevenson.
^ Vol. XXIX ^
Juno 1, 191(i.
J I ■
No. 1
i
.//.A-
J ••^M' 'SB^
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX.
JUNE 1, 1916
No. 17
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets will kindly inform the Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that the
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 19. May 16th, 1916.
Applications Pending.
Pflanz, Hans.
Billings, Samuel H.
Scott, John G.
Henn, Ralph F.
Macri, Miss Mary
Finegan, Edwin H.
Brown, Frank C.
Kennett, Wm. C, Jr.
Ossege, Walter J.
M osier, Gustavo M.
Webster, Richard O.
Bowen, Harold K.
Birchard, Leland.
Tufts, Nathan
Gregory, Mrs. Gertrude M.
Conte, Anthony J.
McAdams, Mrs. H. K.
Oppenheime, Laurent, Jr.
Hawley, A.
Biele, Edward
Mason, Revillo H.
Hendricks, Homer R.
Applications for Reinstatement Pending
80 — Burnham, Charles W.
2322 — Perry, Eliott
2342— Backer, H. A. S.
Applications Posted.
Schuhmacher, Henry S., 78 Kittredgc
St, Roslindale, Boston, Mass; Age
32; Electrician; Refs., New England
Stamp Co., Boston, Mass., B. L. Drew
& Co., Boston, Mass.; Proposed by
E. M. Carpenter, No. 1151.
Sears, Richard, Taft School, Water-
town, Conn.; Age 17; Student; Guar-
antor Henry D. Sears, Electrical Sup-
plies, 131 State St., Boston, Mass.;
Proposed by Charles Patch, Jr., No.
3918.
Woodward, Geo. B., 1 Madison Ave.,
New York City, N. Y.; Age 63; Life
insurance; Firm Third Vice Presi-
dent, Metropolitan Life Ins., Co.; Ref.
J. C. Morgenthau & Co., New York,
N. Y., Stanley Gibbons, Inc., New
York, N. Y.; Proposed by Eugene
Klein, No. 2275.
Schou, Chas., U. S. Engineer Dept., Cor-
regindor, Philippine Islands; Age 38;
Storekeeper; Ref. Theodore Champ-
ion, 13 Rue Drouot, Paris, France;
Proposed by Theodore Siddall, No.
2314.
Bonlay, V. G., 576 Guerrero St., San
Francisco, Calif.; Age 48; Mine Own-
er; Firm Forks of Salmon River Min-
ing Co. ; Ref. A. Legallet, French
American Bank of Savings, San Fran-
cisco, Calif. ; Proposed by Ross
O'Shaughnessy, No. 1576.
Seiler, H. J., 538 27th Ave., San Fran-
cisco, Calif.; Age Legal; Accountant;
Firm Sierre & San Francisco Power
Co.; Ref. E. P. Seebohm, 250 Market
&t., San Francisco, Calif.; Proposed
by Ross O'Shaughnessy, No. 1576.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
203
McGowan, Thomas, 1030 Fort St., West
Detroit, Mich.; Age 29; Superinten-
dant; Firm Michigan Cartage Co.;
Ref. Thomas King, care Grand Trunk
Ry. System, Detroit, Mich.; Proposed
by Chas. L. Brisley, No. 3991.
Brohaugh, Peter A, Apt. 6, 1822 15th
St., N. W., Washington, D. C; Age
Legal; Clerlt, Interstate Commerce
Commission; Ref. American National
Bank, Washington, D. C; Proposed
by Albert E. Gorham, No. 4541.
Application for Reinstatement Posted.
2004 — Baldwin, Mrs. C. A., Colorado
Springs, Colo.; Age Legal; Ref.
Colorado Title & Trust Co., Col-
orado Springs, Colo. ; Proposed
by Dr. H. A. Davis, No. 19 25.
Application for Branch Chairter.
The following has applied for branch
charter and application has been for-
warded to the Board of Vice Presidents
for action: —
Cincinnati Philatelic Society, Cincin-
nati, Ohio. President, Wm. C. Kennett,
Jr.; Vice President, Erwin L. Fischer;
Secretary-Treasurer, Adolph D. Fennel,
Second National Bank Bldg, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Replaced on Membership Roll.
The following, dropped March 18th,
1916, having paid dues in full for the
current year, are hereby replaced on
membership roll and are in good stand-
ing:—
2721 — Lindsay, Harry M., 225 E. 17th
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
3890 — Jot, Peter O., 63 Ban Kadichin,
Bangkok, Siam.
New Stockholders.
4721 — Farrar, Waldo, 39 Oliver St.,
Boston, Mass.
4722 — Seaverns, Houghton, 2 Canal St.
Brattleboro, Vt.
4723 — Smack, C. S., 175^3 Railway Ex-
change Bldg., St. Louis, Mo.
4724 — Theamann, Chas., 705 N. Liberty
St., Indianapolis, Ind.
4725 — Hargraft, Geo. N., 62 Glen Road,
Toronto, Canada.
4726 — ^Sahlin, Gosta, Garfvaregatan 3,
Stockholm, Sweden.
4727 — Jukes, E. W., 908 Walnut St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
472 8 — Buckler, Riggin, 529 N. Charles
St., Baltimore, Md.
4729 — Waitt, Joseph K., 407 P. G. G.
Bldg., Norfolk, Va.
Reinstated.
3 79 6 — Pease, Roger Quincy, 48 Oxford
Road, Newton Center, Mass.
Changes of Address.
4007 — Meyer, Hugo, from 601 Congress
St., to 71 Spring St., Portland,
Maine.
2886 — Pifer, Edward P., from 1200
N. Rich. Ave., Roswell, N. M., to
Lock Box 30i, Pearl City, HI.
3 751 — Smith, Thorn, from 325 W. Fer-
ry Ave., to 414 Pingree Ave.,
Detroit, Mich.
Membership Summary.
Total membership May 1st
1916 1428
New stockholders admitted
May 16th, 1916 9
Reinstated May 16th, 1916. l
Replaced on membership
roll May 16th, 1916 .... 2
1440
WM. E. AULT, Secy.
NOMINATIONS.
The following nominations for the
election of a Board of Directors, to con-
sist of nine members as provided for in
the By-Laws, have been received, as
published in the May 15th issue of our
journal:
For President, C. A. Howes, of Mass.
For Board of Vice-Presidents, H. H.
Wilson, of N. Y.; Wm. B. Sprague, of
N. Y., and Carroll Chase, of N. Y.
For Secretary, H. A. Kidder, of Mass,
Harry T. Willcox, of Conn.
For Treasurer, C. F. Heyerman, of
Mich.
For International Secretary, L. H.
Kjellstedt, of Pa.
For Directors at Large, H. B. Phillips
of Calif., W. H. Barnum, of Ohio.
204
THE AiM'ERICAN PHILATELIST,
ANNOUNCEMENT.
The present Editor of our journal,
while feeling obliged to decline the sug-
gestion of another term as Secretary,
still wishes to retain the position of
Editor of The American Philatelist, as
he is greatly interested in this work
and desires to try to accomplish much
more for our journal during a time
when he can devote his entire "spare"
hours to the worlv. The positions of
Secretary and Editor are not insepar-
able and for this reason he does not
feel that he is asking for any of the
honor which is justly due the incoming
Secretary. Few, other than those who
have been through the offices of Edi-
tor or Secretary, realize what a vast
amount of work either of the positions
call for, especially the latter, and many
times during the past four years, the
present occupant of the dual office has
found it necessary to put the journal in
the background.
Your Editor hopes that this announ-
cement will meet with a kindly recep-
tion on the part of the membership.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS.
Nominations for the election of a
Board of Directors to serve for the year
1916-17 should now be made, either by
Branches or by any five members, in
accordance with the By-Laws. The elec-
tion will take place at the Annual Con-
vention to be held at Boston, Mass. All
nominations should be sent immedia-
tely to the Secretary that due notice of
such nominations be published as re-
quired. THIS IS A MATTER WHICH
SHOULD HAVE IMMEDIATE ATTEN-
TION.
CONVENTION ATTENDANTS.
It is desired that we publish a list of
probable attendants at the coming Con-
vention and we shall take pleasure in
listing those who tell us they will be
there. " The more the merrier, so let us
hear from you. Boston never invites
the Society unless they mean it, so let
all turn out in force and see what a big
meeting it will be. The Convention
will convene August 22nd, so it is high
time we begin laying plans to go. The
list will be kept standing until the is-
sue just preceding the Convention.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1916.
Detroit, Mich., May 1, 1916.
Stock Fund.
Balance forwarded $4404.6 6
April receipts 18.00
$4422.66
General Fund.
Balance forwarded $834.63
Apr. receipts $35.65
Apr. expend't 32.12 3.53
Insurance Fund.
Balance forwarded $1743.80
April receipts 52.13
838.16
1795.93
Exchange Account.
Balance forwarded $66.66
April receipts .20
Suspence Account.
Balance forwarded $42.25
April receipts 5.80
66.86
48.05
$7171.66
Resources.
Bonds $3489.34
Cast in Bank 3 682.3 2
$7171.66
C. F. HEYERMAN,
Treasurer.
THE A'MiERICAN PHILATELIST.
206
The American Philatelist
Publishe<l by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vol. XXIX June 1, 1916. No. 17
Published at
FEDERALSBURG, MD.
WM, E. AULT, Editor, Jeffersonville, Ind
Associate Editors
HENRY A. KIDDER, - Arlington, Mass.
SCR ANTON, Pa,
L. H. KJELLSTEDT,
SUBSCRIPTIONS-
FREE TO All Membf.rs in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— $1.00 per year for Monthly
issues.
Supplements —
Membership List - - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, - - - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTI8EMENTS-
One page, per insertion, - - , - $8.00
Half page, per insertion, - - - . 4. 00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, f2 inches) per insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, - - . . .75
Five per cent (5^) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices- Wants or Exchanges-From members only —
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12^ cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, ------ 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
33ue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Address all communications to the Editor.
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased toexchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysepd one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rick-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Parre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITORIAIi.
OUll The pages of the re-
JOUliNAL. cent issues of The Ameri-
can Philatelist bear wit-
ness to the increased interest with
which the publication is being received
by our members and we have been able
to present several interesting and in-
structive original articles in the past
few months. This is as it should be and
we sincerely hope that the feeling of in-
dividual responsibility for the continued
success of the official journal will grow
upon the membership at large. We know
every one of us, that the Society does
not lack for men that have the known
ability to write philatelic articles of the
highest merit — the pages of other phil-
atelic publications show ample evidence
of this — but the great obstacle to be
overcome has been to divert only a little
of their ability in the direction of The
American Philatelist. We of course
realize that the busiest man is too of-
ten the one whom we would most de-
sire to call upon for a literary contri-
bution to our journal, but if those who
can would only favor the Society with
one article for publication once in the
space of a year, we would never be
obliged to draw upon other papers for
matter with which to fill our pages.
Several of our members have assur-
ed the Editor of their intention to favor
The American Philatelist with what
should prove to be excellent articles,
papers of genuine and general interest,
and we can assure those who thus so
kindly desire to assist in the success of
the journal, as well as those who have
contributed in the past, that their work
is highly appreciated. We hope to ever
be able to point to this paper as an in-
ducement to those who are not mem-
bers to affiliate with us, and when those
collectors see that the official organ is
filled with the writings and results of
study of OUR members, they cannot
but feel a pride and a desire to be
known as a member of the A. P. S.
Let us strive to make The American
i-'hilateiist worthy of the good name
and traditions of the American Phila-
telic Society. It is your paper and as
such let it have a share of what you can
tell the philatelic world.
WHEN YOU ANSWER AN ADVER-
TISEMENT IN THIS JOURNAL, YOU
WILL CONFER A FAVOR ON YOUR-
SELF, THE ADVERTISER AND THE
"A. P. S." IF YOU MENTION WHERE
YOU SAW THE AD.
206
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
REPORT OF SALES SUPERINTENDENT.
Philadelphia, April 1st, 1916 but also show a greater percentage of
Mr. Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder, sales. Fine conditioned stamps sell bet-
Board of Vice Presidents, A. P. S. ter if the arrangement is made easy for
54 William St., New York City. the buyer, but if mixed regardless of
Dear Sir- catalog index, buyers will not, as a rule
Herewith I submit my quarterly re- take the time to skip from one part of
port of the business transacted by the the catalog to the other to look them
Sales Department for the last quarter uP-
1830 Books in circulation Cheap stamps known as packet and
valued at $35,472.94 gets stamps should not be included.
312 New books received Most of the buyers ask for better grade
valued at 6,849.27 stamps and do not want to pay postage
on books that figure less than ten dol-
2142 Total valued at $42,322.21 lars. The demand is constantly for
378 Books retired (sales better grade stamps.
$2,602.66) valued . . . 8, 050^.91 what the Sales Department needs
more than anything else at the present
17'64 In circulation valued $34,271.30 time is good books of United States
The Insurance on the 37 8 books retir- f^^«;P« Particularly early issues before
ed was $50.28 which amount has been ^f ^0. Recent issues of fancy varieties,
forwarded to the Treasurer to be credit- P^^*^ numbers, pre-cancelled, panes
ed to the insurance Fund. ^^°^" stamp books, private perforations,
The sales for the last quarter while ^'C are not asked for. Revenues also
better than the previous quarter are ^^jj'"^*^""' '^'^"^ ^°^ ^^^ ^° "°* «^"
still below the average of three years
ago and amount to $1785.45. ^he next in popularity and for which
This quarterly report again shows the demand is greater than the supply
more books retired from circulation and ^re early 19th Century Europeans be-
money paid out than new books enter- ^o^e 18 80.. Imperforate pairs and blocks
ed and cash received. The cause of ^f old issues are frequently asked for.
this is no doubt due in large part to the I must again call attention to the
slow movement of Circuits, particularly many errors made in failing to account
the Branch Circuits and I would sug- for stamps taken. Frequently a Cir-
gest to all Agents who handle these cuit gets back and when it is checked
Branch Circuits that they urge the up several members have not reported
members participating to push the Cir- which complicates matters and results
cuits along and make prompt reports. in much loss of time, correspondence,
Many of the books retired this quar- ^tc.
ter have been in the Department nearly Members must not forget that they
two years which is entirely too long but are responsible for Circuits while in
the slow movement of Circuits is the their possession. Be sure to secure a
principal reason and the fact that such receipt from the next member on Cir-
a large percentage of the books are cuit. Pack carefully and seal securely
made • up of miscellaneous stamps that no matter if sent by mail or express,
cannot be sent over the special Circuits The rules and regulations are plainl .^
like United States and Colonies, Great printed on the books, the White Route
Britain and Colonies, Twentieth Cen- Sheet and Green Report Slips. If ob
tury, etc. served by all participants the service
Books of stamps properly classified of the Sales Department will be as
not only can be retired in quicker time perfect as it can be made.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
20?
Members who are not participating in
the Sales Department either as buyers
or sellers or both are missing one of
the most important benefits that the
Society has to effer.
There are some of our foreign mem-
bers who have books in the Department
and have not responded to my request
for authority to return their books at
their own risk on account of present
dangerous conditions. Until they write
me to that effect, I cannot return their
books. The insurance Fund does not
provide protection for such unusual
conditions that in many cases the regu-
lar Insurance Companies will not write
a policy for.
P. M. WOLSIEFFER,
Sales Superintendent.
BRANCH SOCIETIES.
We are always glad to publish reports of minutes of Branch Societies and the
Secretaries are requested to furnish the Editor with copy for this purpose.
BRANCH No. 35.
The 23rd regular meeting of the Los
Angeles and Southern California
Branch No. 35 was held on the evening
of Feb. 1st at the usual place and time.
Pres. Poole was in the chair and other
members present were Lyon, Leland,
Stewart, Grant, Goodman, Kunkel, Jack-
son and Davis. Mr. Holly was a visitor.
The principal topic of new business
discussed was the forth-coming banquet,
SQL for the evening of March 21. Near-
ly every one had a suggestion to make
as to where it would be best to go and
indulge our philatelic appetites (and
thirsts) but this matter was left to the
judgment of Messrs. Lyon and Leland.
It was decided to invite all local collec-
tors to this spread whether members
of societies or not and every one is ex-
pected to help advertise the event.
With business disposed of, we pro-
ceeded to look over three volumes of the
widely known and highly specialized
collection of modern Mexico belonging
to our fellow-member, Mr. W. Parker
Lyon. Mr. Lyon is fully informed on
every important feature in connection
with the issues of Mexican provisionals
and in the course of the evening he
made interesting remarks concerning
the stamps. (Mr. Lyon's talk, in an ab-
breviated form, is printed elsewhere in
this number. — Ed.)
At the conclusion of Mr. Lyon's re-
marks we had our regular stamp draw-
ing and Mr. Poole proved to be the man
with the horse-shoe, or should I say
mule-shoe, for the prize consisted of
cancellations and included the rare
"kicking mule" on the 1 cent blue of
1882.
After a vote of thanks had been ex-
tended Mr. Lyon, the meeting adjourn-
ed ai 9.45 P. M.
JOS. S. DAVIS, Secy.
BRANCH No. 45.
Regular meeting of the Indianapolis
Collectors Club, Branch No. 45, held
April 14th, 1916.
Pres. Bushnell presided. Nine mem-
bers present.
Secretary-Treasurer's quarterly re-
port read showing neat balance in
Treasury.
Mr. Mollis reported lively bidding on
lots in Society Auction sale. April 2Sth.
Preparations for May sale begun and
well under way.
Donation of application blanks by Mr.
Bushnell received and thanks of club
extended.
Mr. Bushnell's fine specialized collec-
tions of Austria and Chile were shown.
Meeting adjourned.
B. F. EGAN, Secy.-Treas.
208 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
MEMBERSHIP MEIDAI/. tion as ours, but happily the necessity
The contest for the membership me- of this proceedure no longer exists as
dal is still anybody's, as the race is the By-Laws today need but little tink-
close and there are a number to whom ering, so there is plenty of time to
the prize may go. The standing, in- transact any and all business,
eluding the admissions in the Secretary's The present method of selecting the
report of May 16th, is as follows:— convention site is also an unfair one.
Ross O'Shaughnessy 10 to my mind, as a recommendation from
Vahan Mozian 9 ^^^ Convention Committee practically
W G Whittaker 6 cinches the selection of its choice.
H S Ackerman 5 At the coming Convention I shall
Euaene Klein 5 therefore recommend that lines eight
B W H Poole 4 ^^^ ^^"® *^^ Article III, section 9, be
John M Stonier 4 stricken out, these lines reading "A
L H Kiellstedt 3 Committee on Resolutions" and "A
Van Dyk MacBride '!.... '. 3 Committee on Place of Next Conven-
Ora E. Stark 3 ^ion."
W. O. Wylie 3 Very truly your.
Remember the last date on which ap- W. H. BARNUM,
plications can be posted which will have Cleveland, Ohio, A.P.S.BSa
a chance to be published the required ^^^ ^^^' 1916.
time before admission, will be the re-
port of the Secretary for July 1st.
There are only three reports before ^^ ^ ^^^^^^ Kjellstedt, Interna-
that date, so GET BUSY. It is not too ^.^^^^^ Secretary, sends us the follow-
late, but soon will be. . . , ,. „ , ,. *„ ™ +^,„
mg translation of a letter from the
" French Society of Timbrology, dated
COMMUNICATIONS. ■□ • ,.. v, icfv, iQie
Pans, 'March 16th, 1916.
To the Members of the Members of the American
American Philatelic Society: — Philatelic Society,
In the early days of the American gji-g- —
Philatelic Society it was necessary to ^^^e Committee of the Society of
devote a good deal of the Convention Timbrology has received the member-
time to remodelling the By-Laws so g^jp card of the A. P. S. and thank you
that much other business often was very much for it.
slighted in order that the Convention You will find herewith the card of a
might be brought to a close at the end titular member of the Society of Tim-
of the third day. brology and we hope that if one of the
To expedite matters "New Business" members of your Society comes to Paris
was, therefore, referred to a Committee shortly, he will do us the honor of vis-
on Resolutions before being presented jting us at the headquarters, 5 Moliere
to the Convention and, in consequence, street. You may rest assured that he
much suggested legislation has died in will be cordially received.
Committee without ever reaching the With best wishes, I remain.
Convention floor. TREASURER OF THE SOCIETY OF
It is my belief that this policy is a TIMBROLOGY,
bad one for such a democratic organiza- (Signed) Chairy.
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
President — C. A. Howes, 55 Kllby St., Boston, Mass.
Board of VIce-PreMidentH — H. H. Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Wm. B. Spra^ue, Recorder, 54 "William
St.. New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase. 1050 Tark Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary — "Wm. E. Ault. 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonvllle, Ind
Treasurer — C. P. Heyerman, 19 McGia%v Bldgr., Detroit, Mich
InternatlonnI Secretary — L. Harald KJellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Ave., Scranton, Pa.
DIreotors-at-f.nrsre — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; "W H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOIXTIVE OFFICERS.
Sales Supt.— P. M. Wolsieffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia. Pa
Kxaminer of Sales Books—A. F. Henkels, Philadelphia, Pa
Editor of Arnerioau Pliilateli!«t— Wm E. Ault, Jeffersonvllle, Ind
Librarian — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librarian — Adam E. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Attorney — Fred. R. Schmalzreldt, 938 Majestic Bldg.. Detroit.
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 1318 Chestnut St., Phila-
delphia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels
Phllntelic Literature — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldricli, Charles
A. Nast.
Philatelic Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C A.
Howes.
Obituary — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, F. H. Burt
Recruiting — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee, 636 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.; "Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St.. New York
City. N. Y.
Hand Bool: — C. E. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A H Web-
er.
Catalogue— A. E. Owens, W. B. Sprague, Dr. Carroll Chase, J.
N. LufC, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. Worthington, J M. Bartels
C. K. B. Nevin, W. L. Stevenson.
210
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST,
SCARCE WAR STAMPS.
Fiji y2d and Id War
Stamps $ .07
New Zealand %d War
Stamps • 03
North West Pacific i^d
to Is complete . ....... 1.50
North West Pacific in
vertical strip of three,
showin,^ all varieties of
type : 4.50
Samoa %d to Is complete .70
Trinidad Eed Cross .... " . 16
Warsaw, four varieties . . .30
Specialized collection of Shan.e;-
hai for sale. Particulars and
price on application.
EUGENE KLEIN,
1318 Chestnut St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
SALES DEPARTMENT.
Members that have discontinued re-
ceiving- the Circuits during- the Summer
Season and all new members that have
joined since, are invited to participate
in the Sales Department.
No circuits are sent to any member
unless a request is made to the Super-
intendent with a promise to take the
best of care of the books and forward
promptly to the next member according-
to the Rules , and Regulations.
All of the 2000 books now on hand are
priced by old catalog values, many of
the stamps having gone up by the 1916
catalog.
Any information about the Sales De-
partment cheerfully furnished on re-
quest either to members or prosped-
tive members. Every stamp collector in
the United States should be a membdr
of the American Philatelic Society.
P. M. WOLSIEFFER Sales Supt.
21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
U. S. COIL STAMPS
1910, single line AV'in'k;. Per£ 13, Ic
green. Mint pairs.
Perf vertically, 3mm. spacing at
.90: 21/4 mm. at 1.50 and 2mm. spac-
ing at $1.00
Strip of six showing above varie-
ties 3.25
Line or "paste end" pairs, each.. 1.75
Strip of 12 showing all of the
above 7.00
Perf. horizontally, pair .10
Line or "paste end" pairs, each... .25
Remember my fine approvals — Ref-
erence please. 62 page list for the
asking.
W. S. ALDRICH.
Box 744 St. Joseph, Missouri.
NEW ISSUES, UNUSED.
U. S. Proprietary %, 1, IVa, 2, 3c
1914 .13
Cameroons 20pf no wmk., .07; 2i5pf .08
5pf wmk., .02; lOpf 04
Im 35
Carolines 3, 5, 10, 20pf no wmk.. .15
Ger. Morocco 3, 5, lOpf 1911 08
G-er. Belgium 3, 5, 10, 20pf 15
Russ. Poland 3, 5, 10, 20pf .15
MONEY liOANED ON STAMPS.
Stamp Collections, Dealers' Stocks, etc.
U. S. Premium Coin Book, 10 cents.
Entire Collections Purchased.
Approval sleections on request.
Efficient New Issues Service.
FRED MICHAEL,,
937 Madison St., Chicago, 111.
Auction Sales
when conducted by responsible high
class dealers, are admitted to be the
most remunerative channels through
which to dispose of large stamp col-
lections or single rare specimens. {I
hold auction sales of stamps practi-
cally every month. If you have any-
thing choice to dispose of, write me
— it will be to your advantage.
If you do not receive my catalogues
write for them. \
Edward Michael
119 North Dearborn St., Chicago
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX.
JUNE 15, 1916
No. 18
THE POSTAGE STAMPS OF TOBAGO.
By BERTRAM W. H. POOLE.
(Continued from page 197.)
-In the HALF PENNY the letters are
large and quite fill the value tablet;
in the ONE PENNY the "O" always ap-
pears to be a little too small and the
"P" a little too large in relation to
the other letters; the letters of FOUR
PENCE are fairly small and are also
a little irregular, i. e., the "O" and
"C" seem to be a trifle too small and
the top stroke of the "F" a little too
long; in the SIX-PENCE the letters are
fairly large and are rather more even-
ly matched than in most of the others;
and in the ONE SHILLING the letters
are smaller, thinner, and, on the whole
very even in size and shape.
Shades in this issue are not very
marked and are chiefly confined to slight
variations in the tint of the words of
value as compared with the major part
of the design.
The one shilling is listed in the Lon-
don Society's work as existing entirely
imperforate.
Reference list.
Dec. 20th, 1880. Engraved and sur-
face printed by De La Rue & Co., Lon-
don. Watermarked Crown CC. Perf.
14.
Vz d. brown-lilac.
Id. red-brown.
4d. yellow-green.
6d. stone.
Is. yellow-ochre.
(a) Imperforate.
Chapter VI. — The Provisional Issue of
April, 1883.
In the "Tobago Gazette" for Dec.
16th, 1881, the following notice ap-
peared:—
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
The British Islands of Barbadoes,
Saint Vincent, Grenada, Trinidad,
Saint Lucia, and Dominica, and the
French Islands of Martinique and
Gaudeloupe being 30i0 nautical miles
of this Island the Postage on Corres-
pondence and Mail Matter addressed
to those Islands will in accordance
with the Postal Union Convention be
as under: —
Letters 2i/^d. per % oz.
Postcards Id. each.
Newspapers Vzd. each.
(Signed) S. F. Fitzck,
Postmaster.
General Post Office, 15th December,
1881.
On March 10th, 1882, this notice was
corrected so far as the rate to the is-
land of Dominica was concerned — the
correct postage being 4d. per Vz oz.
No steps were taken to issue a 2%d.
label until in April, 1883, it seems to
have suddenly dawned on some one
that a stamp of this denomination
should be issued. Then having decided
on the usefulness of this new value
and a supply having been ordered from
London, it was all at once found so ur-
gently necessary that a provisional had
212
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
to be made by surcharging a number
of the 6d. stamps of the preceding is-
sue! The surcharge consists of "2y2
PENCE" in a straight line across the
stamps and it measures 16mm in length.
The large numeral "2" is 4mm. high,
while the letters of the word PENCE,
which is in Roman capitals, measure
21/^ mm. in height.
The "Philatelic Record" in chroni-
cling this variety in May, 1883, says: —
"The surcharge is well done, and was
probably not printed in the Colony,
therefore this makeshift value may
prove less ephemeral than most of its
congeners". Although no notice appear-
ed in the official "Gazette" with regard
to this stamp, the surcharge was most
probably done locally. While this pro-
visional is a comparatively common
stamp in singles I have been unable to
trace the existence of a large block such
as would be of value in determining the
size of the setting of the surcharge.
Reference list.
April, 1883. 6D. of preceding issue
surcharged in black.
2[d. on 6d. stone.
Chapter VII. — The "C A" Issue of
1883-84.
In 1883-4 four of the values of the
18 80 issue appeared on paper water-
marked Crown CA (Crown Agent) in-
stead of Crown CC (Crown Colonies).
A new value — 2 i^ PENNY — was also
issued to supersede the provisional de-
scribed in the preceding chapter.
The 1/2 d. and Id. were first recorded
in the "Philatelic Record" for October
1883, while the new 2i^d. was chroni-
cled in December of that year. The
4d. and 6d. were mentioned in Septem-
ber, 1884. These dates agree with
those given in the London Society's
work with the exception of the Id. To
this is assigned the date of May, 1882,
on the strength of one cover which M.
Moens mentions in the Timbre-Post as
being in the possession of one of his cor-
respondents. It does not appear that
M. Moens had seen the stamp himself
so that the evidence is far too slender
for ante-dating this one value, and it
seems to me that unless much more
substantial evidence is forthcoming the
more logical date of 1883 should be
accepted.
The same plates were, of course, used
as before though a duty-plate had to be
made for the new denomination of
2%d. The 2%d. provides a number
of interesting shades but the others
show practically no variation at all in
tint.
The 6d. is recorded as existing im-
perforate.
Reference list.
1883-84. Watermarked Crown CA.
Perf. 14.
i/^d. brown violet.
Id. red-brown.
2l^d. ultramarine.
4d. yellow-green.
6d. stone-brown.
(a) Imperforate.
Chapter VII. — The 1885-94 Issue.
From 18 85 until 189 4 several changes
in color were made and a number of
provisionals were issued. To treat of
these various changes in strict chronolog-
ical order would involve us in a some-
what disconnected narrative and I,
therefore, propose following the plan of
Gibbons' catalogue — first of all dealing
with the color changes and then with
the provisionals which were more or less
interwoven with them. According to
the London Society's work the 4d. was
changed in color on May 1st, 1885. On
what authority this date is founded I
cannot say but that it is approximately
correct, at any rate, is borne out by the
fact that the grey 4d. was received in
England in June, 1885, and chronicled
in the Philatelic journals of the follow-
ing month. In 1885 or 1886 the %d..
Id., and 6d. denominations were chang-
ed in color, the two first named values
appearing in the Postal Union tints of
green and red respectively and the 6d.
being printed in orange-brown. The Id.
was reported in the "Philatelic Record"
for January, 1886, so it would appear
probable it was issued at least as early
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
21S
as December 1885, ttotwitlrstandirig the
fact that it is usually accorded to the
y,^fir, J;.8.8 6. The change in. color. for the
i^-.d. does not* appear to have been not-
ed until September, 1886, and while I
can find no mention of the 6d. in the
journals of the time the London Society's
work asserts that it was issued in No-
vember, 1886. The last of the series
to have its color altered was the Is.
and though its new olive-yellow color is
not so very different from the previous
yellow-ochre it now appears on Crown
C A paper for the first time. According
to the "Timbre-iPoste" it was placed on
sale On February 10th, 1894.
All five values were printed from the
same head and duty-plates as were pre-
viously employed so that the varieties
in lettering and alignment previously
mentioned are also found in connection
With the stamps of this set.
But the most interesting feature of
this 'is.sue is the appearance of a plate
flaw evidently caused by some accident
to the head plate. It is found on all
five denominations as well as on the
2%d value of the last series which re-
mained in use. The flaw, which occurs
on the fourth stamp on the toiJ row of
the sheet, is a very prominent one. It
consists of a fairly thick uncolored line,
about 2mm. long, which extends from
the top of the E of POSTAGE to the
right-hand border.
(To be contimied.) '
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
To the Stockholders of
The American Philatelic Society: —
The Thirty-first Annual Convention
of this Society, for the election of Direc-
tors and the transaction of such other
business as may legally be brought be-
fore it, will be called to order in the
City of Boston, Massachusetts, on Tues-
d£iy, the twenty-second day of August,
1916, at 10.30 o'clock in the morning,
and upon succeeding days until all
business shall have been disposed of.
I hereby appoint the following mem-
bers to serve as Committee on Creden-
tials.
H. E. Deates, of New Jersey, Chair-
man.
. P. M. Wolsieffer, of . Philadelphia,
Pa. '
W.C. Stone, of Springfield, Mass.
H,. A. Kidder of Boston, Mass and
E. F. Sawyer, to whom ballots and
proxies may be sent at 36 School Street,
Boston, care of Five Cent Savings Bank.
I hereby also appoint the following
members as a Committee on Arrange-
ments:—
E. M. Carpenter, Chairman; W. O.
Wylie; C. K. B. Nevin; Oscar Hill, and
.1. 0. Wright, all of Boston, Mass.
Due notice will be given through the
Official Journal of the location of the
Convention Headquarters.
C. A. HOWES, President.
Wm. E. AULT, Secretary.
MEMBERSHIP MEDAL.
The report of the Secretary for July
1st will contain the last of the applica-
tions which can be acted upon in time
for the applicant's admission to the:
Society prior to the time of the Boston
Convention and the standing of the con-
testants for the silver medal, counting
the admissions in Secretary's report of
June 1st, is as follows.
Ross O'Shaughnessy 12
Vahan Mozian 11
W. G. Whittaker 7
Eugene Klein . . ........ 5
H. S. Ackerman 5
B. W. H. Poole 4
John M. Stonier 4
Those having less than four new
members to their credit are not includ-
ed in the list.
It is anybody's race but the next two
reports of the Secretary will decide who
is to become the fortunate possessor of
the prize, provided all applicants are ac-
cepted as members, but the final count
will not be made until the publication
of the Secretary's report for August
15 th.
By the time this gets into print, you
will only have a few days, but MAKE
THEM COUNT.
214
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets will kindly inform the Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that the
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 20. June 1st, 1»16.
Applications Pending.
Birchard, Leland
Tufts, Nathan
Gregory, Mrs. Gertrude M.
Conte, Anthony J.
MoAdams, Mrs. H. K.
Oppenheim, Laurent, Jr.
Hawley, A.
Biele, Edward
Mason, Revillo H.
Hendricks, Homer R.
Schuhmacher, Henry S.
Sears, Richard
Woodward, Geo. B.
Schou, Chas.
Bonely, V. G.
Seiler, H. J.
McGowan, Thomas
Brohaugh, Peter A.
Application for Reinstatement Pending.
2004 — ^Baldwin, Mrs. C. A.
Applications Posted.
LaMott, Clarence K., Fort Sam Houston
Texas; Age 40; Captain 19th U. S,
Infantry; Ref. Fifth-Third National
Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio; Proposed by
Wm. E. Ault, #1908.
Ewing, Howard, 719 Central Ave., Los
Angeles, Calif.; Age 33; Conductor;
Ref. Pacific Electric Railway, Los
Angeles, Calif.; Proposed by Wm. E.
Ault, #1908.
House, Raymond B., P. O. Box 291,
Onedia, N. Y.; Age 26; Salesman;
Refs. Oneida Valley National Bank,
Oneida, N. Y., Dr. O. Pfaff, Mayor,
Oneida, N. Y.; Proposed by Wm. E.
Ault, #1908.
Neel, Maurice, 880 Clarkson Ave.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.; Age 39; Accountant;
Refs. Wm. Lycett, 323 Clinton St..
Brooklyn, N. Y., M. O'hlman, 75
Nassau St., New York City, N. Y.;
Proposed by Vahan Mozian, #2279.
Sedgwick, W. H., 427 E. Winona St.,
Louisville, Ky. ; Age 38; Letter car-
rier; Ref. D. H. Russell, 805 W. Mar-
ket St., Louisville, Ky. ; Proposed by
L. C. Hassler #1772.
Yunker, James A., 649 S. Jackson St.,
Louisville, Ky. ; Age 25; Newspaper
Editor; Firm American Red Man
Publishing Co.; Ref. D. H. Russell,
Mail Order dealer, 80i5 W. Market St.
Louisville, Ky. ; Proposed by L. C.
Hassler, # 1772.
Hall, Ralph N., 1016 Center St., Newton
Center, Mass.; Age 31; Shoe Machin-
ery; Firm with United Shoe Mach.
Co.; Refs. Frank P. Brown Co., 325
Washington St., Boston, Mass., New
England Stamp Co., 12 Bromfleld St.,
Boston, Mass.; Proposed by E. M.
Carpenter, #1151.
Nash, G. Elwin, Drawer F., Bartlesville,
Okla. ; Age 37; Valuation Engineer;
Refs. H. L. Doherty & Co., 60 Wall
St., New York, N. Y.; First National
Bank Bartlesville, Okla.; Proposed by
L. Harald Kjellstedt, #1906.
Orbison, H. E., 351 Locust St., San
Francisco, Calif.; Age Legal; Clerk;
Firm with Associated Oil Co.; Ref.
International Banking Corporation,
San Francisco, Calif.; Proposed by
Ross O'Shaughnessy, #1576.
Bennett, Matthew W., 342 Ellicott
Square, Buffalo, N. Y.; Age 36; At-
torney; Ref. Norman McDonald,
Cashier Citizens Bank of Buffalo,
Buffalo, N. Y.; Proposed by Ross
O'Shaughnessy, #1576.
Hopkins, Robert Emmett, Tarrytown, N.
Y.; Age Legal; Refs. Harriman Na-
tional Bank, New York, N. Y., John
Wanamaker, New York, N. Y.; Pro-
posed by Edward Stern #3616.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
215
Gardner, C. G., 112 Stanley Ave., Jack-
son, Mich.; Age 34; Car carpenter;
Firm C. G. Gardner, Stamp Dealer;
Refs. Southern Philatelic Association
R. B. Ward, Grocer, Francis St., Jack-
son, Mich.; Proposed by J. E. Guest,
#4125.
Application for Branch Charter.
The following has applied for branch
charter and application has been for-
warded to the Board of Vice Presidents
for action:
Collectors Philatelic Society, care Ste.
Claire Hotel, Detroit, Mich.; President,
Chas. L. Brisley; Vice-President, Henry
Prager; Secretary, Henry J. Orlove, 603
Brooklyn Ave., Detroit, Mich.; Treasur-
er, Robert L. Meyer.
New Stockholders.
4730 — Pflanz, Hans, Litchfield, Conn.
4731 — Billings, Samuel H., 143 Dres-
den St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
4732 — Scott, John G., 306 Park Ave.,
Fresno, Calif.
4733 — ^Henn, Ralph F., 2656 Berkshire
Road, Euclid Heights, Cleveland,
Ohio.
4734 — Macri, Miss Mary, 39 Broad St.,
New York City, N. Y.
4735 — 'Finegan, Edwin H., P. O. Box
"B", Herkimer, N. Y.
4736 — Brown, Frank C, 66 Burnett St.,
East Orange, N. J.
4737 — Kennett, Wm. C, Jr., Hotel Alma
Cincinnati, Ohio.
4738 — Ossege, Walter J., 3 Park Row,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
4739 — ^^Mosler, Gustave M., care The
Brighton, German Bank Co., Cin-
cinnati, Ohio.
4740 — Webster, Richard O., 1625 Trans
portation Bldg., Chicago, 111.
4741 — Bowen, Harold K., 628 S. 12th
St., Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Reinstated.
80 — Burnham, Charles W., care U. S.
Fish Hatchery, Loisville, Ky.
2322 — Perry, Elliott, Box 323, Wesfield,
N. J.
2342 — Backer, H. A. S., Cor. Dauphine
and Piety Sts., New Orleans, La.
Replaced on Membership Roll.
The following, dropped March 18th,
1916, having paid dues in full for the
current year, is hereby replaced on the
membership roll and is in good stand-
ing:
2725 — Gammans, Elbert H., Jr., 354
Clinton St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Resignation Accepted.
1983_Moreau, C. L., New York City,
N. Y.
Change of Address of Applicant.
Please note the following change of
address of applicant for membership
published in report of May 1st, 1916:
Birchard, Leland, from 288 Morrell
St., Detroit, Mich., to R. F. D. No. 2,
Kenosha, Wis.
Changes of Address.
1530 — Bartlett, J. Delano, from 313
Wyoming St., El Paso, Texas, to
Box 526, Paris, Texas.
3871 — Evans, Thos. G., from 2171 N.
Maplewood Ave., to 1905 N.
Sawyer Ave., Chicago, 111.
3683_Foote, W. H., from 3803 Super-
ior Ave., to 2166 E. 89th St.,
Cleveland, Ohio.
4676 — Henriot, J. M. from 1170 St.
John Place, Brooklyn, N. Y., to
359 Elm St., Arlington, N. J.
3430 — Jones, Herbert A., from 40 Ox-
ford St., to 150 West St., Wor-
cester, Mass.
4709 — Jordaan, Walter V., from 1102
Commerce Bldg., to 2801 Wyan-
dotte St., Kansas City, Mo.
2878 Mann, T. C, from 2926 Henriet-
ta St., to 3665 Humphery St.,
St. Louis, Mo.
4317 — ^Noske, Fred W., from Flat 186,
Auditorium Court, Cor. 9th and
State Sts., to Room 432, N. W.
Mutual Life Ins. Bldg., Milwau-
kee, Wis.
3916 — Scott, J. E., from 511 Putnam
Ave., to 238 Lincoln Ave., De-
troit, Mich.
216
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Membership Summary.
Total membership May 16,
1916 1440
New Stockholders admitted
June 1st, 1916 12
Reinstated June 1, 1916 . . 3
Replaced on membership
roll June 1st, 1916 .... 1
145 6
Resignation accepted June
1st, 1916
Total membership June 1,
1916 1455
Wm. E. AULT, Secy.
NOMINATIONS.
In addition to those published, the
following nominations have been re-
ceived for election of a Board of Direc-
tors for the year beginning Sept. 1st,
1916.
By PHILADELPHIA BRANCH No. 18 —
For President, C. A. Howes, of Mass.
For Board of Vice-Presidents, H. H.
Wilson, of New York; Wm. B.
Sprague, of New York; Carroll
Chase, of New York.
For Treasurer, C. F. Heyerman, of
'Mich.
For International Secretary, L. H.
Kjellstedt, of Pa.
'For Directors-at-Large, H. N. Mudge,
of 111.; H. B. Phillips, of Calif.
The nomination of Otto F. Moses, for
Secretary, made by the Garfield-Perry
Stamp Club, Branch No. 30, is endorsed.
By GARFIELD-PERRY STAMP CLUB,
Branch No. 30.
For President, C. A. Howes, of Mass.
For Board of Vice-Presidents, H. H.
Wilson, of New York; Wm. B.
Sprague, of New York; Carroll
Chase, of New York.
For Secretary, Otto F. Moses, of Ohio.
For Treasurer, C. F. Heyerman, of
Mich.
For International Secretary, L. H.
Kjellstedt, of Pa.
For Directors-at-Large, C. A. Nast,
of Colo.; H. B. Phillips, of Calif.
By INDIANAPOLIS COLLECTORS
CLUB, Branch No. 45:
Endorsement of nomination of Harry
T. Willcox,, of Conn., for Secretary. ■
Wm. E. AULT, Secy.
WITHDRAWAL ON NOMINATION.
BRANCH No. 25.
Detroit, Mich., June 7th, 1916.
Mr. Wm. E. Ault, Secy.
Jeffersonville, Ind.
Dear Sir: —
When sending in our nominations for
Society officers we did not take into
consideration the provision in the By-
Laws which precludes two officers being
located in the same state. We, therer
fore, withdraw our nomination of Mr.
Kidder as Secretary.
Yours very truly, ,
(Signed) CHAS. F. SHARPE,
' Secretary.
NOMINATIONS.
The following is the complete list of
nominations which have been received
by the Secretary, as included in the sev-
eral lists published in the official re-
ports from that office —
For President, C. A. Howes, of Mass.
For Board of Vice-Presidents, H. H.
Wilson, of New York; Wm. B.
Sprague, of New York; Carroll
Chase, of New York.
P''or Secretary, Harry T. Wilcox, of
Conn.; Otto F. Moses, of Ohio.
For Treasurer, C. F. Heyerman, of
Mich.
For International Secretary, L. H.
Kjellstedt, of Pa.
For Directors-at-Large, H. B. Phillips,
of Calif.; W. H, Barnum, of Ohio;
H. N. Mudge, of IH.; C. A. Nast, of
Colo.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
217
The American Philatelist
Publithecl by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vol. XXIX June 15, 1916. No. 18
Published at
FEDERALSBURG. MD.
WM, E. AULT, Editor, Jeffersonville, Ind
Associate Editors
HENRY A. KIDDER. - Arlington, Mass,
L. H. KJELLSTEDT.
Scranton, Pa,
subscriptions-
Free to All Members in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— $1.00 per year for Monthly
issues.
Supplements-
Membership List - - < 7 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, - - - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTI8EMENTS-
One page, per insertion, - - , . $8.00
Half page, per insertion;, - - . . 4. 00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, f2 inches) per insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, - - . . .75
Five per cent (,5^) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices- Wants or Exchanges-From members only —
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12^ cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, ------ 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
saue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors.
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Address all contntunications to the Editor.
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased toexchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. (Wilkes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITOBIAIi.
A MEMBER'S In the past several
DUTY. years practically two-
thirds of our member-
ship have seen fit to entirely ignore the
call for the election of a Board of Direc-
tors for the Society, and only about one-
third have taken the trouble to see that
they were represented on the Conver.-
tiOn floor. This is not what should be
the attitude of those who belong to a
Society such as the A. P. S.
The position taken by so many may
be explained as being due to the lack of
interest in the elections occasioned by
the absense of a contest for the offices,
but the matter of proxy representation
should not be neglected, as our By-Law?-
are such that it requires an affirmati-ve
vote of at least one-third of the Diem-
bers entitled to vote before any change
or amendment can be made in our laws,.
and without the proper representat'cn
at a Convention needed legislation could
at times, be lost.
We believe the list of nominations
published elsewhere in this issue, in-
dicating contests for several of the
ofiices, will have a decided effect on the
conditions which we have mentioned,
and when there is interest disphiyed in
the matter of a choice for officers, there
will necessarily follow an increase of
interest in the question of prox3^ repre-
sentation.
There is another matter connected
with this subject which should receive
the attention of the Board of Directors
and that is the U. S. Revenue require-
ment of a ten-cent revenue stamp on each
proxy. At the San Francisco Conven-
tion, owing to a lack of sufficient proxies
on hand, the Society was put to no ex-
pense in this matter, but there will un-
questionably be many who will object
to paying this fee, holding that the So-
ciety should be the one to bear such
expense and provision should be made
to this end.
It is to be hoped that a majority of
our membership will not only cast their
ballots in the coming election, but at
the same time see that they are repre-
sented by some member in attendance
at the meeting.
ODD LOTS,
Indiana aspires for philatelic fame,
as witness the following clipping from
the Louisville Courier-Journal:
Washington, May 17. — Representa-
tive W. E. Cox, of the Jeffersonville-
New Albany district, introduced a bill
authorizing the Postmaster General to
produce a new issue of postage stamps
218
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
commemorating Indiana's one-hundred-
th anniversary as a sovereign State.
He would have a miniature reproduc-
tion of the old elm at Corydon, under
which the first Constitution of the State
of Indiana was drafted and a sketch of
Indiana's first State capitol at Corydon
on each stamp.
The Editor hopes the issue will take
place, so that the collectors of his State
may have a stamp they can call their
own!
The following, first appearing in the
"Collectors Companion" for February,
1916, has been copied to some extent
in the Philatelic press:
Attention Mr. Ault.
In justification of the interview rel-
ative to our philatelists discontinuing
their hobby after marriage, accredited
to our philatelic friend, Mr. Ault, as
carried in the press dispatches at the
time of the A. P. S. Convention in San
Francisco, we will let the following ap-
pear just this once, and withhold sen-
tence on the party who submitted it.
The following is alleged to have been
overheard during a lull of conversation
as to the latest styles, at an afternoon
bridge party:
"My husband", said one matron, "was
a confirmed stamp collector when I
married him a year ago, but today he
never touches a stamp".
"That is fine," approved one of the
group, "to break off the habit of a life-
time in one year requires a strong will."
"Well," softly remarked the afore-
said matron, "that is just the kind of a
will I've got."
After searching his memory of what
transpired at San Francisco the Secre-
tarp pleads "not guilty." He, therefore
requests more definite information and
hopes that some of the Pacific Coast
members will help to set him right in
the eyes of philatelists.
Mr. Otto C. Reyman, A. P. S. 3773,
submits the following clipping as be-
ing of interest to collectors by showing
how the high values of revenue stamps
are used:
Washington, Pa. — A deed, one of the
longest ever recorded in this county,
containing 27 6 printed pages, has been
filed. It is a conveyance from George
H. Calvert, master, and the Union Trust
Co., of Pittsburgh, to Scott Hayes, of
Pittsburgh, for the coal underlying 169
tracts or farms in West Bethlehem,
East Bethlehem, Amwell, North Stra-
bane, Chartiers and Smith townships,
Marianna and Canonsburg, Washington
County, and Armstrong, Greene and
Allegheny counties. The total area is
not given, but it is the largest single
sale of coal land that ever took place
in Western Pennsylvania. The con-
sideration named was $1,500,000.
This coal land was originally the prop-
erty of the Pittsburgh-Buffalo company,
which went into the hands of a receiver
in 1914. The principal creditor was
the Union Trust Company of Pittsburgh
which held a mortgage against the coal
land of the Pittsburgh-Buffalo company
for $1,750,000, and George H. Calvert
was appointed master to make the sale
of the property of the defendant com-
pany. The amount of the mortgage was
disputed, but the lower court held that
this amount was correct. An appeal
was taken from this decision by John H.
Jones, one of the receivers, to the sup-
reme court of the state, but the decision
of the lower court was affirmed.
On March 23, 1915, the court ordered
a public sale of the property of the de-
fendant company to satisfy this mort-
gage, but the sale was adjourned from
time to time until July 15. The pro-
perties were exposed separately but no
bids were received and the entire acre-
age of 169 tracts was offered as a
whole to the Union Trust Company. It
directed that the deed be made out in
the name of Scott Hayes. It required
$1,500 in revenue stamps on this deed,
which was represented by two stamps,
one of the $1,000 denomination and the
other of the $500 denomination.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 219
The United States Aerial Postal Service.
BY RUSSELL L. STULTZ.
REFERENCE LIST OP U. S. AERIAL DISPATCH ROUTES
(Continued from page 188.)
(liii.)
SEPTEMBER 19, 1912 — SPRING-
FELD, ILLINOIS.
Postmaster, Springfield, Illinois, au-
thorized to dispatch mails by aeroplane
between the temporary station of the
Springfield, Illinois, post-office at the
State Fair Grounds and the post-offices
at Springfield, Williamsville, Sherman,
Chatham, Riverton, Pleasant Plains and
Centrall, Illinois, from October 4 to
12, 1912. The route was established
on the application of the Postmaster
at Springfield and provided for one trip
one way each day between the points
mentioned, service to be performed by
duly sworn carrier and without ex-
pense to the Post Office Department.
While the routes were authorized for
operation during the duration of the
State Fair, mail was carried on but
one day, however, that being on the
seventh day of the meet — October lOth.
Service had been planned upon an ex-
tensive scale to many near-by towns,
and Aviators Horace Kearney, Eddie
Korn and Farnham Fish were secured
by the Fair management to make flights.
These arrangements, however, were
only partially carried out. On October
8th, Aviator Korn started with a mail-
pouch for Williamsville, a distance of
fourteen miles across country, being
forced to abandon the trip owing to
engine trouble. Two days later, Octo-
ber 10 th, Aviator Kearney was more
successful and conveyed a sack of mail
to the Williamsville post-office, where
it was dropped and recovered by the
local postal officials, this being the
sole instance of service performed.
The distinctive aviation cancellation
provided for use in connection with all
mail dispatched from the Springfield
post-office was of the large circular
type and measured one and three-eighth
inches in diameter serving the dou-
ble purpose of postmark and cancella-
tion. At the top appeared the words:
"AEROPLANE STATION" and at the
bottom: "SPRINGiFIELD, ILL.", both
in medium capitals. The date and
name of sub-station occupied three
horizontal lines in the center, as fol-
lows: "STATE — OCT. 10, 1912 — FAIR
GROUNDS," and also in capitals, the
date being in much larger type than
the other words. While it is definitely
stated that mail was carried on only
the one day — October 10th — we have
seen a cancellation bearing the date
"October 9," which discrepancy would
tend to the impression that matter was
postmarked several days in advance.
The cancellation was impressed in pur-
plish red ink, but the single color be-
ing chronicled.
The route was assigned "No. 635,-
0i0'2" in the permanent records of the
Post Office Department. No data re-
vealing the amount of mail carried on
the one trip is available, the number of
pieces having not been reported to the
Department.
(liv.)
SEPTEMBER 28, 1912— PUYALLUP
— TACOMA, WASHINGTON.
The tenth instance of unofficial aero-
plane mail transmission hails from the
little town of Puyallup, Washington, it
being the pioneer example of such ser-
vice performed in this state. A County
Fair is one of the annual customs of the
community, and on the occasion of the
celebration in September, 1912, ar-
rangements were made for conducting
aeroplane flights in connection with the
other attractions.
This suggestion, however, originated
directly with the Crawford Brothers,
220
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
two local aviators and natives of Puyal-
lup, who announced their intention of
forwarding mail by aeroplane from
Puyallup to Tacoma, Washington, a
distance of 12 miles. On September
2 8, 1912, the Crawford Brothers made
a successful flight and carried a pouch
of mail over the route designated, mak-
ing the trip of 12 miles in less than
that number of minutes.
A large number of the ordinary 1-
cent McKinley blue postal cards had
previously been especially prepared for
the occasion, these being the only mail
dispatched. The inscription on the face
was in some detail. At the top of the
cards in heavy capitals within a dou-
ble-lined border appeared the explana-
tion: "VIA CRAWFORD'S PUGET
SOUND AERIAL MAIL". Another rec-
tangular double-lined border frame at
the immediate left side of the card con-
tained the inscription "iGREETMGS^ —
FROM — THE — VALLE'Y-^FAIR," in
four lines of old English type. The re-
verse depicted an advertisement an-
nouncing the "Valley Pair — dated Sept.
28, 1912 — and in addition gave the in-
formation: "This card carried to Taco-
ma by Crawford's Aerial Mail." At
the Tacoma Post Office the cards re-
ceived the advertising cancellation of
the Panama-Pacific Exposition at San
Francisco, and were dispatched from
there by the regular mails.
(To be continued.)
BRANCH SOCIETIES.
We are always glad to publish reports of minutes of Branch Societies and the
Secretaries are requested to furnish the Editor with copy for this purpose.
BRANCH No. 18.
At the regular meeting of the Phila.
Branch No. 18 of the American Phila-
telic Society held on the evening of the
19th, the following ticket for officers
was nominated.
President, C. A. Howes of Mass.
Board of Vice-Presidents, Dr. Carroll
Chase of New York; H. H. Wilson of
New York and Wm. B. Sprague of New
York.
Treasurer, C. P. Heyerman, Mich.
Int. Secty., L. H. Kjellstedt, Pa.
Directors, Henry N. Mudge, 111.; H.
B. Phillips, Calif.
The Branch also endorsed the nomina-
tion of the Garfield-Perry Branch for
Secretary, Otto P. Moses.
The Phila. Branch recommends the
re-appointment of Mr. P. M. Wolsieffer
for Sales Superintendent. ,
A. F. HENKELS,
Secty. Branch 18.
BRANCH No. 30.
The Garfield Perry Statnp Club, 6th
Floor Federal Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio,
May 4th, 1916.
Meeting called at 8.30 by Pres. Tub-
man. In absence of Secretary, Mr.
Chamberlain acted in his stead. No
minutes read. No 'report from board of
directors. Following members were
present: Young, Whittaker, MacLaren,
Lewis, Dr. Holt, Good, Rust, Weigel,
Barnum, Bryant, Geuder, Langdon,
Oettinger, Preston, Lloyd, Hanford,
Chamberlain, Tubman, Beatty, Ryder,
Volk and Hovey. The following visi-
tors were present: Stofer and Arm-
strong.
Dr. Holt reported the following nom-
inations for A. P. S. officers:
President, C. A. Howes.
Vice Pres., H. H. Wilson, W. B. Spra-
gue and Carroll Chase.
Secretary, Otto F. Moses.
Treasurer, C. F. Heyerman.
Int. Sec'y., L. H. Kjellstedt.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
221
Directors, Chas. A. Nast, of Denver,
H. B. Phillips.
The committee also suggested some
city of middle west for 1917 convention.
Moved and seconded that report of
committee be accepted. Carried.
Moved that nominating committee be
continued and that they expend not
more than $5.0i0 in furthering ticket
Lor A. P. S. and especially urge the nom-
ination of our memiber Otto F. Moses
for Secretary. Seconded. Carried.
Suggested that Secretary get our
ticket to Secretary of A. P. S. as soon
as possible and also write to Secretaries
of other branches of A. P. S. urging our
ticket.
Dr. Tubman urged the members to
support our new Philatelic magazine —
"Everybody's Philatelist", published by
our new member, Dr. Holt.
President appointed Barnum, Chair-
man. Geuder and Chamberlain, Com-
mittee to confer with Dr. Holt as to how
we can co-operate in furthering the in-
terests of his magazine and the G. P.
S. C.
The committee for the evening's en-
tertainment was Oettinger and Moses.
The entertainment consisted of a con-
test, namely, each member was given an
assortment of 20 varieties of stamps
and each member was then to trade
with other members and get as many as
possible of one country. Stamps were
then to be mounted on sheets and ar-
rangement and neatness were consider-
ed deciding factors in ascertaining the
prize winners. Dr. Holt won first prize
and Mr. Geuder received honorable
mention.
Moved and seconded that stamps in
contest be donated to the newest stamp
society and that Mr. Hamford be extend-
ed a vote of thanks for presenting
stamps to club for contest.
Meeting adjourned at 9.45 and was
followed by auction. There were 36
lots sold, totaling $8.65, netting the
owners $7.78, and the club $.87.
W. A. CHAMBERLAIN,
Acting Secretary,
per RALPH HENN, Secretary.
An invitation has been received from
Sears, Roebuck & Co., of Chicago, to
those of our members who would be
passing through that city on their way
to or from our Convention to visit their
plant. Should there be any considerable
number of members who would desire
to avail themselves of the kindness, the
Company offers to entertain them at
luncheon prior to the inspection of
buildings. If any of our members who
will go or come back by way of Chicago
and will advise the Secretary of their
intention to do so, he will be glad to
take up the matter further. In the
meantime we have extended the thanks
of the Society for the invitation.
Two Cent, 1903, U. S. Stamp Double
Impression.
The Editor has received the following
letter from Gen. C. A. Coolidge:
"I desire to report the discovery
among my used duplicates of the Two-
cent 190i3 Shield Type, a very fine and
undoubted double impression, the du-
plication of almost every line on the en-
tire stamp showing up very distinctly.
I do not know whether this has been
reported before but would like to hear
from any otliers who have discovered
similar stamps."
WHO WILL BE AT BOSTON.
The following have indicated their
intention of attending the Convention
at Boston in August:
Mr. H. E. Deats, Flemington, N. "J.
Mr. Frank B. Eldredge. Attleboro,
Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Klein, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Mr. Owen L. Nolan, Hamden, Conn.
Mr. Wm. C. Stone, Springfield, Mass.
If you will be there, just send your
name to the Editor in time for the next
list. Let us see how fast this list can
grow. Every member who can arrange
for the dates of the Convention should
make it a point to be in Boston at that
time.
222
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
U. S. MISSION
♦ and CHARITY STAMPS
Guaranteed Unpicked.
Contains oldest to most recent is-
sues— lowest to highest values, and
being sold as received assures buyers
of securing fine lots of complete sets,
precancels,
varieties in perforation,
part and imperforates,
high values, parcels post dues
Commemoratives, etc., etc..
Sample 10 lbs. postpaid $3.75
100 lbs. P. O. B. $22.50, I
WORLD-WIDE MISSIONS,
Box X, Storm Lake, Iowa.
I
COLLECTORS
Try me with a want list and let me con-
vince you of my FAIR PRICES.
HEjVY voltz,
81 Nassau St., New York City, N. Y.
BUY at YOUR OWN PRICE
from
MY MONTHLY AUCTIONS
ASK FOR CATALOG
Pine approval selections of stamps sent
against first class reference.
VAHAN MOZIAN,
140 Nassau St., New York.
DESIRABLE STAMPS
Poland, Warsaw, 4 values * ? .60
Togo on Gold Cost, 1/2 to 1 sh. (cat.
$2.58) * 1.00
Tran.svaal, Edward, fine used, 5sh
(cat. $1.50) 50
lOsh (cat $2.00) 75
1 Pound (cat $.3.50) 1.10
Jamaica, 1916, i/^d. to Ish (8 values * .90
2sh violet, blue * 65
5sh violet and black * 1.50
Tweezers, best quality, 25c, 35c, 50c.
WANTED FOR CASH on approval in
any quantity used and unused Philippines
Scott Vo. 1 to 7, Finland Scott No. 36, 37,
V. S. rarities and curiosities.
HUGO MEYER,
71 Spring St., Portland, Maine,
Member A. P. S. and other leading societies
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
Members only will have the use of this
column. Rates — Per line. Including address
single insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 12 %c. Minimum charge
for yearly notice, 50c.
GOVT. PART PBRFS, Private perfora-
tions and book panes are my specialties.
Can supply many scarce things. Write
me. W. A. Sisson, Webster Sta., St. Louis,
Mo.
EXCHANGE WANTED. Collectors and
dealers in foreign countries who will send
me 5 to 10 of a kind of medium-priced
stamps in good condition receive equal
value in U. S., especially 50c and 1 Dollar
current issue and complete Parcel Post
sets Ic to 1 dol. New issues and War
stamps always wanted. Basis Scott or
Senf Cat. Satisfaction guaranteed. R.
X nomas, 134 N. LaSalle at., Onicago, ili.,
U. S. A.
I SPECIALIZE in Jamaica. Have a fair
stock of the better sorts. Many used,
some in blocks. Also some fine Brit. Col-
onials, (Jreat Britain. Hayti, etc. Prices
very low. Send your Society No. and I
will send on approval. Geo. A. Goubault,
Annotto Bay, Jamaica, B. W. I. A. P. S.
4640, S. P. A. 1932.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS — 1500 foreign pos-
tage stamps, well assorted, just as re-
ceived from Manila business houses, good
copies only, post-paid $1.00. Complete set
of 6 U. S.-P. I. coins, 1 peso, 50c, 20c, 10c,
5c and Ic, excellent condition, registered
$1.55. Rare set of 10 different photo-
graph post-cards, all excellent views from
the provinces, post-paid $1.05. Satisfac-
tion guaranteed. Remit by postal m. o.
only. Address: W. F. SLUSSER, Corregi-
dor, Cavite Prov., P. I. Member: A. P. S.,
A. S. D. A., S. P. A., N. P. S., M. P. A.
Sveriges Filatelist-Forening
(The Philatelic Society of Sweden)
Founded September 18, 1886.
Honorary Members: The Crown Prince
of Sweden and H. M. The King of Ens-
land Proprietor and Publisher of Svensk
Pilatellstisk Tidskrift
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.
Over 1.100 members of legal age. Ex-
cellent Sales Department with insurance
against all losses. Membership of the
A. P. S. accepted as satisfactory refer-
ence. No entrance fee. Yearly dues $1.35
American Representative.
L. HARALD KJELLSTEDT, C. B.
SCRANTON, PA.
F. NOYES,
Alice, Texas.
Established 1884.
I send out fine approval books of me-
dium priced stamps of
I. — UNITED STATES and Dependencies
II. — British Colonials
III. — European Stamps
IV. — Mexico, Cuba and Central and So.
America.
No Trash; No Rarities. Just Good
Stamps of the Kind You Want, at Moder-
ate Prices
WHICH SHALL I SEND YOU?
I BDY GOOD STAMPS. WHAT HAVE YOD?
WHEN YOU ANSWER AN ADVER-
TISEMENT IN THIS JOURNAL, YOU
WILL CONFER A FAVOR ON YOUR-
SELF, THE ADVERTISER AND THE
"A. P. S." IF YOU MENTION WHERE
YOU SAW THE AD.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
223
Members only will have the use of this
column. Rates — Per line, including address
pingle insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 12i^c. Minimum charge
Tor yearly notice, 50c.
GaVERNMENT ISSUE of Postal Cards
and Letter Cards. Approval selections to
responsible collectors. S. Schachne, Chil-
licothe, Ohio.
URUGUAY, All issues wanted for cash
or good ex. Especially want errors, oddi-
ties, blocks, etc. Also Nos. 46 and 47 in
, quantity. What have you? Want lists
I filled and selections sent on approval. Col-
lection of 65 var. all fine $2.00; 100 var.
;, fine lot, cat. over $13.00, for $5.50. B. H.
Fehlig, 3521 Connecticut St., St. Louis, Mo.
.> A. P. S. 3831.
WANTED — Commemorative stamps of
the World, unused preferred. Will give
good U. S. and foreign in exchange. A. P.
S. 4509. Carle Schafer, Niles, Mich.
AUCTION Buj^ers send name for my
monthly sales cats., cat. of single stamps,
sets, packets, accessories, etc., free. M.
. Ohlman, 75-77 Nassau St., New York City.
WANTED — Manuscript for articles of in-
i terest to our members written by members
for publication in this journal. Address
The Editor.
U. S. 1861-8. All stamps of these issues,
including 3c, in small or large lots, wanted
by collector specialist. Duplicates for
sale. W. B. Sprague, 54 William St., New
York.
YOUR SOCIETY number will bring a
selection on approval from me. My net
priced stamps are hard to beat. Write me.
A. A. Jones, Herrin, 111.
NETHERLANDS — FRANCE before 1875
" Want to buy large or small lots in fine
, condition. R. H. Mower, 609 Trust Bldg.,
Rockford, Illinois.
I BOOKLET PANES with guide lines and
plate numbers and complete booklets
wanted. Cash or exchange. 1898 and 1902
I issues especially desired. All issues with
top guides and top corner guides desired.
H. M. Southgate, Chevy Chase, Maryland.
WANTED. — Lists and offers from whole-
salers and foreign correspondents. New
issues and sets especially desired. P. W.
Pdedell, Box 400, Schenectady, N. Y.
APPROVAL BOOKS — Made in two styles
net price and discount. I furnish seven
. colors of covers, as follows: Buff, blue,
pearl, drab, pink, brown, and green. Write
for circulars and particulars. Samples,
8-100 size books or 10-60 size for 15c post-
paid. B. Gordon Bushnell, 2715 Indiana-
polis Avenue, Indianapolis, Ind.
T BOOKLET PANES, Ic orange, 2c brown,
"W. T., for 40 cts. 6 varieties of Canadian
Coil stamps in pairs for 70 cts. Mrs.
Oughtred, 28 Lincoln Ave., Montreal, Que.,
Canada.
CHOICE Manila Cigars — Direct from
: factory to you by parcel post. Send for
prices and descriptive list. Satisfaction
guaranteed. W. P. Slusser, Corregidor,
' Cavite Province, P. I. (Pormei-lv of Kev
• West).
GLASSINE paper and '-'Thin" hinges are
the last word for collectors' use. Sample
of either for 2c stamp, or with 4 var. used
Dahomey stamps, 7c. A. W. Dunning, A.
P. S. #251, Boul. Sta., Brookline, Mass.
VOUR AD. should be in this column
One member writes — "It is the best pay-
ing ad. I ever used." Low cost. Try it.
EGYPT and SOUDAN. My wholesale
price list of these countries is sent free to
any dealer on application. Collectors
specializing in these countries are request-
ed to write me, as I have several Interest-
ing varieties in stock. E. L. Angeloglous,
Member A.P.S., P.O. Box 873, Cairo, Egypt.
AVANTED. War stamps, war postals,
German colonies. Always glad to receive
stamps of all countries on approval. As
my European Import and Export Business
has been checked greatly, would like to
correspond with business men in other-
neutral countries in regard to business
possibilities. Friedr. W. Lutz, care Friedr
W. Lutz & Co., Richmond, Va., USA.
FOR SALE — Fine Gen. Collection of
8000 or 9000 var. and the accumulation of
40 yrs. of all nations. Great Bargain for
$1500.00 but must be disposed of at once.
Large amount of Literature, etc. will b«
thrown in. Investigate. Address Tuck, 123
No. Main St., Oconomowoc, Wis., A. P S.
No, 2549 and S. P. A. No. 1099.
BIOANS — specializes in the booklet Issues
of the U. S. and is always pleased to sell
or exchange book leaves. Rare varieties
especially are offered at exceptionally rea-
sonable prices. George Beans, Box 251.
Glenside, Pa.
FREE — Scarce "War Stamp gratis if you
try a selection of my superior net appro-
vals. H. R. Stiles, Box 807, Schenectady,
N. Y. Member A. P. S., S. P. A., A. S. D. A.
Indian States Postage Stamps, all used,
Fine copies, 200 varieties, for $4.80. Price
lists free. C. S. Iyer, Attungal, Travan-
core, India. A. P. S. 4549.
EXniANGE AVANTED. Am breaking
up a $5,000,00 general collection 100 coun-
trie.s "Will exchange stamps of any coun-
t7y in my collection for equal value U. S.,
Hawniian. Cuba, Porto Rico, Guam, Domin-
ion Canada, or Hong Kong, 1916 Scott's
basis. Onlv first class stamps cataloging
10c and indefinately up wanted. Will take
up to five copies each variety. Send list
Scott's numbers of those you have to
ti-ade and what you want, will return my
ti-ade offers, then lets do business. Society
number or references please; even trade
and no dealers. B. H. Burrell. U. S. Office
Public Roads, Wash. D. C, A. P. S. #4629.
i^IATCH & MEDICINE, I will give fine
British Colonials or other good stamps for
any match or medicine stamps that I can
use for my collection, write me. H. W.
Doscher. 217 Montgomery St., San Francis-
co, Calif., P. P. S. #395.
Exchange your duplicates, singly or In
lots for mine. I offer China #177 & #179
(catalogue 2c each) at 15c per 100. Other
bargains wholesale and retail. Approvals
also. South & Central Americans a spe-
cialty, also current entires. Tell me what
you want and I'll tell you whether we can
do business with profit to both as that is
only way I deal.
L. A, BEEBE, A. P. S. #2272,
64 Bruce Ave., Yonkers, N. Y.
224
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
APPROVAL
The most satisfactory manner in
which to purchase stamps is from ap-
proval books when the collector has
the opportunity of inspecting the
specimens at his leisure. My stamps
are all arranged in books by coun-
tries, mounted and arranged accord-
ing to the latest edition of Scott's
catalogue. Above each stamp the
catalogue number and price is plain-
ly shown and below my net selling
price is marked.
These books contain unused and
used stamps, several copies of the
same variety being included where-
ever possible so that the collector has
ample choice. All minor varieties of
shades, watermarks, perforations,
etc., are included as well as occa-
sional pairs and blocks of four.
Prices are most reasonable and aver-
age about half catalogue. As most
of these books are of considerable
value they can only be sent to col-
lectors well known to me or to those
supplying first class references.
B. W. H. POOLE,
312 Washington Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal
P. M. Wolsieffer, President-Manager.
Chas. Beamish, Secretary-Treas.,
of the
PMII ASTAMPfg
I iitum-Jiiin
We hold public Stamp Auction Sales
at regular intervals. All catalogs
"FREE" to auction buyers. Are you
on our mailing list We are members
of the A. P. S.
BOSTON
AUCTION SALES
Regularly
Always ready to Buy Fine Stamps
In Fine Condition.
Old Stamps on Covers Greatly
Desired.
B. 1.
7 Water St.,
SW & CO.
Boston, Mass.
(Established 1885).
WARREN H. COLSON
Offers one of the largest and most comprehensive stocks held by any profes-
sional in America, and he will be pleased to enter into correspondence with all
SERIOUS COLLECTORS
Thousands of varieties from a few cents up to the very greatest rarities constant-
ly on view; but throughout thisstock — without exception the CHOICEST in America
— there is but ONE quality - the very best.
Here, the collector, following almost any line of philatelic endeavor, will find
many pieces that are not only beautiful but, as well, unusual, to delight and satisfy
the philatelic craving.
Likewise Mr. Colson is a liberal buyer — at all times— of single rare stamps, rare
stamps on letters, and collections. His activities, however, are limited to the field
ante-dating 1900.
He is particularly interested in the Postmapter's Stamps of the United States; the
issues of the Confederate States; Carrier Stamps and Locals, and offers quite the best
avenue for the sale or purchase of any such in the world.
Offers of the old classic issues, such aa early Mauritius, New South Wales (re-
quired for plating), British Guiana (all issues), Switzerland, Hawaii, Dominican Re-
public, type-set issues only, and so forth, are also cordially solicited.
Postage Stamps for Advanced Collectors.
184 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
Cable Address— "Warcolson," Boston. Telephone— "Back Bay 3502."
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OF DIRBCTORS.
President — C. A. Howes, 55 KIlby St., Boston, Mass.
Board of Vice-Presldenta — H. H. Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; "Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder, 54 William
St., New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase. 1050 Park Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary — Wm. E. Ault, 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville, Ind.
Treasurer — C. P. Heyerman, 19 McGiaw Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
International Secretary — L. Harald KJellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Ave., Scranton, Pa.
Dlrectors-at-Iiarge — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W. H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
Sale* Supt. — P. M. Wolsleffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
G:xaminer of Sales Books — A. F. Henkels, Philadelphia, Pa
Editor of American Philatelist — Wm. E. Ault, Jeffersonville Ind
Librarian — H. W. Graver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librarian — Adam E. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Attorney — Fred. R. Schmalzreidt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 1318 Chestnut St., Phila-
delphia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J M. Bartels
Philatelic Literature — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles
A. Nast.
Philatelic Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
Obituary — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, F. H. Burt.
Recruiting: — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee, 636 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City, N. Y.
Hand Book — C. E. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A. H. Web-
er.
Catalogrue — A. E. Owens, W. B. Sprague, Dr. Carroll Chase, J.
N. Luff, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. Worthington, J M. Bartels.
C. K. B. Nevin, W. L. Stevenson.
Vol. XXIX^^ July 1, 1916
No. 19
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX.
JULY 1, 1916
No. 19
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets will kindly inform, the Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending' them, in order that the).
Board m.ay take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 21. June 16th, 1916.
Applications Pending.
Schuhmacher, Henry S.
Sears, Richard
Woodward, Geo. B.
Schou, Chas.
Bonaly, V. G.
Seller, H. J.
McGowan, Thomas
Brohaugh, Peter A.
LaMotte, Capt. Clarence K.
Ewing, Howard
House, Raymond B.
Neal, Maurice
Sedgwick, W. H.
Yunker, James A.
Hall, Ralph N.
Nash, G. Elwin
Orbison, H. E.
Bennett, Matthew W.
Hopkins, Robert Emmett
Gardner, C. G.
Applications for Reinstatement Pending.
2004 — ^Baldwin, Mrs. C. A.
Applications Posted.
Dickey, Kenneth McM., 200 New York
Life Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.; Age 25;
Clay Manufacturer; Firm, W. S. Diclt-
ey Oay Mfg. Co.; Ref., Commerce
Trust Co.; Proposed by L. B. Crabbs,
#4083.
Masson, Thomas L., 261 Ridgewood
Ave., Glen Ridge, N. Y. ; Age, Legal;
Editor; Firm, with "Life"; Ref., Fred-
erick T. Richards, A. P. S. 4660, 1710
Jefferson St., Philadelphia, Pa.; Pro-
posed by Milton P. Lyons, Jr., # 2715.
Moxey, Robert S., 3 6 Carpenter St., Mt.
; Airy, Philadelphia, Pa.; Age 25; Ac-
countant; Ref., F. Liebeck, 1535
Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Pel-
ham Trust Co., Germantown, Phila-
delphia, Pa. ; Proposed by Eugene
Klein, #2275.
Holloway, John E., 12 Edgewood Ave.,
Milford, Conn.; Age 31; Stamp Deal-
er; Firm, The Edgewood Stamp Co.;
Refs., J. M. Bartels, New York City,
N. Y. Burger & Co., New York City,
N. Y.; Proposed by Eugene Klein,
#2275.
Wertheim, Herman, 1 Ann St., New
York City, N. Y.; Age 40; Stamp
Dealer; Ref., J. A. Handshaw, John
St., New York City, N. Y.; Proposed
by Vahan Mozian, #2279.
Missbach, Louis A., 110 Cornelia St.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.; Age 36; Photo En-
graver; Firm, New Century Color
Plate Co.; Ref., Wm. Lycett, A. P. S.
4368, 323 Clinton St., Brooklyn.N.Y.;
Proposed by Vahan Mozian, #2279.
Prager, Harry H., 56 Candlee Ave.,
Highland Park, Mich.; Age 34; Real
Estate Dealer; Firm, H. C. Whitney,
2940 Woodward Ave.; Ref., Collectors
Philatelic Society of Detroit, Mich.;
Proposed by Karl Koslowski, #378 3.
Tarr, Raymond P., 721 N. "L" St., Ta-
coma. Wash.; Age 41; Mining Geolo-
gist; Ref., Stephen Appleby, Cashier
National Bank of Tacoma, Tacoma,
Wash.; Proposed by James P. Hughes,
#4557.
Sloan, Chandler, 1011 "A" St., Tacoma,
Wash.; Age 39; Contractor and Stamp
Dealer; Firm, The Sloan Co. and The
Sloan Stamp Co.; Refs., Heath &
Gove, Architects, National Realty
Bldg., Tacoma, Wash. Bullard & Hill,
Architects, Prov. Bldg., Tacoma,
THE A'MERICAN PHILATELIST.
227
Wash.; Proposed by James P.Hughes,
#4557.
Hays, James A., 3211 N. 31st St., Taco-
ma. Wash.; Age 46; Life Insurance;
Firm, New York Life Insurance Co.;
Refs., C. C. Hunt, care Bank of Cali-
fornia, Tacoma, Wash. D. A. Young,
care National Bank of Tacoma, Taco-
ma, Wash.; Proposed by James P.
Hughes, #4557.
Boecklin, August von, care Washington
Mfg. Co., Tacoma, Wash.; Age, Legal;
President; Firm, Washington Mfg.
Co.; Ref., Manley, Moore Lumber Co.,
Tacoma, Wash.; Proposed by James
P. Hughes, #4557.
Rickseeker, Wheeler, 501 S. "J" St., Ta-
coma, Wash.; Age 31; Clerk; Refs.,
George E. Harris, care H. J. Schwin
& Co., Tacoma Bldg., Tacoma, Wash.;
Proposed by James P.Hughes, # 4557.
Oakland, H. C, M. D., 557 12th St., Mil-
waukee, Wis.; Age 38; Physician and
Surgeon; Refs., C. D. Marks, Asst.
Mgr., American Surety Co., Milwau-
kee, Wis. Chas. Schloegl, care Mil-
waukee-Waukesha Brew. Co., Milwau-
kee, Wis. Scott Stamp & Coin Co.,
New York City, N. Y. Stanley Gib-
bons, Inc., New York City, N. Y. ; Pro-
posed by Wm. E. Ault, #1908.
Dengler, Philip, 1216 Master St., Phila-
delphia, Pa.; Age, Legal; Designer;
Refs., Fred Liebeck, 1535 Chestnut
St., Philadelphia, Pa. P. M. Wolsieff-
er, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.;
Proposed by Eugene Klein, #2275.
Earp, Francis H., 1817 Mount Vernon
St., Philadelphia, Pa.; Age, Legal;
Printer; Refs-.F.Liebeck, 1535 Chest-
nut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Riegel &
Co., 16 S. 6th St.. Philadelphia, Pa.;
Proposed by Eugene Klein, #2275.
Marc, Theophile, 1011 Hyde St., San
Francisco, Calif.; Age 36; Musician;
Member Musicians Union of San Fran-
cisco, Calif.; Ref., E. H. Slissman,
Secretary Musicians Union, 67 Haight
St., San Francisco, Calif.; Proposed by
Ross O'Shaughnessy, #1576.
Ohmstad, Capt. J. C, Fort Kamehame-
ha, Hawaii; Age 46; U. S. Army Offi-
cer; Ref., First National Bank, Hamp-
ton, Va. ; Proposed by Ross O'Shaugh-
nessy, #1576.
Anthony, Edgar P., 3007 Wade Ave.,
Cleveland, Ohio; Age 19; Stockkeep-
er, N. Y. C. R. R.; Ref., Superior Sav-
ings & Trust Co., Cleveland, Ohio;
Guarantor, E. B. Anthony, Bricklayer,
3007 Wade Ave., Cleveland, Ohio;
Proposed by W.G. Whittaker, #3549.
Haller, Wm., 118 N. St. Louis St., South
Bend, Ind.; Age 22; Bookkeeper;
Refs.. Edgewood Stamp Co., Milford,
Conn. C. E. Nickles, 122 Florida
Ave., Washington, D. C; Proposed by
Wm. E. Ault, #1908.
Dunn, E. M., Box 335. Anaconda, Mont.
Age 40; Metallurgical and Chemical
Engineer; Firm, with Anaconda Cop-
per Mining Co.:: Refs., M. A. Fulmor,
Teller, Anaconda National Bank, Ana-
conda, Mont. G. R. Kelly, Insurance,
Prudential Co. .Anaconda, Mont.; Pro-
posed by Vahan Mozian, #2279.
Anselm, Frank R., 338 E. Marshall St.,
Norristown, Pa.; Age 39; Contracting
Decorator; Refs., Rush Smith, Norris
Apartment, Norristown, Pa. Malcolm
Ganser, 1509 Arch St., Norristown,
Pa.; Proposed by Eugene Klein,
#2275.
Applications for Reinstatement Posted.
1901 — Johnson, Louis, P. O. Box 1043,
Tacoma, Wash.; Age 55; Janitor;
Ref., J. F. Hunold, 2040 6th Ave.,
Tacoma, Wash.; Proposed by James
P. Hughes, #4557.
223 6 — Seebohm, Herbert Fredrik, 328
Montgomery St., San Francisco. Cal.;
Age 26; Stamp Dealer; Firm, Herbert
Seebohm; Ref., L. Harald Kjellstedt,
Scranton, Pa.; Proposed by Ross
O'Shaughnessy, #1576.
New Stockholders.
4742 — Birchard, Leland, R. F. D. No. 2,
Kenosha, Wis.
4 74 3 — Tufts, Nathan, Taft School. Wat-
ertown. Conn.
4744 — Gregory, Mrs. Gertrude M.. 272
Union Ave., Rutherford, N. J.
4745 — Conte, Anthony J., 28 Park St.,
Gloversville, N. Y.
4746 — McAdams. Mrs. H. K., 309 N.
Broadway. Lexington, Ky.
4747 — Oppenheim, Laurant, Jr., Taft
School, Watertown, Conn.
228
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
4748 — Hawley, A., 917 Citizens Bldg.,
Cleveland, Ohio.
4749 — Biele, Edward, 209 Hall of Rec-
ords, New York City, N. Y.
4750 — Mason, Revillo H., 14 Greenleaf
Ave., Medford, Mass.
4751 — Hendricks, Homer R., 405 Old-
ham Ave., Waxahachie, Texas.
New Branches Chartered.
4752 — Cincinnati Philatelic Society,
Branch No. 46, Cincinnati, Ohio.
President, Wm. C. Kennett, Jr.
Secretary-Treasurer, Adolph D. Fen-
nel, Second National Bank Bldg.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
4753 — Collectors Philatelic Society,
Branch No. 47, Detroit, Mich.,
care Ste. Claire Hotel.
President, Chas. L. Brisley.
Secretary, Henry J. Orlove, 603
Brooklyn Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Correction.
Note the following correction of spell-
ing of name of new stockholder admit-
ted in report of June 1st, 1916 —
4731 — Billinge, Samuel H., 143 Dres-
den St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Application Refused.
By direction of the Board of Vice
Presidents, the application of H. Law-
rence Nev/ton, St. Catharines, Ont., Can-
adn, has been returned.
Resignations Received.
4074— Leese, Percy H., Leese, Wash.
3804 — Cooper, Commdr. A. O., Vancouv-
er, B. C, Canada.
2037 — Hughes, Robert, Dorchester,Eng.
Changes of Address.
585 — Barnum, W. H., from 1812 E.
105th St., to 1865 E. 81st St.,
Cleveland, Ohio.
3649 — Berolzheimer, D. D., from 43
Post St., Yonkers, N. Y., to 431
E. 4th St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
3951 — Emery, Walter, from P. O. Box
255, Panama, Republic of Pana-
ma, to 34 West 44th St., New
York City, N. Y.
39 96 — Gregg, Ernest J., from Caro,
Mich., to 426 West Grand Boule-
vard, Detroit, Mich.
4720^MacNutt, Barry, from South
Bethlehem, Pa., to Annisquam
Station, Gloucester, Mass,
Correction in Membership List.
Delete the sixth name on page 8 of
recently issued membership list and in-
sert name correctly as follows —
2497 — Ash»rook, Stanley B., 20 Wiggins
Block, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Membership Summary.
Total membership June 1st, 1916, 1455
New stockholders admitted June
16th, 1916 10
New branches chartered June
16th, 1916 2
Total membership June 16, 1916, 1467
WM. E. AULT, Secy.
Nominations.
The following additional nomination
for Director to be elected at the Annual
Convention, to be held August 22nd,
23rd and 24th, 1916, at Boston, Mass.,
has been received —
By H. F. Behneman, Chas. A. Nast,
Godfrey Schirmer, W. A. Greenbaum
and William Beukma, all of Denver,
Colo., and members in good standing —
For SECRETARY — Dr. H. A. Davis,
of Colorado.
The nomination of H. A. Kidder, of
Mass.. for Secretary, has been withdrawn
by the Detroit Philatelic Society, Branch
No. 25.
Mr. W. H. Barnum, of Ohio, nominat-
ed for Director-at-Large by the Detroit
Philatelic Society Branch No. 25, with-
draws his name as a candidate for elec-
tion.
The complete and corrected list of
nominations for Directors follows —
For President, C. A. Howes, of Mass.
For Board of Vice Presidents, H. H.
Wilson, of New York.
Wm. B. Sprague, of New York.
Carroll Chase, of New York.
For Secretary, H. A. Davis, of Colo.
Otto F. Moses, of Ohio.
Harry T. Willcox, of Conn.
For Treasurer, C. F. Heyerman, of Mich.
For International Secretary, L. H. Kjell-
stedt, of Pa.
For Directors-at-Large, H. N. Mudge, of
Illinois.
C. A. Nast, of Colo.
H. B. Phillips, of Calif.
WM. E. AULT, Secretary,
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
229
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORrOBATKD
Vol. XXIX July 1, 1916. No. 19
Published at
FEDERALSBURG. MD.
WM, E. AULT, Editor, Jeffersonvii.le, Ind
ASSOCIATR EniTORS
HENRY A. KIDDER. - Arlington, Mass.
L. H. KJELLSTEDT.
•SCRANTON, Pa,
SUBSCRIPTIONS—
Frek TO Ai.L Members in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— $1.00 per yoar for Monthly
issuea.
Supplements —
Membership List - - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, _ " ' ". " 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTI8EMENTS-
/One page, per insertion, - - . , - 88.00
Half page, per insertion, .... 4.00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, '2 inches) ppr inaortion, ■ . 1.25
One inch, per insertion, .... .75
Five per cent (5?e) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Motices- Wants or Exchanges-From members only —
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12^^ cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, ------ 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
ssue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Address all communications to the Editor.
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased toexchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Harre) Pa., and one oop.v to the Editor.
EDITORIAL.
IT IS TI]\IB Before the receipt of
TO VOTE. this issue of our journal
every member will have
received a copy of the official ballot and
other forms relating to the annual elec-
tion, and with the contests for several of
the offices there should be a greater in-
terest shown in this matter than has
been the case for the past few years. By
casting your vote you not only exercise
a privilege which is yours, but you give
what might be called a vote of confi-
dence for the Directors of the Society.
You show an interest in the welfare of
the Society which cannot do otherwise
than make for the good of the common
cause. And by a proper proxy represen-
tation, you make it possible for the Con-
vention to pass any legislation which
may be thought desirable.
You owe it to yourself to VOTE and,
if unable to be present at Boston next
August, to have yourself represented by
PROXY. Attend to these things now,
and you will feel the better for having
done so.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
May 15, 1916.
To the Stockholders of The American
Philatelic Society: —
The Thirty-first Annual Convention
of this Society, for the election of Direc-
tors and the transaction of such other
business as may legally be brought be-
fore it, will be called to order in the
City of Boston, Massachusetts, on Tues-
day, the twenty-second day of August,
1916, at 10.30 o'clock in the morning,
and upon succeeding days until all
business shall have been disposed of.
I hereby appoint the following mem-
bers to serve as Committee on Creden-
tials.
H. E. Deats, of New Jersey, Chairman.
P. M. Wolsieffer, of Philadelphia, Pa.
W. C. Stone, of Springfield, Mass.
H. A. Kidder of Boston, Mass. and
E. F. Sawyer, to whom ballots and
proxies may be sent at 36 School Street,
Boston, care of Five Cent Savings Bank.
I hereby also appoint the following
members as a Committee on Arrange-
ments:—
E. M. Carpenter, Chairman; W. O.
Wylie; C. K. B. Nevin; Oscar Hill, and
J. O. Wright, all of Boston, Mass.
Due notice will be given through the
Official Journal of the location of the
Convention Headquarters.
C. A. HOWES, President.
WM. E. AULT, Secretary.
MEMI5ERSHIP MEDAL.
By the time this issue reaches our
members, the time will have closed for
230
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
filing applications to be counted in the
membership medal contest, as the re-
port of the Secretary for July 1st will
be the last in which applications can be
published to permit of the applicants be-
ing admitted by Convention time, and as
only the number of new members admit-
ted will be taken into consideration of
the awarding of the prize, that report
will tell the story, with the single ex-
ception of the possibility of all appli-
cants not being accepted.
Counting admissions in the Secre-
tary's report for June 16th, the stand-
ing is as follows —
Ross O'Shaughnessy
Vahan Mozian
W. G. Whittaker
W. H. Barnum
Eugene Klein
H. S. Ackerman
B. W. H. Poole
John M. Stonier
The final count cannot be made until
the report of August 15th i^ published.
12
12
7
5
5
5
4
4
NOTES ON RECEINT ISSUES OF
MEXICO.
By W. Parker Lyon.
[The following is an extract from re-
marks made before the Los Angeles
and Southern California Branch of the
Society at their meeting held on Feb.
1st, 1916, but was crowded out of the
issue of the American Philatelist con-
taining the minutes of that meeting. —
Ed.]
I have often been asked why the Ic,
2c and 20c values of the Anvil issue of
Sonora are not as common as the 5c
and 10c values, and in reply I beg to
state that only 1000 each of these de-
nominations ever went into circulation.
The 5'C and 10c values were printed first
and supplies were sent to the Hermosil-
lo and Nogales post offices. Then the
Ic, 2c and 20c values were printed and
as soon as they were off the press or-
ders were received that none of these
stamps were to be sold against the de-
preciated paper currency but only
against coin and that, to show this, the
stamps were to be overprinted PLATA,
which means "Silver."
Before the overprinting took place
lO'OO of each value were sold to an
American, Mr. V., who used a number
of them for postage as shown by the
existence of various covers in the col-
lection before you.
The remaining stamps were all sur-
charged PLATA and a 50c value was
prepared with the word PLATA forming
part of the design. But before any of
tliese surcharged stamps could be issu-
ed orders were received at Hermosil-
lo to place all the books of the govern-
ment, stamps, paper money — in fact all
the archives of the Sonora government
— on a freight train, for Carranza was
coming to try and capture the town.
This was done and the train had only
proceeded about 60 miles on its jour-
ney when the fear that Carranzistas
would capture it became so acute that
orders were given to dynamite and burn
everything; that is what happened to
the rare Anvil issue.
You have to-night seen the receipt
given to Mr. V., in acknowledgment of
his purchase of the stamps, as well as
a few sheets of the 50c PLATA issue
partly printed, and some of the denomi-
nations surcharged PLATA. You have
also read the report from the Depar*
ment of Justice of the United States
voucliing for the accuracy of Mr. V '^
statement that the Ic, 2c, 5c, 10c, and
20c values of the Anvil stamps were
legitimately issued, and you have also
seen scraps of sheets and bits of the
paper money which were picked up on
the fields of Mexico after the explosion
and fire and which I think help to prove
the accuracy of my story.
NOTICE OF ADDRESS.
Mr. Karl Koslowski wishes all mail
to be addressed to him at 175 Columbus
Ave., Detroit, Mich. He states he is re-
ceiving mail matter addressed to places
where he resided as long ago as eight
years. The above is the only address to
which he wishes his mail sent.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 231
TREASURER'S REPORT.
STATEMENT FOR MAY, 1916.
Stock. Exchange Fund.
Balance forwarded, $4422.66 Balance forwarded, $66.86
May receipts, 30.00 $4452.66 May receipts, .20 $ 67.06
General Fund.
Balance forwarded, $838.16
May receipts, $138.37
May expendi-
tures 35.06 103.31 $ 941.47
Insurance Fund.
Balance forwarded, $1795.93
May expenditures.
9.97 $1785.96
Suspense Fvmd.
Balance forwarded, $48.05
May receipts, 1.80 $ 49.85
Resources.
Bonds, $3,489.34
Cash in Bank, 3,807.66
$7297.00
$7297.00
C. F. HEYERMAN,
Treasurer.
BRANCH SOCIETIES.
We are always glad to puMish reports of minutes of Branch Societies and the
Secretaries are requested to furnish the Editor loith copy for this purpose.
BRANCH No. 3.
The 321st regular meeting of the Pa-
cific Philatelic Society was held May 17,
1916, in the rooms of the Society, 45
Kearny Street, San Francisco, and there
were present members Steinman, Polte,
Chaloner, Doscher, Phillips, O'Shaugh-
nessy and Seebohm; and as visitor, Mr.
Frank C. Brown of East Orange, New
Jersey.
Owing to illness in his family, the Sec-
retary, Mr. Marcus, was unable to be
present and the Chair appointed Mr. H.
B. Phillips Secretary pro tem.
Vice President Folte called the meet-
ing to order and the minutes of the last
regular meeting was read and appi'oved
as read. Moved by Phillips and second-
ed by Steinman that the Secretary in-
sert a notice of our meetings under the
head of "meeting notices" in the Sun-
day edition of the S. F. "Chronicle" on
the Sunday preceding the evening of our
meetings until further action of the So-
ciety; carried.
Moved by Steinman, seconded by Dos-
cher, that the Secretary write a letter
to the Curators of the Golden Gate Park
Museum of San Francisco, and the Oak-
land Public Museum, giving them the
particulars and objects of our Society,
in order they may have the necessary
information to answer numerous inqui-
ries relating to local stamp collectors
and societies; carried.
On motion the matter of proposed
change in By-laws was laid over until
the next regular meeting, to be then
taken up as unfinished business.
Moved by O'Shaughnessy and second-
ed by Steinman that a committee of one
be named by the chair to meet like com-
mittees from all the other stamp socie-
ties located in the Bay region for the
purpose of arranging for a get-together
dinner of the members of all the socie-
ties in either the month of August or
September next; carried.
The Chair appointed Mr. Seebohm as
such committee.
232
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Mr. Phillips under the head of "Good
of the Society" then read the minutes
of the meeting of the Society held 20
years previous as reported in "Filatelic
Pacts and Fallacies."
The exhibits for the evening com-
prised all countries beginning with the
letter "H". It was adjudged that the
exhibit of Mr. Folte bore away the prize
for the evening.
The exhibit for the regular June meet-
ing was fixed by the chair to include all
countries beginning with the letters "I"
and "J".
Adjourned.
H. B. PHILLIPS,
Secretary, pro tern.
for Secretary of the A. P. S. at coming
election by untinimous vote followed and
BO recorded.
Meeting then adjourned.
B. F. EGAN, Secy.
BRANCH No. 45.
Regular meeting of the Indianapolis
Collectors Club, Branch No. 45, held
May 11th, 1916. Pres. Bushnell pre-
sided. Eight members present.
Minutes of previous meeting approved
as read.
Secretary reported receipt of member-
ship cards from Mr. Julius Braun who
kindly donated same to the club. Vote
of thanks to Mr. Braun recorded.
Chair appointed Mr. Ernest Schneid-
er committee of one to prepare set of
rules for Sales Department for the Club,
to be submitted at next meeting.
Meeting then adjourned.
B. F. EGAN, Secy.
Regular meeting of the Indianapolis
Collectors Club, Branch No. 45, held
May 25th, 1916. Pres. Bushnell pre-
sided. Ten members present. Minutes
of previous meeting read and approved.
Mr. Schneider requested another two
weeks time on his report. Granted.
Mr. Hollis reported on Auction Sale of
April 29th. Found to be quite satisfac-
tory, many bids being received and fair
prices predominating.
Motion of Mr.Hollis that Mr. Schneid-
er be appointed Auction and Sales Man-
ager to become effective at time Society
approves rules to be adopted.
The endorsement of the candidacy of
Mr. H. T. Willcox, Jewett City, Conn ,
WHO WILL BE AT BOSTON.
The list grows. The following have
indicated their intention to be present at
the Convention in Boston, August 22nd,
23rd and 24th.
Mr. and Mrs. Deats, Flemington, N. J.
Mr. Frank B. Eldredge, Attleboro,
Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Klein, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Mr. Owen L. Nolan, Hamden, Conn.
Mr. Wm. C. Stone, Springfield, Mass.
Gen. Chas. A. Coolidge, Detroit, Mich.
Mr. C. F. Heyerman, Detroit, Mich.
Dr. W. L. Babcock, Detroit, Mich.
Mr. Fred R. Schmalzreidt, Detroit,
Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin L. Fischer and
children, Miss Cecilie and Walter,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Davison, Brook-
lyn, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Willcox, Jewett
City, Conn.
Mr. W. G. Whittaker, Cleveland, Ohio.
Send your name to the Editor if you
vx-ill be there. There is a good time in
f;toro for you and it will be your fault if
you miss it.
"An Authority on Mexico
is the way a British philatelic journal
describes tlie
ALBEMARLE STAMP
COLLECTOR.
Published monthly. Send 25c. and get
it for 1 year. The JUNE number is
readv. and contains some very import-
ant items of news. The JULY number
is also complete, its article on the
T'. S. Government Stamp Collection
contains some revelations about the
duplicates available for exehauge! 4c.
Invert Pan American, 4c. and So. on blu-
ish experimental paper and other goodi
things. Don't miss it, (
ALBEMARLE STAMP CO.
Keswick, Va.
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
no Ann of niiiKCTons.
rrosI«leii< — C. A. Howes, 55 Kilby St., Boston, Mass.
noarrt of Vioe-I*resI«!oiit« — H. H. AVil.son, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Wm. B. Sprag-ue, Uecorder, 54 William
St., New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase, 1050 Park Place,
Brooklyn. N. Y.
Scorptnry — Wm. E. Atilt, 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonvllle, Ind.
Trensiiror — C. P. Ileyermnn, 19 McGiaw Bldp:., Detroit, Mich.
Iiiteriiiifionnl Seorofnry — L. Harald KJellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Ave., Scranton, Pa.
Dlrec'«orN-nt-l,nrsro — IT. B. rhillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W. H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
AIM'OIXTIVE OFFICERS.
Snlc)* Sii|»t. — P. M. WolsiefTer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia. Pa.
F.xiiniinfv of Sjilcs liookv — .\. P. Henkels. Philadelphia, Pa.
Filitor of Anit>ri4-aii riillntelist — Wm. E. Ault, Jeftersonville, Ind.
I.iltrnrinii — TT. W. Ci'aver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
A.ssl«<iiiit Ml>riirinii — Adam E. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Atlorii'.-y — Pred. R. Schmalzreldt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Mich,
Coiniferfpit Detector — Eugene Klein, 1318 Che.stnut St., Phila-
delphia, Pa.
COmilTTEES.
Expert — .Tobn N. I.uff, .Tolin A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
I'liilntelle IJIerntiiri — Wm. Tl. Hlcketts, E. R. Aldrlch, Charles
A. Nast.
riiiliitelie Imlex — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W^. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
01>l«ii:iry — .Tiilinn Park, 7";ev. L. G. Dorpat, P. H. Burt.
Hoenilf iiiJi- — Rn.ss O'i^baugrhnessy, Chairman We.'itern Commit-
tee, firtfi Market St., San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City. N. Y
HniMl nook — C. E. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A. H. Web-
er.
CatnloKue — A. E. Owens, W. R. Sprague, Dr. Carroll Chase, J.
N. l>iiff. Geo. L,. Toppan. Coo. H. Worthington, J. M. Bartels,
C. K. B. Xevin, W. L. Stevenson.
Vol.. XXTX
MI:
J VTA- 15, 1916
No. 20
of fffe_
234
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
SCARCE WAR STAMPS.
Fiji Vod and Id War
Stamps $ .07
New Zealand y2d War
Stamps 03
North West Pacific i^d
to Is complete 1 . 50
North West Pacific in
vertical strip of three,
showing all varieties of
type 4.50
Samoa %d to Is complete . 70
Trinidad Eed Cross _ 16
Warsaw, four varieties . . .30
Specialized collection of Shan.s^-
hai for sale. Particulars and
price on application.
EUGENE KLEIN,
1318 Chestnut St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
SALES DEPARTMENT.
Members that have discontinued re-
ceiving' the Circuits during the Summer
Season and all new members that have
joined since, are invited to participate
in the Sales Department.
No circuits are sent to any member
unless a request is made to the Super-
intendent with a promise to take the
best of care of the books and forward
promptly to the next member according
to the Rules and Regulations.
All of the 2000 books now on hand are
priced by old catalog values, many of
the stamps having gone up by the 1916
catalog;.
Any information about the Sales De-
partment cheerfully furnished on re-
quest either to members or prospec-
tive members. Every stamp collector in
the United States should be a member
of the American Philatelic Society.
P. M. WOLSIEFFER Sales Supt.
21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
P. M. AVolsieffer, President-Manager.
Chas. Beamish, Secretary-Treas.,
of the
[WBssEisiaQgaiiiijgi
'STAMPco.
HILA
ul
AVe hold public Stamp Auction Sales
at I'egular intervals. All catalogs
"FREiE" to auction buyers. Are you
on our mailing list. We are members
of the A. P. S.
BOSTON
AUCTION SALES
Regularly
Always ready to Buy Fine Stamps
In Fine Condition
Old Stamps on Covers Greatly
Desired.
B . L . DREW & CO.
7 Water Street, Boston, Mass.
(Established 1885).
NEW ISSUES, UNUSED.
U. S. Proprietary %, 1, IVz, 2, 3c
1914 13
Cameroons 20pf no wmk., .07; 2i5pf .08
5pf wmk., .02; lOpf .04
Im 35
Carolines 3, 5, 10, 20pf no wmk.. .15
(5er. Morocco 3, 5, lOpf 1911 OS
Ger. Belgium 3, 5, 10, 20pf 15
Russ. Poland 3, 5, 10, 20pf 15
MONEY LOANED ON STAMPS,
.Stamp Collcctlous, Dealers' Stocks, etc
U. S. Premium Coin Book, 10 cents.
Entire Collections Purchased.
Approval sleections on request.
Efficient New Issues Service.
FRED MICHAEU,
937 Madison St., Cliieago, 111.
U. S. MISSION
and CHARITY STAMPS
Guarauteed UnpicUod.
Contains oldest to most recent is-
sues— lowest to highest values, and
being sold as received assures buyers
of securing fine lots of complete sets,
precancels,
varieties in perforation,
part and imperforates,
high values, parcels post dues
Commemoratives, etc., etc.,
Sample 10 lbs. postpaid $3.75
100 lbs. F. O. n, $22.50,
WORLD-WIDE MISSIONS,
Box X, Storm Lake, Iowa.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal" of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX.
JULY 15, 1916.
No. 20.
UNITED STATES COIL STAMPS
1902-1915.
(Supplement to Article on their History and Comparative Scarcity in th« Ameri-
can Philatelist, April 15, 1916.)
By WARREN L. BABOOCK.
Vice-President Detroit Philatelic Society Member A. P. S. No. 1736.
(Read before the Detroit Philatelic
Society, May 3rd, 1916).
FIRST ISSUE. — 1902-03. 314 D —
This stamp has been catalogued by Scott
for several years as iini>erforate hori-
zontally. In the Gibbons and other
check-lists it has been listed as perfor-
ate vertically. There is certainly no dis-
tinction betvi^een imperforate horizontal-
ly and perforate vertically. Scott's ex-
planation is as follows:
"Theoretically there is no difference
but actually there is. No. 314D was list-
ed years ago from a block of stamps
which lacked the horizontal perforation.
Number 314'F was first listed in the cur-
rent * catalogue and represents the
stamps issued in coil form, as described
In the note following No. 313, which,
of course, do not exist in blocks. A block
or a vertical pair which has not the hori-
zontal perforation can be set down with
certainty as No. 314D. Single copies
and horizontal pairs cannot be assigned
with certainty and would in all probabi-
lity be from a coil, i. e., No. 314F. We
admit this is puzzling and shall endea-
vor to make our next catalogue a little
clearer with regard to these two varie-
ties."
From the above distinctions it is evi-
dent that this stamp does not belong to
the coil series, although it has been list-
ed in the check-lists and even adver-
tised in auction catalogues as such. It
should be deleted from the check-list
appearing on page 161 of the American
Philatelist for April 15, 1916.
Joint Varieties.
The following sub-varieties should be
added to the check-list.
3 69C Joint,
3 69D Joint,
370C Joint,
3 70© Joint,
371B Joint.
Paste-ups or joints have been found
in the rotary coils. These are rendered
necessary for two reasons. First, the
paper rolls used in printing, although
having capacity for several thousand
stamps, must necessarily be joined oc-
casionally in order to complete a finished
roll of 500 or 1000 stamps. The exact
length of the paper roll has not been
ascertained. This joint differs from the
joint of the coil stamps prior to the
rotary printings. The stamp is not over-
lapped, but an extraneous piece of paper
about 1/4 inch wide, gummed and per-
forated previous to application, is used.
The writer has found these joints in
the one and two-cent perforated verti-
cally and they will necessarily be found
in all values. Several coils were ex-
amined before a joint was found.
37 IB — 3-Cent pale lavender. Should
be listed in the original check-list with
236
THE AMiERICAN PHILATELIST.
vertical perforations. This stamp has
not yet appeared with horizontal per-
forations.
372iB — 4-cent ibrown; rotary printing;
vertical perforations.
(a) normal
(h) line
(c) joint.
37'3iB — 5-cent blue; rotary printings;
vertical perforations.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
The above two coil varieties have been
issued since the article in the American
Philatelist appeared.
PLATE NUMBERS. — A study of the
coil stamps must necessarily include
mention of plate numbers. End to end
coils will show the plate number in the
joint at the top of the strip which con-
tains the center plate number of the
pane of stamps. The same holds true of
the plate number in side to side coils
with horizontal perforations where the
center strip containing plate number is
used. If the strip containing joint is
held up to transmitted light, the plate
number can be read through the super-
imposed paper. Plate numbers in coil
strips should be a desirable acquisition
to any United States specialist's collec-
tion. Owing to their scarcity it is quite
difficult to place a value on them. They
certainly are several times more valuable
than the same joint without the number.
The writer has several plate numbers of
the coil stamps of the second, third,
fourth, fifth and sixth issues. A check-
list of the plate numbers of the coil
stamps would 'be of great interest and
serve to more closely identify the stamps
with particular government printings.
SFAiOING — In addition to the two and
three millimeter spacing of the second,
third and subsequent issues, the writer
has had his attention called to other
differences in spacing between the outer
lines of the stamps.
338B, 338C, and several numbers of
the fourth issue are found to have a
spacing of 2^/^ millimeters. Not much
importance should be attributed to a
difference of V2 millimeter. In all prob-
ability these varieties are partly due to
shrinkage in paper during the process
of printing. Mention is made of this
variability which has confused a num-
ber of collectors who have attempted to
identify the two and three millimeter
spacings. Not all differences in spac-
ings can be attributed to the shrinkage
of paper, owing to the fact that in panes
of imperforate stamps, two or three
different spacings ranging from two to
three millimeters, are found in the same
sheet.
355D — 3-cent lavender, perforated
vertically. My attention has been call-
ed to several strips, pairs and parts of
coils of this stamp in an unused condi-
tion, purporting to be government print-
ings. A careful comparison with the
originals establishes the fact that they
are private perforations made from the
imperforate sheets of the 3-cent double
line watermark of 1908-09. One lot
of these stamps submitted for inspec-
tion was perforated 1 1 V2 : another lot
was perforated 12 y2 and came originally
from St. Louis. The writer has had his
attention called to other lots perforated
12 % which originated in St. Louis and
are known to be private perforations.
In the check list of imperforate coils
listed below, the 3-cent is not included
as ever having appeared imperforate in
coils. The writer has seen strips of the
3-cent imperforate with joint and line,
purporting to be coils, but has never
seen an entire coil or a government coil
wrapper of the 3-cent stamp with double
line watermark.
If any readers of this article have
such a coil or have the Manila coil wrap-
pers, the writer would be glad to be in-
formed of this fact so that ultimately
these imperforate coils may be listed.
The original article on coil stamps
only listed :No. 3 4 IB in the imperforate
coils. The following are all the imper-
forate coils known to the writer. The
letters subjoined to the numbers will
place these stamps serially following the
last subdivision in Scott's classification.
As is well-known, Scott does not cata-
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
237
logue these coils owing to the fact that
they cannot with certainty be disting-
uished in pairs and strips from similar
pairs and strips cut from imperforate
sheets. The writer has attempted to
collect a series of these coils and has
included the following in his collection:
(a) Manila Coil wrapper, giving value
and distinguishing characteristics of the
coil.
(b) Joint strip of four.
(c) Line strip of four.
The Manila wrapper with stamp at-
tached, of course, is the only item that
can positively be idenified.
U. S. Coils, imperforate, end to end.
323E — 1-cent green, double line
watermark.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint.
324IE — ^2-cent carmine, double line
watermark.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint.
326E — 4-cent brown, double line
watermark.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint. ^
327E — 5-cent blue, double line water-
mark.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
338'P — 1-cent green, single line water-
mark.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint.
339F — 2-cent carmine, single line
watermark.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint.
341B — 4-cent brown, single line
watermark.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint
355;D — 1-cent green, single line water-
mark, numerals.
(a) normal
(b) blue
(c) joint
356D — 2-cent carmine, single line
watermark, numerals.
(a) normal
(b) line
(c) joint.
U. S. COIL STAMPS.
(Notes on Dr. Babcock's article on
these stamps as published in issue of
April 15, 1916.
By Eri. H. Richardson A. P. S. #3401.
I read with great interest Dr. Warren
L. Babcock's article "History and Com-
parative Scarcity of the United States
coil Stamps" in the April 15th issue
and it carried me back to my own in-
terest in these United States Govern-
ment coil stamps and to some of the
difficulties I experienced in obtaining
them at the time of their issue.
Dr. Babcock's work seems to be very
complete as far as the listing of varie-
ties is concerned; in fact includes sev-
eral which I supposed had been defini-
tely denied, notably the 3c of the first
two issues. I can add but one variety,
however, 2c 190 8 in unperforated coil,
of which I have several used copies, one
with pasted strip.
I can bear Mr. Babcock out in the
statement that most of the stamps is-
sued were used at the time and that few
remain even in the hands of collectors.
I made an effort in 1910 or 1912 to
complete my collection of these stamps
and to purchase used strips but had
little success. As the result of adver-
tising and corresponding and a canvas
of local dealers I picked up from time to
time a few things, but mostly the im-
perforate stamps, and as a result of this
effort my collection contains the follow-
ing coil strips of four: —
190 6. Two strips of the Ic and one
strip of the 2c vertically perforated;
300D, 30'4C.
5c perforated horizontally.
1908-9. Ic, 2c, 4c, 5c, and 10c plain
and lined strips. I have never seen the
3c.
238
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Of the 2c #324€ perforated horizon-
tally I had the good fortune to pur-
chase a roll of 50i0' from which I select-
ed about thirty or forty lined, pasted or
selected strips of four which are still
in my possession; the balance were used
for postage.
Of the third issue same design as
1908 but single lined watermark I have
plain and lined strips of each, but some
lapse of business acumen cost me the
profit I might have made had I pur-
chased a roll of the 2c which I had ac-
cess to. I knew that the local post office
had two rolls and one morning when I
was in the post oflBce was short of
change so put it off. Five minutes time
and a walk across the street to the bank
would have been worth a hundred dol-
lars or more in view of present prices,
for it was the vertically perforated
variety now worth $1.00 or more a pair.
I felt at the time that I had missed a
good thing and made up for it partly
by some assiduous work purchasing used
copies of this and the subsequent issue
including some pairs of the Ic perfor-
ated vertically.
Of all subsequent issues I have all
except the imperforate coiled stamps
which were overlooked "but are still ob-
tainable.
An interesting grey pasteboard box
about 1x2x10 inches printed on the
manilla wrapper in red "2c stamps" —
"5 spools, 500 each" — "sidewise-per-
forated" is present with a wrapper and
about 100 copies of the 2c single lined
watermark 1910i perforated 8%.
These 2c of 1908 issue and others
purchased in coil are interestingly
mounted in the following manner: — On
the upper half of an album page —
1. The outer wrapper.
2. The inner wrapper. Both of these
are flattened out rather than unrolled,
are separated by a space of about l^^
inch inserted into the two wrappers
and in between is:
3. The tissue paper wrapper which
covered the stamps surrounded by:
4. The rubber band.
On the lower half of the page five
vertical strips of four.
1. Plain strip.
2. Lined strip.
3. Plate number pasted strip.
4. Strip pasted with perforated ma-
nilla paster.
5. Lined strip, shade variety.
Those who had the good fortune or
foresight to confine their purchases of
perforation and coil variety stamps to
the Government issues and who started
early will reap a big return on their in-
vestment and those of us who fail to
take full advantage of the possibilities
may still have an opportunity to see ex-
cellent returns on an investment in these
stamps which must be recognized as
regular govern issues.
NOTICE.
The following is a copy of a notice
which accompanied each ballot and
proxy blank:
In order to conform with the require-
ments of the Revenue Act of the United
States, calling for the use of a ten-cent
revenue stamp on a proxy given by the
stockholders in any corporation, a stamp
of that denomination must be affixed to
each proxy given by a member of this
Society. This expense will be met out
of the General Fund of the Society, and
unless the member wishes otherwise,
the stamp will be furnished and affixed
at the time of the Convention, August
22nd, 23rd and 24th, 1916.
Needless to say the date of 1915
which appeared on the notice v/as a mis-
take— we will lay it on the printer — as
it should have read "191 G."
MR. NAST WITHDIJAWS.
The Secretary has received the follow-
ing letter, which is self-explanatory:
"Denver, Colo., June 24, 1916.
Mr. Wm. E. Ault, Secretary.
Jeffersonville, Ind.
Dear Sir and Friend:
I am very much surprised to see
that my friends in Cleveland have
nominated me for director. I want to
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
239
say that I am very sorry my name was
so used, and that it was done without
my knowledge and <'onsent. While
I appreciate greatly the compliment
implied, I must refuse to have my
name considered in any event.
I am placed in an embarrassing po-
sition by this action, as I signed the
nomination of Dr. H. A. Davis, of
Colorado Springs, and knowing that
only one person from a state can be
honored, I certainly would have re-
strained my frineds had I known of
the contemplated action. I mup.t
therefore decline to have my name
used and urge all my friends to vote
for Dr. Davis instead.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) CHAS. A. NAST."
Mr. Nast's name appears on the ballot
mailed out on the 24th of June, as his
letter, being dated on that day, natural-
ly reached the Secretary too late to
make the desired correction.
THE POSTAGE STAMPS OF TOBAGO.
By BERTRAM W. H. POOLE.
(Continued from page 213.)
It is difficult to state with certainty
when the accident to the plate occurred
which caused the flaw, but it is evident
that no attempt was ever made to re-
pair it for all the sheets of the Is.,
printed in orange-'brown in 1896, show
this peculiarity. It could not have oc-
curred so early as 1886, for the flaw is
not shown in the sheets of the %d., Id.,
2i/4d., and 6d, values printed in that
year; nor could it have occurred later
than 189 4, for none of the sheets of the
Is. on Crown CA paper are without the
defect. The flaw is not known on any
of the surcharged stamps issued be-
tween 1889 and 1892 though some of
the stamps overprinted were quite prob-
ably printed at a later date than 1886.
It is very likely that, if full particulars
of the various supplies of stamps dis-
patched to the island and dates of print-
ing could be obtained it would be found
that the plate sustained the damage
some time in 1894.
The duty-plate for the Id. — that from
which the value was printed — seems to
have been retouched at some time or
other for on some of the sheets of this
denomination the first stamps on the
third and fourth rows have a distinct-
ly large O in ONE.
A minor variety of the Is. is also
worth noting — the fifth stamp in the
top row showing the letters ING of
SHILLING distinctly curved in a down-
ward direction while the duty-plate of
the 4d. also sustained a slight damage
resulting in the malformation and re-
duction in size of the letters CE of
FENCE on the sixth stamp in the bot-
tom row.
Quite a number of shades may be
found in all values as well as distinct
contrasts between the words of value
and the main portion of the design.
Reference List.
1885-1894. Colors changed. Wmk.
Crown CA. Perf. 14.
i/^d. dull green
(a) Plate flaw.
Id carmine
(a) Plate flaw.
(b) Large O in ONE
4d. Grey
(a) Plate flaw
(b) Small CE in PENCE
6d orange-brown
(a) Plate flaw
Is. Olive-yellow
(a) Plate flaw
(b) Sloping ING in SHILLING
240
THE AiMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Chapter vm. — The Provisionals of 1886
Some time in January 1886, there was
a shortage of half penny stamps and
some of the 6d. of the issue then cur-
rent were surcharged "% PENNY" in
black to make good the deficiency. The
provisional was first recorded in the
"Philatelic Record" for February, 1886,
but ibeyond the bare mention of its ex-
istence no information is available. The
surcharge is in a straight line across the
stamps, the letters of the word "PEN-
NY" which is in Roman capitals, being
2% mm. in height. A variety is known
with wider space between the numerals
and word and as this is priced at about
three times as much as the normal it
would appear that it should exist in the
setting in the ratio of one wide spacing
to three narrow ones. Unfortunately
nothing is known with regard to the
make-up of the type used in overprint-
ing and I have been unable to trace the
existence of any blocks sufficiently large
to help throw any light on the setting of
the type. The surcharge is known in-
verted and double. How many were
issued does not seem to have been stated
but in April another provisional of the
same denomination appeared — this time
surcharged on the 24^ d — ^so that it is
evident the supply of %d stamps in
green ordered from England had not
then arrived.
The type of the later surcharge is
exactly the same and the same wide-
space variety occurs so that it it highly
probable the same type was employed.
Again we have no information as to the
setting of the type used for surcharg-
ing but as vertical pairs are known with
and without surcharge it is not unrea-
sonable to assume that the setting was
not sufficiently large to cover the whole
sixty stamps on a sheet at one time.
The only provisional .with regard to
which we have definite information as
to the setting is that made on the 4d
fiscal stamp in 1896. In this case only
two rows of six stamps each were over-
printed at a time and it is not improb-
able that the same method was follow-
ed in the production of the tWP provi^
sional halfpenny stamps of 1886. This
stamp is known with double surcharge
and it is worthy of note that this and
the other errors already mentioned were
not generally recorded until about 1906
— that is, ten years after the special
stamps for To'bago had been discon-
tinued! That there could have been
only a small number of each is evident
from the rarity of the errors.
Reference List.
1886. Stamps of 1883-4 surcharged
"% PENNY" in black.
i/^d on 6d. stone-brown
(a) wide space between % and
penny.
(b) Inverted surcharge
(c) Double surcharge
Yzd on 2%'d. ultramarine
(a) Wide space hetween Vz and
PENNY
(b) Double surcharge
(c) Vertical pair, one without
surcharge
Chapter LX. — ^The Provlsioiials of 1889.
In 1889 two other provisionals made
their appearance. First there was a
shortage of one penny stamps in July
which resulted in the surcharging of
more of the 2%d. denomination. Then,
in October, the %d. value again ran out
of stock and some of the then current
6d. orange-brown were surcharged in
an exactly similar manner to the pre-
vious provisionals of the same denomi-
nation. The surcharge on the 2%d. is
"1 PENNY", the letters corresponding
to that of the other provisionals while
the "1" is a large numeral measuring
4mm. in height. Both values show the
variety with wider spacing and the
i/^d. on 6d. exists with the surcharge
double.
Reference List.
1886. Stamps of current type sur-
charged in black.
Id. on 2%d. ultramarine.
(a) Wide space between "1" and
PE'NNY
THE AiMiERICAN PHILATELIST.
241
i/^d. on 6(i. orange-brown
(a) Wide space between V^ and
PENNY
(b) Double surcharge
Chapter X. — The Provisional Stamp of
1891.
The postal authorities at Tobago were
evidently unfortunate in estimating their
probable requirements of certain values
for in 1891 2%d. stamps ran out of
stock and again recourse had to be
made to the printing press to make good
the deficiency. The "Monthly Journal"
in chronicling this provisional in Octo-
per, 1891, says:
Our publishers have received a let-
ter franked by a new prc^sional
formed by printing "2% PENCE", in
black, upon the 4d., grey. The sur-
charge closely resembles that inflict-
ed some years ago upon the 6d. We
learn that the number overprinted
is very limited, and that the local
postal authorities are dealing them
out with strict caution. The issue
took place about the beginning of the
last week in August.
The letters of PENCE are from the
same font as that used for previous
surcharges but the first "2" of "2%"
is much smaller than that used in 1883.
The differences in spacing, alluded to in
connection with the surcharges of 1886
and 1889 are not shown in this over-
print but again no information is avail-
able regarding the size of the setting of
the type. The surcharge is known
double and the variety with small "CE"
in the value exists of course.
Reference List.
1891. The 4d. of 1885 overprinted
in black.
21/2 PENCE on 4d. grey
(a) .Small "CE" in Pence
(b) Double surcharge.
Chapter XI. — The Pi'ovisional Stamp of
1892.
Some time in 1892 — probably about
April or May — half penny stamps ran
short again and the 4d., grey, which only
a few months previously served as the
foundation for a 2 1/^ d. provisional, was
again pressed into service as the basis
of a new halfpenny stamp. The sur-
charge followed the usual precedent —
"y2 PENNY" in a straight line across
the stamp in black. The surcharge is
exactly like that of the previous ones
with the exception that the wider spaced
variety is not shown. This variety is
known with double surcharge and the
plate variety with small "CE" in pence
on the sixtieth stamp of the sheet is also
shown. According to the "Philatelic
Record" only 3000 of these provisionals
were issued.
Reference List.
1892. The 4d. of 1885 overprinted
in black.
Vz PENNY on 4d. grey
(a) Small "CE" in PENCE
(b) double surcharge.
Chapter XII. — ^The Error of Color.
In 189 6 Messrs. De La Rue & Co.
sent a supply of 6000 one shilling
stamps to Tobago but, owing to a mis-
understanding on somebody's part these
were printed in orange-brown, the color
of the 6d., instead of bistre. Notwith-
standing the error in their color the
stamps were placed on sale in the usual
manner on October 1st. On October
8 th a cablegram was received from the
Crown Agents in London ordering the
stamps to be withdrawn from sale on
account of the mistake, and while their
sale to the general public was discon-
tinued officials and other interested
(parties bought up the entire supply as
a speculation. As a result, some dis-
gruntled individuals, disappointed in
not receiving a share of the plunder,
managed to stir up a little trouble. One
of the local newspapers stated: — r
242
THE A'MERICAN PHILATELIST.
We understand that there has been
considerable excitement among stamp
collectors both here and at home over
the recent error of Tobago Shilling
stamps. It is rumored that a stamp
collector has laid a complaint in the
matter before His Excellency the Act-
ing Governor and that correspondence
is now proceeding. It appears that the
old stamps went out on September
30th, and the error issue came in on
October 1st. After the stamps were
sent out from home it was discovered
that they were wrong in color, and
an order was issued by the Secretary
of State, it is said, stopping their cir-
culation. This was received in Toba-
go on or about the 8th October, and
there were then only a few hundred
stamps out. This issue was stopped,
and applications that were made for
stamps were refused on the 23rd and
24th. October. However, for some rea-
son or other, the stamps were reissued
and His Honor Commissioner Low,
Magistrate Walker, and other officials,
bought up a large number of the
stamps. These are the allegations
'brought to the notice of the Acting
Governor. If Commissioner Low con-
travened orders in order to indulge in
a good piece of speculation for him-
self and friends, he did wrong. If,
however, the orders from the Secre-
tary of State were not peremptory,
but left it to his own discretion as to
when to withdraw the issue, he may
not have been irregular.
It is evident that whoever was respon-
sible for the allegations made had a
certain amount of influence for the Act-
ing Gevernor was prevailed upon to or-
der an official enquiry as shown by the
following extract from the "Royal Trini-
dad Gazette" for December 24th, 1896:
(To be continued.)
BRANCH SOCIETIES.
We are always glad to puMish reports of minutes of Branch Societies and th&
Secretaries are requested to furnish the Editor vnth copy for- this purpose.
BRANCH No. 3.
Pacific Philatelic Society.
At a meeting of Branch No. 3 of the
American Philatelic Society held June
21st 1916, the following nominations for
directors for the ensuing year were
made.
For Director, Henry A. Kidder, of
Mass.
For director, Henry B. Phillips of
Calif.
Very truly yours,
H. B. PHILLIPS,
Secretary pro tern.
BRANCH No. 35.
At the meeting of the Los Angeles
and Southern California Branch No. 3i5,
A. P. S., held Monday, June 19th, the
following official business was trans-
acted and it is our wish that the same
be given the publicity of the entire
membership of the A. P. S.
Mr. B. W. H. Poole was nominated for
a Director-at-Large for the approach-
ing election, and
Mr. H. T. Willcox, of Jewett City,
Conn., was endorsed for the office of
Secretary.
If there is no rule to the contrary, it
is the wish of this Branch that the other
Director-at-Large be also from Califor-
nia in the person of Mr. H. B. Phillips,
of Berlveley.
JOSEPH S. DAVIS, Secy.
THE AMiERICAN PHILATELIST.
243
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vol. XXIX July 15, 1916. No. 20
Published at
FEDERALSBURG, MD.
WM. E. AULT, Editor, Jeffersonville, Ind
Associate Editors
L. H. KJELLSTEDT, Scranton, Pa,
subscriptions-
Free to All Members in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— $1.00 per year for Monthly
issues.
Supplements —
Membership List - - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, - - - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTI8EMENTS-
One page, per insertion, - - , . $8.00
Half page, per insertion, - - . . 4.00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, f2 inches) ppr insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, - - . . .75
Five per cent (55«) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices- Wants or Exchanges-From members only —
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12M cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, ------ 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the Ist or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
ssue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Address all cotnmiinications to the Editor.
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased toexchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Parre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITORIAIi.
HAVE YOU Ballots, proxy blanks and
VOTED? other election forms were
mailed to every member
on record on .Tune 24th, 1916, and in
view of the additional announcements
of nominations for members of the
Board of Directors as published in this
issue, it is well to carefully consider
that part of our By-Laws relating to the
matter of voting and elections.
We herewith reprint Sect. 2 of Arti-
cle IV, which relates particularly to the
composition of the Board of Directors:
Sec. 2. Each Director shall be a
stockholder of the Society, and shall
hold his office until the close of the
next annual convention, and until his
successor shall have qualified. At least
five of their number shall be collectors
and not dealers by profession; and at
least seven of their number shall be
residents of different states. Three of
the Directors shall serve as a Board of
Vice-Presidents and must reside within
a radius of thirty miles, and in case of
the three Vice-Presidents being from the
same state or locality as another candi-
date for Director, the Vice-Presidents
will take precedence over the other can-
didates, even though he have a greater
number of votes.
When casting your vote for your
choice of those offering for election as
members of the Board, it is well to note
the above. Not for several years have
the members been confronted with such
possible confusion as can result from the
several nominations which have been
made, and care should be taken that
your ballot does not contain a vote for
two directors from the same state, with
the exception, of course, that the Board
of Vice-Presidents may be so situated,
but no other director can be from the
state to which the Board is credited.
A similar condition existed at the
time of the Denver Convention in 1907.
The Committee on Credentials will have
the power to decide on the legality of
any ballot cast and such as do not con-
form to the requirements of the By-
Laws may or may not be counted ac-
cording to the decision of the Com-
mittee.
On account of the contests for the
several offices, there will undoubtedly
be a large vote polled and this will
naturally have a good effect on the
proxy representation. There should
never be a question of a sufficient num-
ber of proxies in the hands of those
members who attend the Convention to
244
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
make possible the enactment of any
desirable legislation for the benefit of
the Society.
You owe it to yourself, to the Society
and to the officers who serve you, to see
that your vote is cast and, if unable to
be present at Boston in August, that you
are represented by proxy.
CHEMIOAL FORGElKIES OF THE
ROMANIAN 5 BANI BLUE ERROR.
BY PHIL. DENGLER.
Many of these forged errors have
found a place in medium as well as ad-
vanced collections and have never been
doubted by their respective owners.
This forgery can easily be detected and
recognized, mainly by the. color of the
paper. The genuine error is on a
creamish ivory white paper, the chemi-
cally changed or forged error is always
on bluish-white paper.
An unfailing test is the comparison
of doubtful copies with the 10' Bani blue
of same issue (1876) from which plate
the original error was printed. If color
of paper does not harmonize, the for-
gery is proved beyond doubt.
The origin of this bluish-white paper
is found in the .5 Bani green (1879)
from which these forgeries are made.
For the printing of this stamp at least
three different compositions of ink were
used, yellow green, bluish-green and
dark bright green and it seems that
only the bluish-gre*en shades react In
the chemical changing process. It is to
be noted that the paper of the bluish-
green shades is always bluish-white,
while the yellow-green shades are on
creamish white. As all other values of
this issue (1876) were printed on
creamy white paper, it is not likely that
a, genuine bluish tinted paper was used
for this one value or shade, and its ex-
istence must, therefore, be attributed
to the chemical influence of the printing
ink. This obstacle the forgers have not
been able to overcome, less to produce
that soft cream paper of the originals.
The printing ink of the 10 Bani blue,
from sky-blue to ultramarine, never
affected or changed the color of the pa-
per; it is always creamy white and it is
logical that the error cannot but be
the same.
The color of these forged errors is in
most cases a bright sky-blue, sonaetimes
also approaching nearly the dull blue of
the originals. The reprint of this error
in full sheets (1880), can be recognized
by its bright dark blue color and the
smooth, glossy appearance of surface.
(Original dull surface.)
The means of detecting forgeries are
not exhausted by the test of paper;
others exist, * which, however require
minute study of the different issues and
printings of these stamps.
* See "Phila. Stamp News" Vol. IV
No. 47 (20i3) Page 831.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
Boston, Mass, June 30, 1916.
The sessions of the Convention will
be held at the Hotel Bellevue, Beacon
St., Boston, which is hereby appointed
the Official Headquarters.
The Room Tariff at the Bellevue per
day, as given us by the Management is
as follows: —
For 1 person |2.0i0i, with bath $3.50.
For 2 persons $3.00', with bath $4.50.
Two single beds $3.50, with bath
$5.50.
Suites, 2 bedrooms and bath, for 1 or
2 persons $6, $8, $9.
Suites, parlor, bedroom, bath, 1 or
2 persons, $8, $9, $10.
Each additional person in suite $1.00
iper day extra.
It is suggested that those desiring
rooms make reservation as early as
possible as there are other Conventions
to be held in the city at the same time as
ours.
C. A. HOWES, President.
WM. B. AUI^T. Secretary,
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
245
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets mil kindly inform the Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that thdi
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 32. July 3rd, 1916.
Applications Pending.
LaMotte, Capt. Clarence K.
Ewing, Howard.
House, Raymond B.
Neel, Maurice.
Sedgwick, W. H.
Yunker, James A.
Hall, Ralph N.
Nash, G. Elwin.
Orbison, H. E.
Bennett, Matthew W.
Hopkins, Robert Emmett.
Gardner, C. G.
Dickey, Kenneth McM.
Mason, Thomas L.
Moxey, Robert S.
Holloway, John E.
Wertheim, Herman.
Missbach, Louis A.
Prager, Harry H.
Tarr, Raymond P.
Sloan, Chandler.
Hayes, James A.
Boecklin, August von
Rickseeker, Wheeler.
Oakland, Dr. H. G.
Dengler, Philip.
Earp, Francis H.
Marc, Theophile.
Ohmstad, Capt. J. C.
Anthony, Edgar P.
Haller, Wm.
Dunn, E. M.
Anselm, Frank R.
Applications for Reinstatement Pending?
1901 — Johnson, Louis.
22'36 — Seebohm, Herbert Frederick.
Applications Posted.
Benin, Emil, 23>5 W. 43rd St., New York
City, N. Y.; Age 33; Stamp Dealer;
Refs. Franklin Coomhs, 7 W. 42nd
St., New York, N. Y., Member S. P. A.
#1209 8; Proposed by Vahan Mozian,
^2279,
Bowman, C. Horace, 5318 Spruce St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.; Age 29; Artist;
Ref. Philadelphia Stamp Co., Phila-
delphia, Pa., Central Trust & Savings
Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; Proposed by
Eugene Klein, #2275.
■Carey, Charles R., P. O. Box 102, Jewett
City, Conn.; Age 34; Druggist; Firm
Charles R. Carey; Refs. A. Grenier,
Jewett City, Conn., A. Zeeger, Jewett
City, Conn.; Proposed by Harry T.
Willcox, #3968.
Chew, J. Weer, 3106 N. 25th St., Phila-
delphia, Pa.; Age Legal; Salesman;
Refs. Edwin Eareckson, M. D., 240i4
Columbia Ave., Philadelphia, Pa., C.
H. Hagy, 531 Chestnut St., Philadel-
phia, Pa.; Proposed by Percy McG.
Mann, #3202.
Codding, Howard W., 2503 E. 86th St..
Cleveland, Ohio; Age 32; Motion Pic-
ture Expert; Refs. Jas. Holicky, Re-
tail Grocer, 2499 E. 86th St., Cleve-
land, Ohio; Proposed by W. G. Whitt-
aVer, #3549. '
Farber, A. J., P. 0. Box 3 80, Cleveland.
Ohio; Age 40; Manufacturer; Firm
The Fuedman, Blau, Farber Co., Ref.
Dr. T. Henry Tubman, A. P. S. 3962,
Cleveland, Ohio., J. A. Oettinger, A.
P. S. #4271, Cleveland, Ohio; Pro-
posed by W. G. Whittaker, #3549.
Fasnacht, L. C, 2245 W 9Sth St., Cleve-
land, Ohio; Age 35; Cost Clerk; Refs.
Dr. H. A. Davis, A. P. S. #1925,
Colorado Springs, Colo., M. J. Lloyd,
A. P. S. #4691, Cleveland, Ohio;
Proposed by W. G. Whittaker,
#'3549.
Gamble, Charles H., Box 55, Alfred, N.
Y.; Age 34; Printer; Refs. A. A. Shaw
& Son, Jewelers, Alfred, N. Y., Uni-
versity Bank, Alfred, N. Y. ; Propos-
ed by Wm. E. Ault, #1908.
246
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Ganser, Malcolm H., 150(9 Arcli St.,
Norristown, Pa., Age 38; Stenograph-
er; Refs. A. C. iBmery, Attorney, 6 E.
Airy St., Norristown, Pa., L. L. Hall-
man, Reformed Church Bldg., Phila-
delphia, Pa., Attorney, F. H. Sykes,
Manager of Publicity, Fidelity Mutual
Life Ins. Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; Pro-
posed'by Geo. C. Roberts, #4375.
Holden, C. H., 14 Brainard St., Detroit,
Mich.; Age Legal; Traveling Auditor;
Firm Detroit United Railway; Ref.,
Wayne County and Home Savings
Bank, Detroit, Mich.; Proposed by F.
M. Harris, #4482.
Holloway, F. R., 170 Park Place, Akron,
Ohio; Age 31; Stamp Dealer; Firm
Holloway & James; Ref., First-Second
National Bank, Akron, Ohio; Propos-
ed by W. 'G. Whittaker, #3549.
Hooghkirk, Robert C, Drawer A, Mil-
ford, Conn.; Age .22; Philatelist;
Firm The Edgewood Stamp Co.; Ref.
E. W. Hayden, A. P. S. #4635,
12712 Durant Ave., Cleveland, Ohio;
Proposed by W. G. Whittaker, No.
3549.
Hubel, J. D., 1305 Trumbull Ave., De-
troit, Mich.; Age 66; Retired Letter
Carrier; Ref. Peoples State Bank,
Detroit, Mich.; Proposed by F. M.
Harris, No. 4482.
Kinnicutt, Dr. W. H., 914 Hippodrome
Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio; Age 52; Life
Insurance; Firm Massachusetts Mu-
tual Life Ins. Co., Ref. W. H. Barnum
A. P. S. #585, Cleveland, Ohio; H. C.
Crowell, A. P. S. #1570, Cleveland,
Ohio; Proposed by W. G. Whittaker,
#3549.
Mardis, W. R., 315 Caxton Bldg., Cleve-
land, Ohio; Age 30; Salesman; Refs.
H. C. iCrowell, A. P. S. #1570, Cleve-
land, Ohio, W. H. Barnum, A. P. S.
#585, Cleveland, Ohio; Proposed by
W. G. Whittaker, #3549.
Richards, R. M., 163 Prospect Ave., N.
B., Grand Rapids, Mich.; Age 33;
Salesman; Refs. Carr-Hutchins-Ander-
son Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.; Pro-
posed by W. G. Whittaker, #3549.
Schneider, Ernest W., 835 W. 29th St.,
Indianapolis, Ind.; Age 22; Tailor
and Stamp Dealer; Refs. B. F. lEgan,
A. P. S. #2882, Indianapolis, Ind.,
Rev. H. Wendt, A. P. S. #2 028,
Manilla, Iowa; Proposed by H. S.
Ackerman, #2147.
Schumann, Fred W., 5905 Euclid Ave.,
Suite 7, Cleveland, Ohio; Age 28;
Elevator Operator; Refs Alvin Good,
A. P. S. #2054, Cleveland, O., Citi-
zens Savings & Trust Co., Cleveland,
Ohio; Proposed by W. G. Whittaker,
#3549.
Silvester, Rev. Clarence Clark, St. John's
Rectory, Somerville, N. J.; Age 34;
Clergyman; Ref. First National Bank,
Somerville, N. J.; Proposed by Gen.
C. A. Coolidge, #64.
Steinman, I. Leland, Room 704 Hooker
& Lent Bldg., San Francisco, Calif.;
Age 3'2 ; Journalist; Firm Owl Pub-
lishing Co.; Ref. International Bank-
ing Corp., R. A. Wilson, Mgr., San
Francisco, Calif.; Proposed by Ross
O'Shaughnessy, #1576.
Stivers, John O., 1159 Adams St., Den-
ver, Colo.; Age 57; Bookkeeper; Firm
with W. H. Kistler Stat. Co.; Propos-
ed by Chas. A. Nast, #1838.
Thoma, Ernest Elwood, Central Branch
Y. M. C. A., Cleveland, Ohio; Age 19;
Student; Refs. Prof. Barker, Princi-
pal East Tech. High School, Cleve-
land, Ohio, 'Mr. Shipps, Y. M. C. A.,
Cleveland, Ohio; Proposed by W. G.
Whittaker, #35 49; Guarantor Jos.
A. Mintz, 1210 Prospect Ave., S. E.
iCleveland," Ohio. Store and OflBce
Fixtures.
Turrill, Chas. B., 57 Sanchez St., San
Francisco, Calif.; Age 62; Historian
and Commercial Photographer; Firm
Turrill and Miller; Ref. H. B. Phil-
lips, A. P. S. 19, Berkeley, Calif.;
Proposed by Ross O'Shaughnessy, No.
1576.
Umstead, George G., Jeffersonville,
Montg. Co., Pa.; Age 35; Bookkeeper;
Firm with First National Bank, Nor-
ristown, Pa.; Refs. Rush B. Smith,
Norristown, Pa.; Malcolm H. Ganser,
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
247
Norristown, Pa.; Proposed by Eugene
Klein, #2'27'5.
Vawter, W. S., 705 S. Akard St., Dallas,
Texas; Age 23; Commercial Depart-
ment, General Offices, Western Union
Tel. Co.; Refs. A. C. O. Linneman, A.
P. S. #4427, Honolulu, Hawaii, J. Y.
Byers, care Western Union Tel. Co.,
195 Broadway, New York City, N. Y.,
H. W. Aldrich, Richmond Hill, 111.,
A. B. Richards, care Postal Tel. Co.,
Kansas City, iMo. Member S. P. A.
#2331; American Legion #3118.
Proposed by Wm. E. Ault, #1908.
Weber, C. C, 1388 Bonnieview Ave.,
Lakewood, Ohio; Age 24; Butcher;
Firm Weber's Market; Refs. W. H.
Barnum, A. P. S. #585, Cleveland,
Ohio, L. A. Hanford, A. P. S. #3382,
Cleveland, Ohio; Proposed by W. G.
Whittaker, #3549.
White, Julius H., 5820 Carpenter St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.; Age 37; Civil En-
gineer; Firm with Baldwin Locomo-
tive Works; Refs. P. M. Wolsieffer,
A.P.S. #38, Philadelphia, Pa., Wm.
Anderson, 20th and Sansom Sts., Phil-
adelphia, Pa., Secretary Philadelphia
Stamp Co.; Proposed by Ross O'Shau-
ghnessy, #1576.
Young, James H., 403 Standard Theatre
Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio; Age 35;
Architectrial Draftsman; Refs. Citi-
zens Savings & Trust Co., Cleveland,
Ohio, W. H. Barnum, A. P. S. #585,
Cleveland, Ohio; Proposed by W. G.
Whittaker, #3549.
Krivenek, J. J., Cleveland, Ohio; Pro-
posed by W. G. Whittaker, #3549.
(The above application was received
by telegraph. Details will be publish-
ed in report of July 15th, 1916).
Applications for Reinstatement Posted.
2084 — Rhodes, Wm. C, 1440 Leader
Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio; Age 47;
Attorney; Refs. W. H. Barnum,
A. P. S. #585, Cleveland, Ohio,
H. C. Crowell, A. P. S. #1570,
Cleveland, Ohio; Proposed by W.
G. Whittaker, #3549.
4177 — McCrea, J. B., 2962 W. 14th St.,
Cleveland, Ohio; Age Legal;
Packer; Firm Ohio Provision Co.
Refs. L. A. Hanford, A. P. S.
#3382, Cleveland, Ohio; H. C.
Crowell, A. P. S. #1570, Cleve-
land, Ohio. Proposed by W. G.
Whittaker, #3549.
New Stockholders.
4754 — Schuhmacher, Henry S., 78 Kit-
tredge St., Roslindale, Boston,
Mass.
475 5 — ^Sears, Richard, Taft School,
Watertown, Conn.
4756 — Woodward, Geo. B., 1 Madison
Ave., New York City, N. Y.
4757 — Schou, Chas., care U. S. Engineer
Dept., Corregidor, Phil. Is.
4758— Bonaly, V. G., 576 Guerrero St.,
San Francisco, Calif.
4759 — Seller, H. J., 538 27th Ave., San
Francisco, Calif.
4760 — McGowan, Thomas, 1030 Fort
St., West, Detroit, Mich.
4761 — Brohaugh, Peter A., Apt. 6, 1822
15th St., N. W., Washington, D.
C.
Reinstated.
2004 — Baldwin, Mrs. C. A., Colorado
Springs, Colo.
Replaced on Membership Roll.
The following dropped March 18th,
1916, having paid dues in full for the
current Society year, are hereby re-
placed on the memibership roll and are
in good standing.
2418 — Clapp, E. H., 49 Federal St., Bos-
ton, Mass.
2543 — Halgin, R. J., Jr., 99 Clifton
Place, Jersey City, N. J.
Resignation Received.
4152 — Elsas, Oscar, Atlanta, Ga.
Changes of Addi*ess.
1672 — ^Chambers, Robt. F., from 27
President Ave., Providence, R. I.
to Cold Spring House, Wickford,
R. I. (change effective for sum-
mer months only).
215 4 — iElsden, Paul M., from Mount
Vernon, Wash., to Smithfield,
Utah.
248
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
4635 — ^Hayden, E. W., from 1459 E.
liethi St., to 12712 Durant Ave.,
Cleveland, Ohio.
4603 — ^Mo'Nabb, J. A., Jr., from care
Land and Tax Department, E.
P. & S. W. Ry. Co., to P. O. Box
73'6, El Paso, Texas.
4007 — Meyer, Hugo, from 71 Spring St.
to 50 Spring St., Portland, Me.
11,25 — lOgden, Mrs. Minnie E., from
Hamilton, Mo., to care General
Delivery, San Diego, Calif.
4376 — Otsuka, Jay, from 15 00 Astor
St., to 5038 Broadway, Chicago,
111.
4544 — Ritchie, J. Arthur, from 2514
Creston Ave., Fordham, to 9 5
W. 183rd St., Bronx, New York
iCity, N. Y.
35127 — Schmidt, Frank J., from 1101
.Myrtle Ave., to 756 McDonough
St., Brooklyn, N. Y,
4743 — Tufts, Nathan, from Taft School
Watertown, Conn., to Box 218,
Madison, Conn.
29 52 — Marimian, A. 0., from Villa St.
Leger, Cite Villermonte, Nice,
France, to Grand Hotel Verdun,
Annecy, (Haute Savoie), France.
Membership Summary.
Total membership June 16,
1916 1467
New stockholders admitted
July 3rd, 1916 8
Reinstated July 3, 1916 1
Replaced on membership
roll, July 3, 1916 2
Total membership July 3rd,
1916 147i
WM. E. AULT, Secy.
NO^^NATIONS.
The following additional nominations
for members of the Board of Directors
to be elected at the 31st Annual Conven-
tion, Boston, Mass., August 22nd, 23rd
and 24th, 1916, have been received,
but too late for inclusion in the Official
Ballott which was mailed June 24th,
1916.
By PACIFIC PHILATELIC SOCIETY,
Branch No. 3 —
i^or Secretary, H. A. Kidder, of Mass.
For Director-at-Large, H. B. Phillips,
of Calif.
By LOS ANGELES and SOUTHiERN
CALIFORNIA BRANCH No. 35 —
For Director-at-Large, B. W. H. Poole
of Calif.
Mr. Chas. A. Nast, of Denver, Colo.,
nominated for Director-at-Large by the
Garfield-Perry Stamp Oub, Branch No.
30, withdraws his name as a candidate
for member of the Board of Directors,
but this also reached the Secretary too
late to permit the removal of the name
from the Official Ballot.
CORBECTEID LIST OF NOMINATIONS.
The corrected list of nominations for
Board of Directors follows:
For President, C. A. Howes, of Mass.
For Board of Vice-Presidents, H. H.
Wilson, of N. Y. ; W. B. Sprague, of
N. Y.; Carroll Chase, of N. Y.
For Secretary, H. A. Davis, of Colo.;
Otto F. Moses, of Ohio; H. T. Will-
cox of Conn.; H. A. Kidder, of
Mass.
For International Secretary, L. H.
Kjellstedt, of Pa.
For Treasurer, C. F. Heyerman, of
Mich.
For Directors-at-Large, H. N. Mudge,
of 111.; H. B. Phillips, of Calif.; B.
W. H. Poole, of Calif.
WiM. E. AULT, Secy.
iMEMBERSHIP MEDAL.
The lists are closed, as the report of
the Secretary published in this number
is the last in which applications can be
included for publication in time to be-
come members prior to the Annual Con-
vention.
Mr. W. G. Whittaker, who has been in
the running from the very start, came
in strong at the finish, no less than fif-
teen applications being credited to him
in the report of the 3rd inst. The total
number of members accepted and ap-
plications published and credited to the
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
249
four leaders in the contest are as fol-
lows:—
W. G. WMttaker 23
Ross O'Shaughnessy 22
Vahan Mozian 17
Eugene Klein 13
As announced at the start of the con-
test, only those applications which are
accepted will count in the final total.
The standing of accepted new members
is as follows, which includes those ad-
mitted in the above mentioned report —
Ross O'Shaughnessy 14
Vahan Mozian 12
W. G. Whittaker 7
Eugene Klein . 6
The success of the contest, from a
point of new and prospective members,
can only be a source of much satisfac-
tion to the donors of the medal. Not
within the service of the present Secre-
tary has there been such interest in
the matter of securing new members,
and judging from the highly commen-
datory replies to letters of reference
sent concerning all applicants, quality
has not been sacrificed for quantity.
Not only to the fortunate winner, who
will be decided by the action taken on
the applications now pending, but to all
those who have proposed applicants
during the present Society year, the Sec-
retary extends personal thanks for mak-
ing this year a record one in the con-
duct of his office and we hope, now that
interest is at such high pitch in this
matter, there will be no lack of effort
to bring in those many collectors who
should be members of the A. P. S. and
who are only awaiting the proper in-
vitation to join. Keep up the good work
for the next few weeks, so that the
Secretary-to-be-elected can be given a
goodly number of those awaiting admis-
sion.
WiE WILtL BE AT BOSTON.
If it is your intention to be present
at the 31st Annual Convention to be
held in Boston, August 22nd, 23rd and
24th, 1916, just drop a line to that
effect to your Editor and your name will
be added to the following list, all of
whom announce that they will see you
there.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Deates, Fleming-
ton, N. J.
Mr. Frank B. Eldredge, Attleboro,
Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Klein, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Mr. Owen L. Nolan, Hamden, Conn.
Mr. Wm. C. Stone, Springfied, Mass.
Gen. Chas A. Coolidge. Detroit, Mich.
Mr. C. F. Heyerman, Detroit, Mich. .
Dr. W. L. Babcock, Detroit, Mich.
Mr. Fred R. Schmalzreidt, Detroit,
Mich.
Mr. and 'Mrs. Erwin L. Fischer, and
children. Miss Cecelia and Walter, Cin-
cinnati, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Davison, Brook-
lyn, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Willcox, Jewett
City, Conn.
Mr. W. G. Whittaker, Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. T. Henry Tubman, Cleveland, O.
Mr. L. L. Roby, Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. W. W. MacLaren, Cleveland, O.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Good, Cleveland,
Ohio.
Mr. Otto F. Moses, Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. H. J. Larsen, Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. John F. Rust, Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. J. C. Hoffstetter, Erie, Pa.
Mr. J. E. Guest, Minneapolis, Minn.
Mr. M. Ohlman, New York, N. C.
Mr. C. W. Kissinger, Reading, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Wolsieffer, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Mr. Howard H. Elliott, Winchendon,
Mass.
Mr. iBdson G. Smith, Winchendon,
Mass.
Mr. Wm. E. Ault, Jeffersonville, Ind.
OFFIOIAIi NOTICE.
May 15, 1916.
To the Stockholders of The American
Philatelic Society: —
The Thirty-first Annual Convention
of this Society, for the election of Direc-
tors and the transaction of such other
business as may legally be brought be-
fore it, will be called to order in the
City of Boston^ Massachusetts, on Tues-
day, the twenty-second day of August,
1916, at 10.30 o'clock in the morning,
250
THE AiMERlCAN PHILATELIST.
and upon succeeding days until all
business shall have been disposed of.
I hereby appoint the following mem-
bers to serve as Committee on Creden-
tials.
H. B. Beats, of New Jersey, Chairman.
P. M. Wolsieffer, of Philadelphia, Pa.
W. C. Stone, of Springfield, Mass.
H. A. Kidder of Boston, Mass and
E. F. Sawyer, to whom ballots and
proxies may be sent at 36 School Street,
Boston, care of Five Cent Savings Bank.
I hereiby also appoint the following
members as a Committee on Arrange-
ments:—
E. M. Carpenter, Chairman; "W. O.
Wylie; C. K. B. Nevin; Oscar Hill, and
J. O. Wright, all of Boston, Mass.
Due notice will be given through the
Official Journal of the location of the
Convention Headquarters.
C. A. HOWES, President.
WM. IE. AULT, Secretary.
DESIRABLE STAMPS
Poland, Warsaw, 4 values * $ .60
Togo on Gold Cost, y^ to 1 sh. (cat.
$2.58) * 1.00
Transvaal, Edward, fine used, 5sh
(cat. $1.50) 50
lOsh (cat $2.00) 75
1 Pound (cat $3.50) 1.10
Jamaica, 1916, 1/2 d. to Ish (8 values * .90
2sh violet, blue * 65
5sh violet and black * 1.50
Tweezers, best quality, 25c, 35c, 50c.
WANTED FOR CASH on approval in
anv quantity used and unused Philippines
Scott vo. 1 to 7, Finland Scott No. 36, 37,
U. S. rarities and curiosities.
HUGO MEYER,
71 Spring St., Portland, Maine.
Member A. P. S. and other leading societies
^— — — »
Sveriges Filatelist-Forening
(The Philatelic Society of Sweden)
Founded September 18, 1886.
Honorary Members: The Crown Prince
of Sweden and H. M. The King of Eng-
land Proprietor and Publisher of Svensk
Filatellstlsk Tidskrlft
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.
, Over 1,100 members of legal age. Ex-
cellent Sales Department with Insurance
against all losses. Membership of the
A. P. S. accepted as satisfactory refer-
ence. No entrance fee. Yearly dues $1.35
American Representative.
I,. HARALD KJEL.I.STEDT, C. E.
SCRATVTON, PA.
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
Members only will have the use of this
column. Rates — Per line, including address
single insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 12 %c. Minimum charge
for yearly notice, 50c.
MY ALBUM for entires is the only per-
fect album on the market, having .50 in-
terchangable leaves. Price $6.00, sent on
approval. S. Schachne, Chillicothe, Ohio.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS — 1500 foreign pos-
tage stamps, well assorted, just as re-
ceived from Manila business houses, good
copies only, post-paid $1.00. Complete set
of 6 U. S.-P. I. coins, 1 peso, 50c, 20c, 10c,
5c and Ic, excellent condition, registered
$1.55. Rare set of 10 different photo-
graph post-cards, all excellent views from
the provinces, post-paid $1.05. Satisfac-
tion guaranteed. Remit by postal m. o.
only. Address: W. F. SLUSSER, Corregl-
dor, Cavite Prov., P. I. Member: A. P. S.,
A. S. D. A., S. P. A., N. P. S., M. P. A.
U. S. 1869 wanted — especially covers,
pairs, strips and blocks, odd cancella-
tions, varieties of grill, paper and manu-
facture, and other oddities. Used or un-
used, common or rare, in large or small
lots. DUPLICATES OF THESE FOR
SALE, and will be sent on approval to U.
S. specialists furnishing references. V.
D. MacBride, Passaic, N. J.
A Prominent Collector Writes
"I consider the article about the U. S.
Government Stamp Collection in the
July num'ber of the Albemarle Stamp
Collector the most important philatelic
news published for years in America."
SEND 25c FOR A YEAR'S SUB-
SCRIPTION
and get the June as well as the July
numbers that have most important Mexi-
can Stamp News as w^ell as the Washing-
ton sensation.
It is a surprise for collectors to know
that the U. S. Government has had dupli-
cates of the rare varieties Ic to 15c 190S
U. S. issue on blue rag experimental paper
for exchange! The 4c Inverted Pan Ameri-
can and thousands of dollars worth of
other good U. S. stamps, proofs, essays,
etc., have been available and information
is now given to the philatelic world for
the first time in an intelligent form by
"The Albemarle Stamp Collector"
Send 25c for 1 year. Do it now.
ALBEMARLE STAMP CO.,
Keswick, Va.
RARE OLD PART PERFOR-
ATE UNITED STATES.
2c 19
zontally
Plain
75c.
2c 191
Plain
ed, 45c.
Cash
price,
.stamps,
better i
Vertical strips perforated hori-
strips of four, 50c; lined or pasted
0 Perforated 8% without numerals
strips of four, 30c; lined or past-
with order. Off center strips half
There are few stocks of these
Buy now, you cannot make a
nvestment.
ERI. H. RICHARDSON,
San Mateo, CaHf.
THE A'MERICAN PHILATELIST.
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
251
Members only will have the use of this
column. Rates — Per line, including address
single insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 12 %c. Minimum charge
Tor yearly notice, 50c.
GOVERNMENT ISSUE of Postal Cards
and Letter Cards. Approval selections to
responsible collectors. S. Schachne, Chll-
licothe, Ohio.
URUGUAY. All issues wanted for cash
or good ex. Especially want errors, oddi-
ties, blocks, etc. Also Nos. 46 and 47 in
quantity. What have you? Want lists
filled and selections sent on approval. Col-
lection of 65 var. all fine $2.00; 100 var.
fine lot, cat. over $13.00, for $5.50. B. H.
Fehlig, 3521 Connecticut St., St. Louis, Mo.
A. P. S. 3831.
AVANTED — Commemorative stamps of
the World, unused preferred. Will give
good U. S. and foreign in exchange. A. P.
S. 4i509. Carle Schafer, Niles, Mich.
AUCTION Buyers send name for my
monthly sales cats., cat. of single stamps,
sets, packets, accessories, etc., free. M.
Ohlman, 75-77 Nassau St., New York City.
WANTED — Manuscript for articles of in-
terest to our members written by members
for publication in this journal. Address
The Editor.
U. S, 1861-8. All stamps of these issues,
including 3c, in small or large lots, wanted
by collector specialist!. Duplicates for
sale. W. B. Sprague, 54 William St., New
York.
GOVT. PART PERFS, Private perfora-
tions and book panes are my specialties.
Can supply many scarce things. Write
me. W. A. Sisson, Webster Sta., St. Louis,
Mo.
NETHERLANDS — FRANCE before 1875
Want to buy large or small lots in fine
condition. R. H. Mower, 609 Trust Bldg.,
Rockford, Illinois.
BOOKLET PANES with guide lines and
plate numbers and complete booklets
wanted. Cash or exchange. 1898 and 1902
issues especially desired. All issues with
top guides and top corner guides desired.
H. M. Southgate, Chevy Chase, Maryland.
APPROVAL BOOKS — Made in two styles
net price and discount. I furnish seven
colors of covers, as follows: Buff, blue,
pearl, drab, pink, brown, and green. Write
for circulars and particulars. Samples,
8-100 size books or 10-60 size for 15c post-
paid. B. Gordon Bushnell, 2715 Indiana-
polis Avenue, Indianapolis, Ind.
BOOKLET PANES, Ic orange, 2c brown,
W. T., for 40 cts. 6 varieties of Canadian
Coil stamps in pairs for 70 cts. Mrs.
Oughtred, 28 Lincoln Ave., Montreal, Que.,
Canada.
EXCHANGE WANTED. Collectors and
dealers in foreign countries who will send
me 5 to 10 of a kind of medium-priced
stamps in good condition receive equal
value in U. S., especially 50c and 1 Dollar
current issue and complete Parcel Post
sets Ic to 1 dol. New issues and War
stamps always wanted. Basis Scott or
Senf Cat. Satisfaction guaranteed. R.
rnomas, 134 N. LaSalle St., Cnjcago, ili.,
U. S. A.
GLASSINE paper and "Thin" hinges are
the last word for collectors' use. Sample
of either for 2c stamp, or with 4 var. used
Dahomey stamps, 7c. A. W. Dunning, A.
P. S. #251, Boul. Sta., Brookline, Mass.
EGYPT aud SOUDAN. My wholesale
price list of these countries is sent free to
any dealer on application. Collectors
specializing in these countries are request-
ed to write me, as I have several interest-
ing varieties in stock. E. L. Angeloglous,
Member A.P.S., P.O. Box 873, Cairo, Egypt.
AVANTED, War stamps, war postals,
German colonies. Always glad to receive
stamps of all countries on approval. As
my European Import and Export Business
has been checked greatly, would like to
correspond with business men in other
neutral countries in regard to business
possibilities. Priedr. W. Lutz, care Friedr
W. Lutz & Co., Richmond, Va., U. S. A.
FOR SALE — Fine Gen. Collection of
8000 or 9000 var. and the accumulation of
40 yrs. of all nations. Great Bargain for
$1500.00 but must be disposed of at once.
Large amount of Literature, etc. will b«
thrown in. Investigate. Address Tuck, 123
No. Main St., Oconomowoc, Wis., A. P. S.
No. 2549 and S. P. A. No. 1099.
BEANS — specializes in the booklet Issues
of the U. S. and is always pleased to sell
or exchange book leaves. Rare varieties
especially are offered at exceptionally rea-
sonable prices. George Beans, Box 251,
Glenside, Pa.
FREE — Scarce War Stamp gratis if you
try a selection of my superior net appro-
vals. H. R Stiles, Box 807, Schenectady,
N. Y. Member A. P. S., S. P. A., A. S. D. A.
Indian States Postage Stamps, all used,
Fine copies, 200 varieties, for $4.80. Price
lists free. C. S. Iyer, Attungal, Travan-
core, India. A. P. S. 4549.
EXCHANGE WANTED. Am breaking
np a $5,000.00 general collection 100 coun-
tries Will exchange stamps of any coun-
try in my collection for equal value U. S.,
Hawaiian. Cuba, Porto Rico, Guam, Domin-
ion Canada, or Hong Kong, 1916 Scott's
basis. Onlv first class stamps cataloging
10c and indefinately up wanted. Will take
up to five copies each variety. Send list
Scott's numbers of those you have to
trade and what you want, will return my
trade offers, then lets do business. Society
number or references please; even trade
and no dealers. B. H. Burrell, U. S. Office
Public Roads, Wash. D. C, A. P. S. #4629.
MATCH & MEDICINE, I will give fine
British Colonials or other good stamps for
any match or medicine stamps that I can
use for my collection, write me. H. W.
Doscher, 217 Montgomery St., San Francis-
co, Calif., P. P. S. #395.
'CHOICE Manila Cigars — Direct from
factory to vou by parcel post. Send for
prices and descriptive li.st. Satisfaction
guaranteed. W. F. Slusser, Corregidor,
Cavite Province, P. I. (Formerly of Key
We St).
I SPECIALIZE in Jamaica. Have a fair
stock of the better sorts. Many used,
some in blocks. Also some fine Brit. Col-
onials. Great Britain, Hayti, etc. Prices
very low. Send your Society No. and I
will send on approval. Geo. A. Goubault.
Annotto Bay, Jamaica, B. W. I. A. P. S.
4040, S. P. A. 1932.
252
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
APPROVAL
The most satisfactory manner in
which to purchase stamps is from ap-
proval books when the collector has
the opportunity of inspecting the
specimens at his leisure. My stamps
are all arranged in books by coun-
tries, mounted and arranged accord-
ing to the latest edition of Scott's
catalogue. Above each stamp the
catalogue number and price is plain-
ly shown and below my net selling
price is marked.
These books contain unused and
used stamps, several copies of the
same variety being included where-
ever possible so that the collector has
ample choice. All minor varieties of
shades, watermarks, perforations,
etc., are included as well as occa-
sional pairs and blocks of four.
Prices are most reasonable and aver-
age about half catalogue. As most
of these books are of considerable
value they can only be sent to col-
lectors well known to me or to those
supplying first class references.
B. W. H. POOLE,
312 Washington DIdg., Los Angeles, Cal
F. NOYES,
Alice, Texas.
Established 18S4.
I send out fine approval books of
medium priced stamps of
I. — UNITED STATES and Dependencies.
II. — Britisli Colonials.
III. — ^European Stamps
IV. — Mexico, Cuba and Central and So.
America.
No Trash; No Rarities. Just Good
Stamps of the Kind You Want, at Mod-
erate Prices
WHICH SHALL I SEND YOU?
I Buy Good Stamps. \iHi Dave Yon?
COIil. ECTORS
Try me with a want list and let me
convince you of my FAIR PRICES.
HENRY VOL,T2;,
SI Nas.sau St., New York City, N. Y.
BUY at YOUR OWN PRICE
from
MY MONTHLY AUCTIONS
ASK FOR CATALOG
Fine approval selections of .stamps
sent against first class reference.
VAHAN MOZIAN,
140 Nn.ssan St., New York.
WARREN H. COLSON
Offers one of the largest and most comprehensive stocks held by any profes-
sional in America, and he will be pleased to enter into correspondence with all
SERIOUS COLLECTORS
Thousands of varieties from a few cents up to the very greatest rarities constant
ly on view; but throughout thisstoek — without exception the CHOICEST in America
— there is but ONE quality -the very best.
Here, the collector, following almost any line of philatelic endeavor, will find
many pieces that are not only beautiful but, as well, unusual, to delight and satisfy
the philatelic craving.
Likewise Mr. Colson is a liberal buyer — at all tunes — of single rare stamps, rare
stamps on letters, and collections. His activities, however, are limited to the field
ante-dating 1900.
He is particularly interested in the Postmaster's Stamps of the United States; the
issues of the Confederate States; Carrier Stamps and Locals, and offers quite the best
avenue for the sale or purchase of any such in the world.
Offers of the old classic issues, such as early Mauritius, New South Wales (re-
quired for plating), British Guiana (all issues), Switzerland, Hawaii, Dominican Re-
public, type-set issues only, and so forth, are also cordially solicit(d.
Postage Stamps for Advanced Collectors.
184 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON, MASS;, U. S. A.
Cable Address— "Warcolson," Boston. Telephone— "Back Bay 3502."
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
nOAUD OF DIRECTORS.
President — C. A. Howes, 55 KUby St., Boston, Mass.
Doard of Vice-Presidents — H. H. Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder, 54 William
St., New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase. 1050 Park Place,
Brooklyn. N. Y.
Secretary — Wm. B. Ault, 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville, Ind.
Treasurer — C. F. Heyerman, 19 McGiaw Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
International Secretary — L. Harald KJellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Ave., Scranton, Pa.
Directors-at-Larse — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W. H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
Sales Sui»t, — P. M. Wolsleffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
i*"!!- II III I nor of SnlcN BooIen — A. F. Henkels, Philadelphia, Pa.
Editor of American Pliilatelist — Wm. E. Ault, Jeffersonville, Ind.
I.,i)>rarinu — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librarian — Adam E. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Attorney — Fred. R. Schmalzreidt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 1318 Chestnut St., Phila-
delphia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Exiiert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
Philatelic IJterntnre — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles
A. Nast.
Plillntelic Index — Wm. R. Rlckette, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
Ohitiinry — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, F. H. Burt.
IlecriiitinpT — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tpe. 636 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City, N. Y.
Hand nooli — C. E. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A. H. Web-
er.
Catalogue — A. B. Owens, W. B. Sprague, Dr. Carroll Chase, J.
N. Luff, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. Worthington, J. M. Bartels,
C. K. B. Nevin, W. L. Stevenson.
Vol. XXIX
Aug. 1, 1916
No. 21
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX.
AUGUST 1, 1916
No. 21.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets toill kindly inform the Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending' them, in order that thd
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 23. July 15th, 1916.
Applications Pending.
Dickey, Kenneth McM.
Mason, Thomas L.
Moxey, Robert S.
Holloway, John E.
Wertheim, Herman
Missbach, Louis A.
Prager, Harry H.
Tarr, Raymond P.
Sloan, Chandler
Hays, James A.
Boecklin, August von
Rickseeker, Wheeler
Oakland, H. G., M. D.
Dengler, Philip
Earp, Francis H.
Marc, Theophile
Ohmstad, Capt. J. C.
Anthony, Edgar P.
Haller, Wm.
Dunn, E. M.
Anselm, Frank R.
Bonin, Emile
Bowman, C. Horace
Carey, Charles R.
Chew, J. Weer
Codding, Howard W.
Farber, A. J.
Fasnacht, L. C.
Gamble, Charles H.
Ganser, Malcolm H.
Holden. C. H.
Holloway, F. R.
Hooghkirk, Robert C.
Hubel, J. D.
Kinnicutt, Dr. W. H.
Mardis, W. R.
Richards, R. M.
Schneider, Ernest W.
Schumann, Fred W.
Silvester, Rev. Clarence Clark
Steinman, I. Leland
Stivers, John O.
Thoma, Ernest Elwood
Turrill, Chas. B.
Umstead, George G.
Vawter, W. S.
Weber, C. C.
White, Julius H.
Young, James H.
Krivanek, John J.
Applications for Reinstatement Pending
19 01 — Johnson, Louis
2084 — Rhodes, Wm. C.
2236 — Seebohm, Herbert Fredrik /^
4177 — McCrea, J. B.
Addition to Application Published.
The following additional information
is given for application published in re-
port under date of July 3rd, 1916 — ■
Krivanek, John J., 1529 Payne Ave., N.
E., Cleveland, Ohio; Age 29; Assist-
ant Editor of the Bohemian Daily
"Svet"; Refs., The Palm Stamp Co.,
311 Washington Bldg., Los Angeles,
Calif. Los Angeles Stamp & Coin
Co., 8131/2 W. 7th St., Los Angeles,
Calif.; Proposed by W. G. Whittaker,
#3549.
Applications Posted.
Newman, Samuel, 197 Havemeyer St.,
Brooklyn, N.Y.; Age 28; Notary Pub-
lic; Refs., Percy Doane, 150 Nassau
St., NeAV York, N. Y. Geo. R. Tut-
tle, 116 Nassau St., New York, N. Y.;
Proposed by Vahan Mozian, #2279.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
255
Boers, A. G. A., Bandoeng, Java, Dutch
East Indies; Age 47; Stamp Dealer;
Proposed by Th. van Haelen, #4548.
Keller, Charles C, 294 Meldrum Ave.,
Detroit, Mich.; Age, Legal; Pattern-
maker; Ref., W. T. Livingston, A. P.
S. 3000, Detroit, Mich.; Proposed by
Charles L. Brisley, #3991.
Maxwell, J. Haines, Fenway P. O., Bos-
ton, Mass.; Age 59; Clerk; Ref.,
Troop Kingston, care Cobb Tea Co.,
75 Court St., Boston, Mass.; Proposed
by A. M. Wright, #3252.
Noronha, Delf, 224 Vito Cruz, Manila,
Philippine Islands; Age 21; Clerk,
Bureau of Customs; Refs., B. W. H.
Poole, Los Angeles, Calif. J. W.
Vickers, President Highlands Fruit
Co., Kennewick, Wash. Montgom-
ery-Ward & Co., Foreign Dept., Chi-
cago, 111.; Proposed by W. F. Sluss-
er, #4058.
McDaniel, A. K., 1218 Foster Bldg.,
Denver, Colo.; Age, Legal; Mining
Engineer; Ref., U. S. National Bank,
E. C. Elliott, Cashier, Denver, Colo.;
Proposed by Ross O'Shaughnessy, #
1576.
Day, Percy M., 1105 Michigan Ave., La
Porte, Ind.; Age 30; Travelling Sales-
man; Firm, with John Kranz, Chica-
go, 111.; Refs., Peoples Trust & Sav-
ings Bank, La Porte, Ind. Wendover
Neefus, Hudson, N. Y.; Proposed by
John F. Sensow, #2992.
New Stockholders.
4762 — LaMotte, Capt. Clarence K., Fort
Sam Houston, Texas.
4 76 3 — Ewing, Howard, 719 Central
Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.
4764 — House, Raymond B., P. O. Box
291, Oneida, N. Y.
4 76 5 — Neel, Maurice, 880 Clarkson
Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
4766 — Sedgwick, W. H., 427 E. Wino-
na St., Louisville, Ky.
4767 — Yunker, James A., 649 S. Jack-
son St., Louisville, Ky.
4768 — Hall, Ralph N., 1016 Center St.,
Newton Center, Mass.
476 9 — Nash, G. Elwin, Drawer F., Bart-
lesville, Okla.
4770 — Orbison, H. E., 351 Locust St.,
San Francisco, Calif.
4771 — Bennett, Matthew W., 342 Elli-
cott Square, Buffalo, N. Y.
4772 — Hopkins, Robert Emmett, Tar-
rytown, N. Y.
4773 — Gardner, C. G., 112 Stanley Ave..
Jackson, Mich.
Change of Address.
448 0 — Atcheson, W. C, from 370 Vir-
ginia Park, to 150 Puritan Ave.,
H. P., Detroit, Mich.
Branch Societies.
The following changes are to be noted
in meeting places —
Branch No. 45, Indianapolis Collectors
Club, to 752 Newton Claypool Bldg.
Branch No. 47, Collectors Philatelic So-
ciety, to 140 First St.
Membership Summary.
Total membership July 3rd, 1916 1478
New stockholders admitted Julv
15th, 1916 ' 12
Total membership July 15th, 1916 1490
WM. E. AULT, Secy.
OFFICIAIi NOTICE.
Attention of the Secretaries of all
Branch Societies is called to Art. X Sect.
4 of our By-Laws, requiring a report
from each Branch covering its meet-
ings and work during the Society year
ending with the Annual Convention.
This report should be sent to the Sec-
retary of the Society at his home ad-
dress to reach him not later than Au-
gust 18th, or after that date to him
care Hotel Bellevue, Boston, Mass.
Do not fail to have your Branch rep-
resented at the Convention by the prop-
er report.
Boston, Mass., June 30, 1916.
The sessions of the Convention will
be held at the Hotel Belevue, Beacon
St., Boston, which is hereby appointed
the Official Headquarters.
The Room Tariff at the Bellevue per
day, as given us by the Management is
as follows: —
266
THE AMiERICAN PHILATELIST.
For 1 person $2.00, -with bath $3.50.
For 2 persons $3.00, with bath $4.50.
Two single beds $3.50, with bath,
$5.50.
Suites, 2 bedrooms and bath, for 1 or
2 persons, $6, $8, $9.
Suites, parlor, bedroom, bath, 1 or 2
persons, $8, $9, $10.
Each additional person in suite $1.00
per day extra.
It is suggested that those desiring
rooms make reservations as early as
possible as there are other Conventions
to be held in the city at the same time
as ours.
C. A. HOWES, President.
WM. E. AULT, Secretary.
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
May 15, 1916.
,To the Stockholders of The American
Philatelic Society: —
The Thirty-first Annual Convention
of this Society, for the election of Direc-
tors and the transaction of such other
business as may legally be brought be-
fore it, will be called to order in the
City of Boston, Massachusetts, on Tues-
day, the twenty-second day of August,
1916, at 10.30 o'clock in the morning,
and upon succeeding days until all
business shall have been disposed of.
I hereby appoint the following mem-
bers to serve as Committee on Creden-
tials.
H. E. Deats, of New Jersey, Chairman.
P. M. Wolsieffer, of Philadelphia, Pa.
W. C. Stone, of Springfield, Mass.
H. A. Kidder of Boston, Mass. and
E. F. Sawyer, to whom ballots and
proxies may be sent at 36 School Street,
Boston, care of Five Cent Savings Bank.
I hereby also appoint the following
members as a Committee on Arrange-
ments:—
E. M. Carpenter, Chairman; W. O.
Wylie; C. K. B. Nevin; Oscar Hill, and
J. O. Wright, all of Boston, Mass.
Due notice will be given through the
Official Journal of the location of the
Convention Headquarters.
C. A. HOWES, President.
WM. E. AULT, Secretary.
WE WILL BE AT BOSTON.
If it is your intention to be present
at the 31st Annual Convention to be
held in Boston, August 22nd, 23rd and
24th, 1916, just drop a line to that ef-
fect to your Editor and your name will
be added to the following list, all of
whom announce that they will see you
there.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Deats, Fleming-
ton, N. J.
Mr. Frank B. Eldredge, Attleboro,
Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Klein, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Mr. Owen L. Nolan, Hamden, Conn.
Mr. Wm. C. Stone, Springfield, Mass.
Gen. Chas. A. Coolidge, Detroit, Mich.
Mr. C. F. Heyerman, Detroit, Mich.
Dr. W. L. Babcock, Detroit, Mich.
Mr. Fred R. Schmalzriedt, Detroit,
Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin L. Fischer and
children. Miss Cecelia and Walter,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Davison, Brook-
lyn, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Willcox, Jewett
City, Conn.
Mr. W. G. Whittaker, Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. T. Henry Tubman, Cleveland, O.
Mr. L. L. Roby, Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. W. W. MacLaren, Cleveland, O.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Good, Cleveland,
Ohio.
Mr. Otto F. Moses, Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. H. J. Larsen, Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. John F. Rust, Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. J. C. Hoffstetter, Erie, Pa.
Mr. J. E. Guest, Minneapolis, Minn.
Mr. M. Ohlman, New York, N. Y.
Mr. C. W. Kissinger, Reading, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Wolsieffer, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Mr. Howard H. Elliott, Winchendon,
Mass.
Mr. Edson G. Smith, Winchendon,
Mass.
Mr. Wm. E. Ault, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Turner, Warren,
R. I.
Mr. T. Russell Hungerford, Washing-
ton, D. C,
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
267
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vol. XXIX August 1, 1916. No. 21
Published at
FEDERALSBURG, MD.
WM. E. AULT, Editor, Jeffersonville, Ind
Associate Editors
L. H. KJELLSTEDT. Scranton, Pa,
subscriptions-
Free TO All Members in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— $1.00 per year for Monthly
issues.
Supplements —
Membership List - - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, ... - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTI8EMENTS-
One page, per insertion, - - , - $8.00
Half page, per insertion, - . . . 4.00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, (2 inches) per insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, - - . . .75
Five per cent (Sjt) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices- Wants or Exchanges-From members only —
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12'A cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, ------ 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
ssue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors.
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Address all communications to the Editor.
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased toexchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
— '
EDITORIAIi.
LOOKING As the end of the fourth
BACKWARD, year of The American
Philatelist as a month-
ly and semi-monthly journal draws
close, we cannot refrain from casting a
glance backward over what has been
accomplished during that period, with
some feeling of hope that the magazine
has found a permanent place in the
minds of our members. A journal with
the limited circulation of The Ameri-
can Philatelist, — and we must confess
that even the number of our members
does not Avarrant us in stating, as son^e
of the philatelic press have in days
gone by, that our circulating is a large
one, — cannot expect, and does not, to
be the power in forming philatelic
opinion that journals of wider circula-
tion do, or could; but we have striven
to make our olficial publication the
mounthpiece of the Society, that by
which its work can be held up for pub-
lic inspection, and through which our
members can have full insight into So-
ciety affairs and be fully conversant
with all matters pertaining to the Socie-
ty. How well we have succeeded in
this, our members alone can pass a ver-
dict, but we venture to say that not
since the days of the early volumes of
The American Philatelist have the mem-
bers been furnished with Society news
in a more complete form, and if every
one is not acquainted with the official
happenings of the Society, it is because
he, or she, has failed to make use of
the opportunity provided.
During the past year there has been
a marked increase of interest shown by
our members in the journal and this
has been reflected in the number of con-
tributions of articles for publication
coming from our members.
We do not believe there are any who
would prefer to see the old order of
things come in again, but there is work
yet to do and it is the earnest hope that
The American Philatelist will yet come
to be a prime inducement for collectors
to become members of The American
Philatelic Society. This can be brought
about only by the members themselves
and we trust that in the course of Vol.
XXX to begin in October next, our jour-
nal will show still further advancement.
NOT In the July 15th issue of
COPIED. Mekeel's Weekly Stamp
News there appears an arti-
cle on certain stamps of Roumania
which is identical with that which is
published in our journal under same
date. This was evidently sent to both
papers at the same time and both were
under the impression that the publica-
tion would be exclusively in their re-
spective journal,
258
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
statement for the Month of June, 1916.
Stock.
Balance forwarded, $4452.66
June receipts, 24.00
Insurance.
Balance forwarded,
Exchange.
Balance forwarded,
Suspense.
$4476.66 Balance forwarded.
General Fund.
Balance forwarded, $941.47
June Expd. $631.10
" Receipts, 49.50
581.60
$1785.96
$67.06
$49.85
$6739.40
Bonds,
Cash,
Resources.
$3489.34
3250.06
$359.87
$6739.40
C. F. HEYERMAN,
Treasurer.
BRANCH SOCIETIES.
We are always glad to publish reports of minutes of Branch Societies and th&
Secretaries are requested to furnish the Editor with copy for this purpose.
Branch No. 27.
At the last meeting of Berkeley-
Branch No. 27, the following were nom-
inated for Directors of the Society —
For President — C. A. Howes.
For Board of Vice-Presidents — H. H.
Wilson, W. B. Sprague, Carroll Chase.
For Secretary — Otto F. Moses.
For International Secretary — L. H.
Kjellstedt.
For Treasurer — C. F. Heyerman.
For Directors-at-Large — H.N. Mudge,
H. B. Phillips.
Branch No. 45.
June 22nd, 1916.
Pres. Bushnell presided. 16 mem-
bers present.
Application of Mr. A. J. Bickel, Gosh-
en. Ref. Postmaster, Goshen, Ind. Pro-
posed by B. F. Egan.
Committee appointed to arrange suit-
able application form.
Committee appointed to seek more
central location for club room.
Messrs. Hollis and Pond donated
stamps to society which were auction-
ed. Net receipts $1.62.
Secretary ordered to prepare adver-
tisement for Washington program, pay
for from treasury and forward same to
Mr. Mason, Washington, D. C, extend-
ing good will of this branch of A. P. S.
to members of S. P. A., and all collec-
tors convening at Washington, August
15, 16 and 17.
Vote of thanks tendered Mr. Braun
Avho had so kindly given free of charge
a home to this club.
Motion by Mr. Hollis that article 6,
section of By-Laws, be amended to read
that "Initiation fee to this club be 25c,
the yearly dues 50c, payable in ad-
vance." Effective on adoption.
Two fine collections being on view
meeting adjourned and stamps held the
members' attention until a late hour.
We want to hear from all Indiana
collectors,
B. F. EGAN, Secy.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
259
July 13th, 1916.
The first meeting in our new club
rooms, 752 Newton Claypool Bldg., took
place on an exceedingly hot night. 11
members present. Pres. Bushnell in
chair.
Mr. A. J. Bickel, Goshen, Ind., admit-
ted to membership.
Communications from Chas. A. Nast
and Dr. H. A. Davis, Colorado Springs,
Colo., read.
Auction and sales rules as presented
by Mr. Schneider accepted as read.
Secretary instructed by vote of club
to cast the club ballot and forward same
to committee in charge of A. P. S. bal-
lots, also to make proxy to Mr. P. M.
Wolsieffer, and forward same.
Mr. Egan reported on financial stand-
ing of the club, showing a balance of
$8.67 in treasury.
Bill of $2.50 for printing auction lists
and statements received with station-
ery and ordered paid.
Mr. Smith as chairman of committee
to secure new meeting room ordered to
make final arrangement looking to re-
tention of this room indefinitely.
Mr. Schneider, Sales Manager, wishes
all members to obtain from him blank
books, fill and send same in.
Club decided to meet July 27th and
then no more meetings until Sept. 7th,
owing to vacations and hot weather pre-
vailing at this period. Members please
note.
Meeting adjourned at 10.30 P. M.
B. F. EGAN, Secy.
ME3IBERSHIP MEDAL.
Below is the standing of the four
leaders in the contest, counting admis-
sions published in report of the Secre-
tary for July 15th, 1916 —
Ross O'Shaughnessy 16
Vahan Mozian 13
W. G. Whittaker 7
Eugene Klein 6
The applications published in the re-
port of July 3rd are the last which can
be acted upon prior to Convention and
the final report in the contest will be
made from the Secretary's report of
August 15th. There is nothing now to
do but count time.
But this does not mean that there is
no need to keep on with your efforts to
bring in new members. We need them
just as badly now as we ever did. Re-
member always, QUALITY before
QUANTITY. But let us get the quan-
tity anyhow. There are many collec-
tors, good ones too, who only await the
invitation to join the A. P. S. We are
growing fast and the membership mark
to be reported at Boston will exceed the
figures for the past several years. Let
us keep up with the record and show a
better gain in 1917. This is the best
time to start.
COMMUNICATION.
June 24, 1916.
Mr. Wm. E. Ault, Editor.
Dear Sir:
I read in the June 15th issue of the
A. P. S. magazine an article by one of
the A. P. S. members regarding the
amount of revenue stamps that were
placed on an instrument that happened
to come under his notice. I believe that
I can go him one better: there was filed
in this County, on March 30, 1916, a
deed, executed by one of the large oil
companies here in this State, the con-
sideration of which was only $10.00,
but the revenue on the same amounted
to $10,550, being 10 One thousand, one
Five hundred, two Tens and one Thirty
Dollar stamps. Of course they were cut,
— the Company must have put them
through a sausage machine, for they
looked the part.
Hoping that this will be of interest
to some of the stamp fiends, I am
Yours very truly,
J. G. SCOTT, A. P. S. 4732.
3 06 Park Ave., Fresno, California.
260
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.
Being items which seem of general interest as viewed by the Editor,
Press of other matters for publica-
tion lately has prevented any notice be-
ing taken of our exchanges, all of which
have been reaching us with great regu-
larity. From time to time we clip such
items from the foreign press as we think
will prove of interest to our readers,
and while some of these will appear as
a little late, yet we shall chance it with
a few extracts from recent numbers.
From the "Postage Stamp" we print
the following and we cannot help but
think it is just as applicable to our U.
S. as it is in England. There are many
dealers in our ranks who could take the
hint and send in their copy for the Con-
vention number of "The American Ph.il-
atelist" —
The Stamp Dealer Who'd Rise —
Sir Thomas Dewar's secret of success
is as applicable to the stamp dealer as
to the distiller. He recently told it to
a newspaper man:
"Believing^ as Scotsmen generally do,
that
The man who'd rise before he dies
Must either 'bust' or advertise,
I advertised.
Siam is always a "popular" country
and the following, from "The Philatelic
Journal of Great Britain" should prove
of interest to those who collect these
stamps —
Siam. Referring to the different set-
tings of the 5 satang on 6s., which we
described last month, Mr. W. Pears has
kindly sent us four blocks of these
stamps which are all evidently from dif-
ferent settings, and also blocks showing
four different settings on the 10 satang
on 12s., and three of the 15 satang on
28s. Each of these settings is really a
different type, the main points of differ-
ence being as follows: —
5 Satang on 6s., rose.
Type I. The obliterating bars measure
111/^ mm. The "n" of Satang has the
appearance of an "h."
Type II. The bars are thinner and
measure 10% mm. The "5" is larger,
and the "S" comes under the first
Siamese character of the word above
it. The "n" is normal.
Type III. The bars are very thick and
11mm. long. The "5" is still larger
and the lettering is altogether thick-
er.
Type IV. The bars are the same thick-
ness as in Type I, and are 10mm.
long. The Siamese and English are
both smaller, especially the numeral.
10 Satang on 12s., sepia and grey.
The same descriptions are applicable
to the four types of this surcharge, ex-
cept that the "S" of Satang is always
between the second and third Siamese
characters and that in Type IV., the bars
measure 11mm. instead of 10.
15 Satang on 28s., sepia.
Types I. and II. as described above
also appear in this value, though the po-
sition of the "S" with regard to the Si-
amese word above it is not the same.
Mr. Pears thinks that a pair which he
shews us (bars 11mm.) belong to Type
IV. and that probably Type III. also
exists in this value.
ME]\IBERSHrP LIST.
The membership list for this year
Avas mailed by our printers about June
1st, but from the number of complaints
of none-receipt, it is evident that many
copies of the list failed to reach their
destination. If you did not get your
copy, a card to that effect addressed to
the Secretary will meet with prompt at-
tention, a copy being furnished by re-
turn mail.
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OP DIRECTORS.
Presiilciit — C. A. Howes, 55 Kilby St.. Boston, Mass
Board of Vico-Presl.lcnts—H. H. Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder, 54 William
St., New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase, 1050 Park Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary — Wm. E. Anlt, 728 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonvllle Ind
Treasurer — C. F. Heyerman, 19 McGiaw Bldgr., Detroit, Mich
Interiintioiial Secretary — L. Harald Kjellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Aye., Scranton, Pa.
Directors-at-I.arge — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; W H. Bar-
num, Cleveland, Ohio.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
Sales Supt.— P. M. Wolsieffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia. Pa
Ii-xainincr of Siile.s Books — A. P. Henkels, Philadelphia. Pa
Editor of Afnerlcau PhllatelLst— Wm. E. Ault, Jeffersonvllle, Ind
IJhrarlan — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librarian — Adam E. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Attorney — Fred. R. Schmalzreldt, 938 Majestic Bldg. Detroit.
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 1318 Chestnut St., Phila-
delphia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J M. Bartels
Philatelic Literature — Wm. R. RIcketts, E. R. Aldrlcli, Charles
A. Nast.
Pliilatellc Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C A.
Howes.
Oltltuary — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, F. H. Burt
Recruitintf — Ross O'Shauffhnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee. 636 Market St., San Francisco, Calif ; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City. N. Y
Hand Boolv — C. E. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A H Web-
er.
CataloRue — A. E. Owens, W. B. Sprague, Dr. Carroll Chase J
N. T.uff, Geo. L. Toppan, Geo. H. Worthlngton, J M Bartels'
C. K. B. Nevin, W. L. Stevenson. '
262
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
WRITEBACKS.
Cayman 3d $ -20
Cayman Is 40
Ceylon Rl 50
Gold Coast 3d 20
Grenada 3d 20
Hong- Kong- $5 3.75
Malta Is 35
St. Lucia 4d 35
French Provisionals
French Guinea 1912, set of 15 $1.25
Martinique 1912, set of 4 54
New Caledonia 1912, set of 5 38
Reunion 1912, set of 8 75
Collection of 20OO mint twentietli
century Jstamps neatly mounted,,
cataloguing over $625, for sale for
$250.
EUGENE KLEIN,
1318 Chestnut St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
SALES DEPARTMENT.
Members that have discontinued re-
ceiving the Circuits during the Summer
Season and all new members that have
joined since, are invited to participate
in the Sales Department.
No circuits are sent to any member
unless a request is made to the Super-
intendent -with a promise to take the
best of care of the books and for-svard
promptly to the next member according
to the Rules and Regulations.
All of the 2000 books now on hand are
priced by old catalog values, many of
the stamps having gone up by the 1916
catalog.
Any information about the Sales De-
partment cheerfully furnished on re-
quest either to members or prospec-
tive members. Every stamp collector In
the United States should be a member
of the American Philatelic Society.
P. M. WOLSIEFFER Sales Supt.
ai S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
P. M. Wolsieflfer, President-Manager.
Chas. Beamish, Secretary-Treas.,
of the
We hold public Stamp Auction Sales
at regular intervals. All catalogs
"FREflE" to auction buyers. Are you
on our mailing list. We are members
of the A. P. S.
BOSTON
AUCTION SALES
Regularly
Always ready to Buy Fine Stamps
In Fine Condition
Old Stamps on Covers Greatly
Desired.
B. Iv. DREAV & CO.
7 Water Street, Boston, Mass.
('Established 1885).
IVEW ISSUES, UNUSED.
Somali 1, 2, 4. 5, 10c 1915 07
20c, .06; 25c 07
30c, .08; 35c 09
5c Red Cross .04
5, 10, 15, 20c Dues 14
Samoa i/,p, .02: Ip 03
2p, .06; 21/2P 07
6p 17
MONEY LOANED ON STAMPS.
.Stamp Collrotions, Dealers' Stocks, etc.
U. S. Premium Coin Book, 10 cents.
Entire Collections Purchased.
Approval sleections on request.
Efficient New Issues Service.
FRED MICHAEL,
937 Madison St., Chicago, III.
Sveriges Filatelist-Forening
(The Philatelic Society of Sweden)
Founded September 18, 1886.
Honorary Members: The Crown Prince
of Sweden and H. M. The King of Eng-
land Proprietor nnd Piibll.«her of Svensk
Fllatelistisk Tldskrift
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.
Over 1.100 members of legal age. Ex-
cellent Sales Department with insurance
against all losses. Membership of the
A. P. S. accepted as satisfactory refer-
ence. No entrance fee. Yearly dues $1.35
American Representative.
L. HARALD KJELLSTEDT, C. E.
SCRANTON, PA.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX. AUGUST 15, 1916. No. 22.
Official Check List of United States Postage Stamps.
Published by The American Philatelic Society.
Compiled under the direction of the Committee on United States Catalogue consisting
of Messrs. A. E. Owens, W. B. Sprague, Dr. Carroll Chase, John N. Luff,
George L. Toppan, George H. Worthington, J. Murray Bartels,
Charles K. B. Nevin and W. L. Stevenson.
REGULAR ISSUES 1847-1910.
by
J. MURRAY BARTELS AND CHARLES K. B. NEVIN.
(ISSUES OF 190 2 and 1903 LISTED IN VOL. XXVI PAGES 147 to 151.)
ISSUE OF 1904 LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION COMMEMORATION.
Inscribed: "Commemorative, Series of 1904."
Paper: Soft, porous, wove paper, watermarked USPS (No. 1.)
Perforation: 12.
Gum: White.
Printed by Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D. C.
Size of design: 32x22 mm.
224 Ic (Green).
Issued April 30, 1904.
Number issued 79,779,200.
Portrait, Roert R. Livingston, % L.
a: Dark green.
b: Gray-green.
225 2c (Red).
Issued April 30, 1904.
Number issued 192,732,400.
Portrait, Thomas Jefferson, % R.
a: Dull carmine.
b: Pale carmine.
c: Carmine.
d: Bright carmine.
aa: Imperforate horizontally. One sheet of 50 stamps
226 3c (Purple). was found at the Cleveland, Ohio, Post Office.
Issued April 30, 1904.
Number Issued 4,542,600.
Portrait, James Monroe, % R.
a: Violet.
b: Deep violet.
227 5c (Blue).
Issued April 30, 1904.
Number issued 6,926,700.
564 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Porti:ait, William McKinley, % R.
a: Dark blue.
228 10c . (Brown) .
Issued April 30, 1904.
Number issued 4,011,200.
Map of Louisiana Purchase,
a: Red-brown,
b: Dark red-brown.
ISSUE OF 1907 JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION COMMEMORATION.
Inscribed: "Commemorative, Series of 19 07."
Paper: Soft, porous, wove paper, watermarked USPS (No. 1.)
Perforation: 12.
Gum: White.
Printed by Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D. C.
Size of design 26%x20 mm. ,
229 Ic (Green).
Issued April 26, 1907.
Number issued 77,729,541.
Portrait: "Capt. John Smith."
a: Green.
b: Deep green.
230 2c (Bed) .
Issued April 26, 1907.
Number issued 149,498,741.
"Founding of Jamestown, 1607.''
a: Pale carmine.
b: Carmine.
c: Bright carmine.
231 5c (Blue).
Issued April 2 6, 1907.
Number issued 7,9 81,341.
Portrait, Pocahontas,
a: Blue,
b: Dark blue.
ISSUE OF 1909 (LINCOLN CENTENARY, COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE).
Inscribed: "1809 Feb. 12, 1909".
Paper: Soft, porous, wove paper, watermarked USPS (No. 1.)
Perforation: 12.
Gum: White.
Printed by Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D. C.
Size of design: 19x22 mm.
244 2c (Bed).
Issued Feb. 12, 1909.
Number issued 140,000,000.
Profile, Abraham Lincoln, R.
a: Carmine-lake,
b: Deep carmine, lake.
BLUISH CHEMICAL PAPER
c: Bluish paper, deep carmine-lake. (701,600).
IMPERFORATE
(1,273,000 issued including all shades.)
d: Imperforate, carmine-lake,
e: Imperforate, deep carmine-lake.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 565
ISSUE OF 1909 AliASKA-yUKON-PAOIFIO EXPOSITION CJOIVIMEMORATION.
Inscribed: "Alaska-Yukon-Pacific, 1909."
Paper: Soft, porous, wove paper, watermarked USPS (No. 1.)
Perforation: 12.
Gum: White.
Printed by Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D. C.
Size of design: 26x19 mm.
245 2c (Ited).
Issued June 1, 1909.
Number issued 70,753,200.
Portrait, William H. Seward, L.
a: Carmine-lake,
b: De«p carmine-lake,
c: Dark carmine-lake.
IMPERFORATE
(525,420 issued imperforate)
d : Carmine-lake,
e: Dark carmine-lake.
ISSUE OF 1909 HUDSON-FULTON COMMEMORATIVE.
Inscribed: "Hudson-Fulton Celebration 1609 — 1909."
Paper: Soft porous, wove paper, watermarked USPS (No. 1.)
Perforation: 12.
Gum : White.
Printed by Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D. C.
Size of design: 32%x22.
246 2o (Red).
Issued Sept. 14, 1909.
Number issued 72,851,520.
Picture of the Palisades of the Hudson with the Half Moon, Clermont
and canoe with four Indians in foreground,
a: Carmine-lake,
b: Deep carmine-lake.
aa: Shifted Transier on Plate 5394, shows clearest in
figures 9 of 1909 on stamp #1, figure 6 of 1609 on
stamp #3, and on figures 2 and 6 on stamp #4, left
pane. Carmine lake.
IMPERFORATE
(445,200 issued imperforate)
c: Carmine-lake,
d: Deep carmine-lake.
cc: Shifted Transfer on Plate 5 39 4, shows clearest in
figures 9 of 1909 on stamp #1, figure 6 of 1609 on
stamp #3, and on figure 2 and 6 on stamp #4, left
pane. Carmine-lake.
Note: Additional shifts are found on stamps #12 of plate 5390 and in
fact on many of the recent stamps issued by the Bureau. Most of them are,
however, very minor, often only to be seen with the aid of a magnifying glass.
The Authors are anxious to receive suggestions and information regarding varie-
ties not listed, or in fact anything that will throw light on the subject matter treated.
They will be glad to give any further information they can, but wish to state that
stamps must not be sent them for examination or for classification until previous
definite arrangements have been made.
566
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
THE PONY EXPRESS.
In the above reproduction, the 10 Cent Envelope stamp was covered when photo-
graphing, but the postmark was completed on the printing plate.
BY CHAS. E. JENNEY, A. P. S. 3565.
Not every collector, — not even every
member of the American Philatelic So-
ciety— has had the opportunity to see
one of the originals of the cover here-
with illustrated, which is a photograph-
ic reproduction of one of the envelopes
sent overland by the Pony Express, and
now owned by Mr. Harry Dore of Berk-
eley, Cal., who was so fortunate as to
pick up two of them some years ago,^ —
one the 10c on white envelope and the
other the 10c on buff, and both bearing
complete data. There is the 10c U. S.
stamped envelope, in itself somewhat
of a rarity; the Pony Express $1.00
stamp; the Wells, Fargo & Co. label;
the Pony Express postmark at Sacra-
mento; the St. Joseph, Mo. postmark
at the other end of the route. The date
of starting was Sept. 1 (either 1860 or
1861) as shown by the first postmark;
the date of reaching St. Joseph was
Sept. 14th; and the date of receipt in
New York Sept. 19th as noted in lead
pencil on the cover by the methodical
recipient.
Most collectors have read the thrill-
ing story of this famous Pony Express,
which like a whirlwind, for a year and
a half, swept across the plains and over
the Mountains. In 1859 there was no
railroad West of the Missouri River,
and a group of men obtained a subsidy
from the U. S. Government to estab-
lish a swift relay route of riders from
St. Joseph to Sacramento, a distance of
2000 miles, across a desert country in-
fested with hostile Indians. The time
estimated was ten days for what took
the stage coaches an average of two
months to accomplish. 500 ponies and
200 men were employed in the service,
including SO riders, selected for hardi-
ness, endurance, courage and resource-
fulness. Relay stations were prepared
at immense trouble, 65 to 100 miles
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
567
apart along the route and the relays
were made about every twenty miles.
Two minutes was the limit of time al-
lowed for the transfer and twenty
pounds of mail was all a rider was al-
lowed to carry. The rates were $5.00
per ounce.
The first trip was made on April 3,
1860, riders starting simultaneously
from each end, and the trip was made
in ten days, as scheduled. Consider
the fact that over fifty years ago, be-
fore the railroads crossed and before
automobiles were dreamed of, horse-
men carried the mails across the Great
Divide in quicker time than the auto-
mobiles make to-day.
The Pony Express was continued for
a year and a half, into October 1861,
when the first transcontinental tele-
graph was completed. The quickest
run ever made was when Lincoln's first
inaugural message was sent from St.
Joe to Sacramento, in March 1861, in
7 days and 17 hours.
In the development of the West, the
Pony Express was one of the vital his-
toric factors, and this souvenir of its
fleeting existence is a document of keen
interest.
CUBA.
The Surcharged Issue of 1883.
BY GEO. W. RICE.
Paper read before the Detroit Philatelic Society.
In 1883 the Cuban stamps of the pre-
vious year of the denominations of 5,
10 and 20 centavos were issued with
various surcharges. Why this was done
I cannot say as the values remain the
same. (See foot note. — Ed.)
A study of this surcharged issue
shows a number of interesting varie-
ties, and the possibility of embellishing
some album pages that heretofore have
been almost featureless.
The surcharges are of five types com-
posed of lines ornamentally arranged.
Four of these approximate a rectangu-
lar form and have a clear field in cen-
ter in which is placed the figure of val-
ue; these are named varieties "a", "b",
"c" and "d" in the Standard Catalogue.
Type "e" is somewhat larger, is square
and no figure of value is shown.
With the illustrations in the Stand-
ard Catalogue no description of these
surcharges is required except such as is
necessary to make clear my varieties,
which I have named in a way that does
not conflict with the catalogue descrip-
tion.
Type "a". The large curls at three
of the corners touch a line as they turn
in toward the center, but the curl at
the lower left corner does not touch
the line.
Type "aa". The above frame invert-
ed to bring to upper right corner the
curl that does not touch.
Type "b". There is a single dot be-
tween the curved lines at rignt side
and two on left side.
Type "bb". The above frame invert-
ed brings two dots on the right side
and one on the left.
Type "c". On right side a central
horizontal stem ends in a dot; above
and below this are curved stems with
dots but the stems continue across the
lines into the adjoining compartments;
on the left side the lower stem ends at
the dot like the central stem. There
are two dots on next to the outer lines
at bottom but none on corresponding
lines at top.
Type "cc". The above frame re-
versed to bring to the right side the
stem that ends with a dot and the two
dots on the lines are at the top.
Type "d". In upper and lower cen-
ter are four short curved twigs. The
tips of three of these touch a line above
568
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
or below. In the lower left side the
tip of the twig is free.
Type "dd". The above frame invert-
ed and we have the twig that does not
touch the adjoining line in upper right
part of stamp.
Type "e". There is a trefoil at each
of the four corners and one leaf of one
trefoil has a blunt square end. This
surcharge is used in four positions and
I have named them as follows^ —
"el". When square end leaf is at
top.
"e2". When square end leaf is at
right.
"e3". When square end leaf is at
bottom.
"ei". When square end leaf is at
left.
All of the above varieties of sur-
charge occur on all three values, and
here we will leave the 10 and 20 cent
stamps, except to note that the 20 cent
stamp exists with the figures "10" er-
roneously used in place of "20" with
frame "a" or "aa" which I have not
seen but which is catalogued, also with
frame "cc" which I have. All the
values are known with double surcharg-
es, sometimes of two types on same
stamp.
The 5 cent surcharge offers many
varieties besides the position of the
frame and these I classify as follows —
1. A period about % mm. to right
of figure 5.
2. A period about 1 mm. to right
of figure 5.
3. A period to left of the figure.
4. A large well formed comma to
right of the figure.
5. A short comma to right of fig-
ure.
6. Without either period or com-
ma.
7. Figure of value omitted.
These stamps were printed in sheets
of 100 and I am able to give the mal<e-
up of three settings of the surcharge on
the 5 cent stamps, which I am told are
first, third and fourth. In these 300
stamps I find 36 combinations of the
frame and numeral varieties as fol-
lows—
Number.
Setting 1
Settin
a-1
8
9
a- 2
1
a- 6
1
aa-1
13
7
aa-2
4
aa-4
1
aa-6
b-1
9
11
b-3
1
b-5
1
b-6
3
bb-1
9
10
bb-2
1
1
bb-4
1
bb-6
9
c-1
5
11
c-2
4
c-5
1
c-6
cc-1
13
5
cc-2
1
2
cc-4
1
cc-5
1
cc-6
d-1
10
10
d-4
3
1
d-5
1
1
d-6
dd-1
6
8
dd-2
2
dd-5
2
dd-6
e-1
3
e-2
3
e-3
2
e-4
4
Total
100
100
13
17
12
12
100
17
1
14
20
4
1
17
20
1
1
4
19
2
1
IS
16
4
1
18
18
3
1
1
12
20
4
2
12
14
2
2
18
3
3
2
4
300
The above tabulation shows that sur-
charge "e" was used in the first setting
only and that in the fourth setting no
stops were used after the figure. There
are eight varieties where only a single
stamp is found out of the 300, and thir-
teen others of four or less.
The variety without numeral was pos-
sibly in the second setting, which I have
not seen, or it may have been in one of
the others and later corrected. I have
also one stamp with a perfect period in
the middle of the figure "5". These
varieties show that there was at least
one other setting of this surcharge.
If the collector wishes to specialize
further with these stamps the numeral
"5" can be found well centered or much
to the left or to the right. The sur-
charge was printed in a number of tones
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
of red, ranging from a dull brick red
through vermilion and scarlet to a de-
cided crimson. The 10 cent surcharge
also is found in several shades of blue.
Should I at any time be able to give
the varieties in any other settings of
these interesting stamps I shall take
pleasure in doing so.
[NOTE. A large number of the 5, 10
and 20 centavos stamps of the 1882 is-
sue were stolen from the "General Di-
rection of Posts and Telegraphs," and
in order to prevent their being used the
remainders in stock were surcharged
with the devices described above, which
were the control marks used on the tick-
ets of the Havana lottery. — C. A. H.].
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
Boston, Mass., June 30, 1916.
The sessions of the Convention will
be held at the Hotel Bellevue, Beacon
St., Boston, which is hereby appointed
the Official Headquarters.
The Room Tariff at the Bellevue per
day, as given us by the Management is
as follows: —
For 1 person $2.00, with bath $3.50.
For 2 persons $3.00, with bath $4.50.
Two single beds $3.50, with bath
$5.50.
Suites, 2 bedrooms and bath, for 1 or
2 persons $6, $8, $9.
Suites, parlor, bedroom, bath, 1 or
2 persons, $8, $9, $10.
Each additional person in suite $1.00
per day extra.
It is suggested that those desiring
rooms make reservations as early as
possible as there are other Conventions
to be held in the city at the same time
as ours.
C. A. HOWES, President.
WM. B. AULT, Secretary.
THE POSTAGE STAMPS OF TOBAGO.
By BERTRAM W. H. POOLE.
(Continued from page 242.)
By His Excellency, CLEMENT
COURTENAY KNOLLYS, C. M. G.,
Acting Governor and Commander-in-
Chief in and over the Colony of Tri-
nidad and Tobago, Vice-Admiral
thereof, etc., etc., etc.
To HUGH CLARENCE BOURNE,
Barrister-at-Law, Registrar-General,
and Examiner of Titles of the Colony
of Trinidad and Tobago, Esquire.
GRE'ETINGS, — Whereas by Sec-
tion 2 of "The Commissions of En-
quiry Ordinance, 1892", it is pro-
vided that it shall be lawful for the
Governor, whenever he shall deem it
advisable, to issue a Commission ap-
pointing one or more Commissioners,
and authorizing such Commissioners
or any quorum of them therein men-
tioned to enquire (among other
things) into any matter in which an
enquiry would in the opinion of the
Governor be for the public welfare.
And whereas circulars have from
time to time been issued by the Right
Hon'ble Secretary of State calling at-
tention, among other things, to the
difficulties sometimes experienced in
obtaining supplies of Colonial stamps,
and to certain irregularities which
exist in the practice of selling stamps
to dealers and collectors.
And whereas complaints have been
made to me with regard to the sale
in the Island of Tobago, in the month
of October now last past, of certain
postage stamps which had then been
recently withdrawn from circulation.
And whereas an enquiry into the
matters hereinafter specified would
in my opinion be for the public wel-
fare.
Now, therefore, I, CLEMENT
COURTENAY KNOLLYS, Acting Gov-
ernor as aforesaid, do hereby in pur-
suance of the powers vested in me in
this behalf by "The Commission of
Enquiry Ordinance, 1892", aforesaid,
and of any and every other power en-
abling me in this behalf, issue this
570
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
my Commission to you the said HUGH
CLARENCE BOURNE, appointing
you to be a Commissioner to enquire
into,
(a) The practice which has hither-
to prevailed in the Island of Tobago
with regard to the sale of postage
stamps to dealers and collectors of
stamps, (b) The circumstances con-
nected with the sale in the said Is-
land of certain postage stamps which
had been withdrawn from circula-
tion on the 8th day of October now
last past; and (c) The desirability or
otherwise of providing for the manner
in which the persons by whom re-
quisitions for stamps from dealers in
and collectors of stamps should in
future be dealt with; (d) And such
other matters connected with Post-
age, Revenue, or Fee stamps as may
seem to you expedient.
And I direct you the said Commis-
sioner to proceed to the Island of
Tobago at such times as may be con-
venient to you, with due diligence to
enquire into the several matters afore-
said, and to report to me in writing
under your hand upon the said mat-
ters, and to give your opinion and
recommendations thereon in one or
more reports, and to furnish me with
such account of your proceedings, and
such reasons for your conclusions as
I may require, and I direct that such
enquiry shall be held in private.
And this my Commission shall con-
tinue, subject to any alteration or
revocation thereof, until you shall
have finally reported.
Given under my Hand and the Seal
of the Colony, at Government House,
in the Town of Port-of-Spain, this
Fifteenth day of December, 1896.
D. WILSON,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
By His Excellency's Command.
The result of this enquiry was
never published but that a "mare's nest"
was discovered would appear to be
■proved from the following letter sent
to a well-known firm of English stamp
dealers and reproduced in the "Phila-
telic Record" for June, 1897:
In reply to what you read in a
New York paper respecting the recent
Is. error stamps, it is quite true that
a gentleman from Trinidad was sent
here to inquire into the sale of the
misprint Is. stamps, but I imagine
that he retired disgusted at the silly
errand on which he had been sent.
The real grievence was the disap-
pointment of some Trinidad specula-
tors and others, who had got infor-
mation that a telegram had been sent
'by the Crown Agents asking the To-
bago government to return the stamps
to England for service there, and an
envoy was sent by the same mail
which brought the telegram to To-
bago to purchase 1800. Failing to
get them, he and his friends appear
to have had influence to obtain the
despatch of the Commissioner.
The stamps were printed from the
same head and duty plates as before so
that the flaw, on the fourth stamp of the
top row, is always shown on the sheets,
as also is the minor variety with slop-
ing ING in the word SHILLING.
18 9 6. Watermarked Crown CA. Perf.
14.
Is. orange-^brown
(a) With flaw
(b) Sloping ING in SHILLING.
Chapter XHI. — ^The 1896 Provisional,
In February, 1897, the "Philatelic
Record" chronicled a new provisional
for Tobago formed by surcharging the
then current 4d. fiscal stamp with "i/^d.
POSTAGE'' in two lines and at the same
time stated "this provisional was only
in use for one mail and was reserved
exclusively for postal purposes, none
being sold to dealers". Notwithstand-
ing the above assertion it seems ex-
tremely doubtful that this provisional
was actually necessary and that it was
the medium for considerable speculation
is shown from the following extract
from the "American Journal of Phila-
tely":—
(To be Continued)
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
571
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vol. XXIX Aug. 15, 1916. No. 22.
Published at
FEDERALSBURG, MD.
WM. E. AULT, Editor, Jeffersonville, Ind
Associate Editors
L. H. KJELLSTEDT. Scranton, Pa,
subscriptions-
Free TO All Members in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— $1.00 per year for Monthly
issues.
Supplements—
Membership List - - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, - - - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTI8EMENTS-
One page, per insertion, - - , - $8.00
Half page, per insertion, - - - . 4.00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, (2 inches) per insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, - - . . .75
Five per cent (Sjc) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices- Wants or Exchanges-From members only —
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12}^ cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, ------ 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
ssue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Address all communications to the Editor.
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased to exchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rick-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITOBIAIi.
TTTR CON- The Convention Com-
VENTION mittee of the Boston
PROGRAM. Philatelic Society has out-
lined the following pro-
gram for the week of the Convention,
August 21-25.
The Boston Society will hold a spec-
ial meeting at the Hotel Bellevue on
Monday evening, August 21, at 8 o'clock
which will take the form of an infor-
mal reception to allow the members to
get acquainted with the visitors.
Tuesday afternoon the Convention
sessions open at the Bellevue. In the
afternoon a trolley trip is planned, go-
ing first to Waltham where there will
be an opportunity to inspect the Wal-
tham Watch Factory, after which the
trolley will be resumed and Concord
and Lexington visited with a short time
in each place to see the points of his-
torical interest.
Wednesday afternoon there will be a
harbor trip as guests of the City of Bos-
ton. In the evening the firm of B. L.
Drew & Co. has arranged to hold an
auction at the Society rooms.
Thursday afternoon train will be tak-
en for Salem, where the visitors will be
met by automobiles and taken on a ride
along the North Shore, returning to
the Salem Willows for a shore dinner.
Return to Boston will be made by train.
Friday it is expected, if a Bufficient
number of visitors remain over, to hold
an all-day boat trip to Plymouth. Dur-
ing the forenoons, while the Convention
is in session, small parties of ladies will
be escorted to different points of inter-
est in or near Boston, in charge of
some of the local ladies.
A SOULUTION During the past four
DESIRED. years the Editor has
(several times) refer-
red to the question of the large number
of delinquent members which the Sec-
retary is obliged to suspend each year
for non-payment of dues, and under
our own heading which we have used
on more than one occasion, the Editor
of "The Stamp Journal" has something
of much interest to say in the issue of
that magazine for April-May. A com-
parison, by which our American Socie-
ties suffer greatly, is made with those
of European countries, particularly to
that of the Philatelic Society of Sweden.
To quote from Mr. Kjellstedt's edi-
torial, rather liberally it is true, but not
too much, as this is a subject which ev-
ery member of our Society should take
to heart, he says —
To anyone who takes the trouble of
investigating conditions obtaining in the
572
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
philatelic societies of Europe, the fact
will be revealed, that the annual reduc-
tion on account of non-payment of dues
is insignificant compared with the ex-
periences of our philatelic societies. As
having relation to this statement we
will quote a paragraph from the annual
report of the secretary of the Philatelic
Society of Sweden, dated January 2 5,
1915. "At the beginning of the year
1914 the total number of members was
1,258 and during the year 129 persons
have been granted membership of the
society, 4 5 resigned, 12 persons were
stricken from the roll on account of
non-payment of dues and other causes
and 12 have died. Consequently the
number of members at the close of 1914
was 1,318. The report for last year is
not yet to hand but we have reason to
believe that it will prove just as satis-
factory as the one quoted, war disturb-
ances notwithstanding. We believe the
psychology of the whole matter can be
revealed in a few words. The cultured
European stamp collector has more leis-
ure time, or rather takes more time for
collecting and for everything connected
with it. He takes his hobby more se-
riously and does the same with his mem-
bership in the philatelic society. This
membership involves certain duties of
loyalty which he feels obliged to ren-
der. One of these is a reasonable
promptness in the payment of his dues.
If every member of our leading phila-
telic society would consider himself a
member of and a co-worker in some-
thing really worth while instead of a
mere "joiner" the annual membership
balance would be more creditable.
It seems to the writer that Mr. Kjell-
stedt has struck the right chord when
he states that the average member does
not take either his collection or the So-
ciety in a serious manner. Shall we
look for this, or must we expect it, in
the make-up of our people? Not that
they cannot be serious, but do they look
upon the hobby only as a means of di-
version and in many cases fail to see
the broader path to which stamp col-
lecting leads? Or is it a condition
brought about by the greater extent of
our United States which precludes that
closer affiliation possible in the much
smaller countries of Europe? It is a
fact that many of our members never
meet another member of the Society
and never know the pleasures of social
intercourse with those of kindred tastes.
Whatever may be the solution of this
problem, and it is one with which the
Society has to deal year after year, the
fact that the list of suspensions is as
large as it is, should move us to an en-
deavor to locate the trouble, if it exists
in the Society. If it is a condition from
which we cannot escape, there remains
only the effort to be made to keep this
list as small as possible. We should
carefully consider all complaints of
members regarding any point on which
they are not satisfied and there should
always be an earnest effort made to
keep a collector, once he is a member
of the Society, always a member.
Mr. Kjellstedt closes his article with
"The need of affiliation is just as
great in America as in Europe and the
American Philatelic Society satisfies
this need just as fully as any European
Society."
When our collectors realize the good
they can accomplish for themselves and
the hobby in general by heartily sup-
porting the A. P. S. we believe we shall
have arrived at a natural solution of
the entire question.
CORRECTED LIST OF NOMINATIONS.
The corrected list of nominations for
Board of Directors follows:
For President, C. A. Howes, of Mass.
For Board of "Vice-Presidents, H. H.
Wilson, of N. Y.; W. B. Sprague, of
N. Y.; Carroll Chase, of N. Y.
For Secretary, H. A. Davis, of Colo.;
Otto F. Moses, of Ohio; H. T. Will-
cox of Conn.; H. A. Kidder, of
Mass.
For International Secretary, L. H.
Kjellstedt, of Pa.
For Treasurer, C. F. Heyerman, of
Mich.
For Directors-at-Large, H. N. Mudge,
of 111.; H. B. Phillips, of Calif.; B.
W. H. Poole, of Calif.
WM. E. AULT, Secy.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
573
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets will kindly inform the Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that thd
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 24.
August 1st, 1916.
Applications Pending.
Bowman, C. Horace
Carey, Charles R.
Chew, J. Weer
Codding, Howard W.
Farber, A. J.
Fasnacht, L. C.
Gamble, Charles H.
Ganser, Malcolm H.
Holden, C. H.
Holloway, F. R.
Hooghkirk, Robert C.
Hubel, J. D.
Kinnicutt, Dr. W. H.
Mardis, W. R.
Richards, R. M.
Schneider, Ernest W.
Schumann, Fred W.
Silvester, Rev. Clarence Clark
Steinman, I. Leland
Stivers, John O.
Thoma, Ernest Elwood
Turrill, Chas. B.
Umstead, George G.
Vawter, W. S.
Weber, C. C.
White, Julius H.
Young, James H.
Krivanek, John J.
Newman, Samuel
Boers, A. G. A.
Keller, Charles C.
Maxwell, J. Haines
Noronha, Delf
McDaniel, A. K.
Day, Percy M.
Sloan, Chandler
Bonin, Emile
Applications for Reinstatement Pending
2034 — Rhodes, Wm. C.
4177 — McCrea, J. B.
Application Posted.
Rosenfeld, M. M., 728 E. 5th St., Du-
luth, Minn.; Age, Legal; City Sales-
man; Firm, with Remington Type-
writer Co.; Refs., S. Goldberg, Du-
luth, Minn. F. W. Beck, Duluth,
Minn.; Proposed by R. G. Roberts,
#1982.
New Stockholders.
4774 — Dickey, Kenneth McM., 200 New
York Life Bldg., Kansas City,
Mo.
4775 — Masson, Thomas L., 261 Ridge-
wood Ave., Glen Ridge, N. J.
4776 — Moxey, Robert S., 36 Carpenter
St., Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, Pa.
4777 — Holloway, John E., 12 Edge-
wood Ave., Milford, Conn.
4778 — Wertheim, Herman, 1 Ann St.,
New York City, N. Y.
4779 — Missbach, Louis A., 110 Corne-
lia St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
4780 — Prager, Harry H., 56 Candlee
Ave., Highland Park, Mich.
4781 — Tarr, Raymond P., 721 N. "L"
St., Tacoma, Wash.
4782 — Hays, James A., 3211 N. 31st
St., Tacoma, Wash.
4783 — Boecklin, August von, care Wash-
ington Mfg. Co., Tacoma, Wash.
4784 — Rickseeker, Wheeler, 501 S. "J"
St., Tacoma, Wash.
4785 — Oakland, Dr. H. G., 557 12th
St., Milwaukee, Wis.
4786 — Dengler, Philip, 1216 Master St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
4787 — Earp, Francis H., 1817 Mount
Vernon St., Philadelphia, Pa.
4788 — Marc, Theophile, 1011 Hyde St.,
San Francisco, Calif.
4789 — Ohmstad, Capt. J. C, Fort Kam-
ehameha, Hawaii.
4790 — Anthony, Edgar P., 3007 Wade
Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.
4791 — Haller, Wm., 118 N. St. Louis
St., South Bend, Ind.
4792 — Dunn, E. M., Box 335, Anacon-
da, Mont.
479 3 — Anselm, Frank R., 338 E. Mar-
shall St., Norristown, Pa.
574
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Reinstated.
1901 — Johnson, Louis, P. O. Box 1043,
Tacoma, Wash.
2236 — Seebohm, Herbert Fredrik, 328
Montgomery St., San Francisco,
Calif.
Resignations Accepted.
4074 — Leese, Percy H., Leese, Wash.
3804 — Cooper, Commdr. A. O., Van-
couver, B. C, Canada.
2 037 — Hughes, Robert, Dorchester, Eng-
land.
Resignation Received.
36 98 — Walden, L. G., Dorchester,Mass.
Changes of Address.
2147 — Ackerman, H. S., from 2328 N.
Delaware St., Indianapolis, Ind.
to 175 Smith Ave., Detroit, Mich.
3692 — ^Parker, Capt. Clyde B.,< from
Fort Shatter, Hawaii, to Presid-
io, San Francisco, Calif.
3956 — Schwarz, Wm., from 218 Third
Ave., to 422 First Ave., Pitts-
burgh, Pa.
436 6 — Stuck, Oliver J., from 383 Elm-
wood Ave., to 363 McKinley
Ave., Detroit, Mich.
4394 — Weiland, Geo. P., from 810 E.
Division St., to 311 Spring St.,
Syracuse, N. Y.
Changes of Address of Applicants.
Vawter, W. S., from 705 S. Akard St.,
to care Western Union Telegraph Co.,
Dallas, Texas.
Krivanek, John J., from 1529 Payne
Ave., N. E., to 3458 E. 53rd St., S.
E., Cleveland, Ohio.
Membership Summary.
Total membership July 15, 1916 1490
New stockholders admitted Au-
gust 1st, 1916 20
Reinstated August 1st, 1916 2
1512
MEMBERSHIP MEDAL.
The standing, counting accepted ap-
plications as included in the Secretary's
report for August 1st, published in this
issue, is as follows —
Ross O'Shaughnessy 19
Vahan Mozian 16
Eugene Klein 11
W. G. Whittaker 8
Applications have been few in num-
ber since the closing of the entries for
the contest. Let us hope that our mem-
bers have not expended their energy,
but that they are simply conserving
their efforts to start the new year and
the new Secretary off with a big show-
ing.
Resignations accepted August
1st, 1916 3
Membership Aug. 1, 1916 1509
WM. E. AULT, Secy.
OFFICIAIi NOTICE.
May 15, 1916.
To the Stockholders of The American
Philatelic Society: —
The Thirty-first Annual Convention
of this Society, for the election of Direc-
tors and the transaction of such other
business as may legally be brought be-
fore it, will be called to order in the
City of Boston, Massachusetts, on Tues-
day, the twenty-second day of August,
1916, at 10.30 o'clock in the morning,
and upon succeeding days until all
businses shall have been disposed of.
I hereby appoint the following mem-
bers to serve as Committee on Creden-
tials.
H. E. Deats, of New Jersey, Chairman.
P. M. Wolsieffer, of Philadelphia, Pa.
W. C. Stone, of Springfield, Mass.
H. A. Kidder of Boston, Mass. and
E. F. Saw'yer, to whom ballots and
proxies may be sent at 36 School Street,
Boston, care of Five Cent Savings Bank.
I hereby also appoint the following
members as a Committee on Arrange-
ments:—
E. M. Carpenter, Chairman; W. O.
Wylie; C. K. B. Nevin, Oscar Hill, and
J. O. Wright, all of Boston, Mass.
Due notice will be given through the
Official Journal of the location of the
Convention Headquarters.
C. A. HOWES, President.
WM. E. AULT, Secretary.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
575
U. S. COIL STAMPS.
[The following extract from a letter
to the Editor from Mr. L. C. Ernst, A.
P. S. 2283, is of interest in connection
with the recent articles which have ap-
peared on these stamps in our journal.]
I would like to add something to an
article by Dr. W. L. Babcock in "The
American Philatelist" of April 15th
about U. S. Coil Stamps.
The 10 cent yellow of 1908-09 issue,
vertical perforation 12, was also used
by the company which made Bell's "Pa-
payans" (medicinal tablets) in sending
out samples of their product from Or-
angeburg, N. Y., one of which came un-
der my notice.
I saved the stamp and wrote to the
Company for some unused copies, en-
closing a $1.00 note. This came back
with a letter which referred me to the
P. O. Department for a supply. Of
course I did not care to buy a whole
coil which I suppose would have been
the only way to have gotten it from the
Department.
Dr. Babcock refers only to the 3 cent
as used by the Bell Co. (on page 16 3)
so I supposed he might not know that
they also used the 10 cent and 2 cent,
particularly as on page 162 he mentions
that the 10 cent was used by "a single
mail order house," by which I do not
think he meant the Bell Co.
WE WILL BE AT BOSTON.
If it is your intention to be present
at the 31st Annual Convention to be
held in Boston, August 22nd, 23rd and
24th, 1916, just drop a line to that ef-
fect to your Editor and your name will
be added to the following list, all of
whom announce that they will see you
there.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Deats, Flemington,
N. J.
Mr. Frank B. Eldredge, Attleboro, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Klein, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Mr. Owen L. Nolan, Hamden, Conn.
Mr. Wm. C. Stone, Springfield, Mass.
Gen. Chas. A. Coolidge, Detroit, Mich.
Mr. C. F. Heyerman, Detroit, Mich.
Dr. W. L. Babcock, Detroit, Mich.
Mr. Fred R. Schmalzreidt, Detroit, Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin L. Fischer, and
children. Miss Cecelia and Walter,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Davison, Brooklyn,
N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Willcox, Jewett
City, Conn.
Mr. W. G. Whittaker, Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. T. Henry Tubman, Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. L. L. Roby, Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. W. W. MacLaren, Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Good, Cleveland, O.
Mr. Otto F. Moses, Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. H. J. Larsen, Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. .John F. Rust, Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. J. C. Hoffstetter, Erie, Pa.
Mr. J. E. Guest, Minneapolis, Minn.
Mr. M. Ohlman, New York, N. Y.
Mr. C. W. Kissinger, Reading, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Wolsieffer, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Mr. Howard H. Elliott, Winchendon,
Mass.
Mr. Edson G. Smith, Winchendon, Mass.
Mr. Wm. E. Ault, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Turner, Warren.
R. I.
T. Russell Hungerford, Washington, D.
C.
Mr. B. A. Oppenheimer, Springfield,
Mass.
Mr. H. G. Kitson, Springfield, Mass.
Mr. R. C. Munroe, Springfield, Mass.
Mr. J. W. Prevost, Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. E. W. Oughtred, Montreal, Canada.
Mr. Fred Michael, Chicago, 111.
Mr. Daniel H. Bacon, Derby, Conn.
Miss Marjorie K. Bacon, Derby, Conn.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. W. Sebbens,
Worcester, Mass.
Miss Clara E. Sebbens, Worcester,
Mass.
Walter H. Sebbens, Worcester, Mass.
WHEN YOU ANSWER AN ADVER-
TISEMENT IN THIS JOURNAL, YOU
WILL CONFER A FAVOR ON YOUR-
SELF, THE ADVERTISER AND THE
"A. P. S." IF YOU MENTION WHERE
YOU SAW THE AD.
576
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
Cameroons Expeditionary Force.
(From "Stamp Collecting," Marcli llth, 1916.)
A client in Freetown, Sierra Leone,
has furnished the "West-End Philatel-
ist" with the following valuable partic-
ulars with regard to the "C. E. F." pro-
visionals:
Cameroon Expeditionary Stamps.
German Kameroon stamps found on S.
S. "Professor Woermann," when cap-
tured and brought into Sierra Leone.
Surcharged "C. E. F.," for Expedi-
tionary Force, at Government Print-
ing Office in Sierra Leone.
Value in
Denominations
. Sheets of 100,
, Mks.
3 pf.
200
600
5pf.
1,000
5,000
10 pf.
1,000
10,000
20 pf.
599
11,980
25 pf.
100
2,500
30 pf.
100
3,000
40 pf.
100
4,000
50 pf.
100
5,000
80 pf.
100
8,000
Marks.
Sheets of 20.
1
100
2,000
2
100
4,000
3
100
6,000
5
100
10,000
72,080
Postcards.
Inland
20,700
1,035
Inland, Reply
2,000
200
International
1,000
100
73,415
We take the following additional
notes from the "London Philatelist": —
The surcharge was in blue on the two
halfpenny and the Id. stamps, and in
black on the other values.
Two sheets — each of one hundred
stamps — have been found with the sur-
charge in black on the Id. on 10 pf.
One sheet has been found of the 2 ^ d
on 20pf with the last vertical row clear-
ly double printed.
One sheet of 3s (twenty stamps) was
found with the surcharge double, and
some i^d on 5pf have been seen with
a faint double impression.
The four high values were in sheets
of twenty stamps, and on each sheet
stamp No. 12 has an inverted "S" af-
ter the figure of value.
The low values were all printed in
one operation from a single setting of
the surcharge — the figure only being
altered for each value — one hundred to
each sheet.
There are very small varieties in
these, due to shifted and large stops;
the only one of any importance is in
the Id on lOpf. Here in stamp No. 41
the figure "1" has a thin serif and thin
foot.
The authorities in the Cameroons
would not execute any orders from
stamp dealers, but each officer with the
Expeditionary Force was allowed to
purchase seven sets; and as most of
these officers have been home on leave,
a number of these sets came into the
market, but high prices were demanded
for them.
Lately, however, certain officers and
officials purchased larger lots, and we
hear of one man who got £240 worth
at face value, and an even larger lot
has lately changed hands in London.
BRANCH SOCIETIES.
We are always glad to publish reports of minutes of Branch Societies and the
Secretaries are requested to furnish the Editor vnth copy for this purpose.
BRANCH No. 18.
A regular meeting of Philadelphia
Branch No. 18, A. P. S., was held in
the Club Room of the Philadelphia
Stamp Club on the evening of July
18th, 1916, President Hahman in the
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
577
chair. The following members were
present — Hahman, Klein, Mann, Hand,
Leibeck, Woodhouse and Henkels.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved. The Secre-
tary read his annual report to the Con-
vention of the A. P. S. which was ap-
proved. The Treasurer read his belat-
ed report for the year 1914-15, show-
ing a balance on hand of $4.60, which
balance he desired to be allowed to
transfer to the treasury of the Phila-
delphia Stamp Club, as a token of ap-
preciation of the Club's courtesies.
Mr. Klein was empowered to hold the
Branch's proxy at the A. P. S. Conven-
tion with Mr. Mann or Dr. Woodhouse
as alternates. The Secretary was auth-
orized to cast the ballot of Branch No.
18 as per the nominations and endorse-
ment of the Branch. The Secretary
read a communication from both Dr. H.
A. Davis and Mr. Chas. A. Nast, of Den-
ver, which communications the Secre-
tary was instructed to post in the Club
Rooms. Mr. P. McG. Mann was en-
dorsed for Editor of the "American
Philatelist."
There being no further business, the
meeting was adjourned.
A. F. HENKELS, Secretary.
BRANCH No. 45.
Regular meeting of the Indianapolis
Collectors Club, Branch No. 45, July
27th, 1916. Pres. Bushnell and ten
members present. Temperature about
100.
Committee on application blank re-
ported. Mr. C. V. Hollis as Chairman
submitted form which was adopted and
printer ordered to prepare a supply.
Motion by C. R. Sutton (sec. Hollis)
that this Society remain a state socie-
ty. Carried.
Motion by C. V. Hollis (sec. Pond)
that the initiation fees and dues of this
Society be advanced to twenty-five cents
initiation fee and fifty cents per year
dues. Carried.
Motion by C. V. Hollis (sec. C. R.
Sutton) that a banquet be given by this
Club in September. Committee appoint-
ed by Chair to determine date and
place. Carried. Committee as appoint-
ed— C. V. Hollis, C. R. Sutton and B.
F. Egan.
Mr. Smith donated a neat record book
for use of Secretary's oflBce. Unanimous
vote of thanks by Society.
Meeting adjourned to meet in Sep-
tember at call of Secretary.
B. F. EGAN, Secretary.
WANTS AND £XCUANO£S.
Members only will have the use of this
column. Rates — Per line, Including address
single insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 12 %c. Minimum charge
for yearly notice, 60c.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS— ,500 foreign pos-
tage stamps, well assorted, just as re-
ceived from Manila business houses, good
copies only, post-paid $1.00. Complete set
of 6 U. S.-P. I. coins, 1 peso, 50c, 20c, 10c,
5c and Ic, excellent condition, registered
$1.55. Rare set of 10 different photo-
graph post-cards, all excellent views from
the provinces, post-paid $1.05. Satisfac-
tion guaranteed. Remit by postal m. o.
only. Address: W. F. SLUSSBR, Corregi-
dor, Cavite Pro v., P. I. Member: A. P. S.,
A. S. D. A., S. P. A., N. P. S., M. P. A.
TJ. s». 1869 fvanted — especially covers,
pairs, strips and blocks, odd cancella-
tions, varieties of grill, paper and manu-
facture, and other oddities. Used or un-
used, common or rare, in large or small
lots. DUPLICATES OF THESE FOR
SALE, and will be sent on approval to U.
S. specialists furnishing references. V.
D. MacBride, Passaic, N. J.
WANTED — Large blocks U. S. No. 280,
a and b. Sumner Gary, A. P. S. 3898, 321
Carlton Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich.
WANTED — Proofs and essays, all issues
U. S. in singles, strips and blocks. Espec-
ially 1869, small numeral essays. Will
pay good prices for any that I can use.
Perry W. Fuller, Liberty & Lombard Sts.,
Baltimore, Md.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS — Choice Manila
Cigars: Perfectos, 25, $2.50; semi-blunts,
25, $2.00; panatelas, 50, $2.50; Regalias, 50,
$2.50. Sent registered and all charges
prepaid. Send for circulars. U. S.-Phtl-
iltpine 'Coiu.s: 1-peso, 50c, 20c, 10c, 5c & Ic,
all silver except last two, the set by reg-
istered mail, $1.55. U. S.-PIiilippiue
Stamps: Current postage, mint & fine, 2c,
4c, 6c, Sc, 10c, 12c, 16c, 20c, 20c special de-
livery, 26c, 30c, 1-peso, 2-pesos, 4-pesos &
10-pesos. The set of fifteen, registered,
$10.50. Photo post-cards: Rare views of
native life and the Islands, set of ten,
postpaid, $1.05. First class goods. Satis-
faction guaranteed. W. P. Slusser, Cor-
regidor, Philippine Islands. Member: A.
P. S., A. S. D. A., S. P. A. & Etc.
RARE OLD PART PERFORATE UNIT-
ED STATES — 2c 1908 Vertical strips perf-
orated liorizontally, plain strips of four,
50c; lined or pasted, 75c. 2c 1910 Perfo-
rated 8% witliout numerals, plain strips
of four, 30c; lined or pasted, 45c. Cash
with order. Off center strips half price.
There are few stocks of these stamps. Buy
now, you cannot make a better invest-
ment. Erl H. Richardson, San Mateo, Cal.
578 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
New 1916 United Catalog and Price List
1300— Thirteen Hundred— 1300
United States Postal Issues, Departments, Postage Due Stamps,
Registration, Special Delivery, Newspaper and Revenue Stamps
listed and priced right up to the minute.
This Catalog has been compiled to conform with numbers in our New
United States Sectional Loose Leaf AlbiMn and should be in the hands of ev-
ery user of our album as well as those desiring to have a normal, concise
list. It prices all stamps both used and unused and reflects the actual mar-
ket value on stamps.
It lists and prices all Imperforates and Part Perforate coils in pairs
which is indispensable to a collector of United States stamps.
Fully illustrated with the types of all United States issues, which is
unique in catalogue publication.
Every collector interested in United States stamps should have a copy
of this latest up-to-date catalog. This Catalog is worth many times the price
asked, but in order to make it possible for every collector to get one, we
are selling them at cost. Send us 10 cents in stamps and back it comes. If
you don't agree that it is worth five times the price asked for it send it back
and your money will be returned at once. The price is 10c and no free copies.
Send for it today.
United States Loose Leaf Album
Issued as a Supplement Monthly with this House Organ.
Postfree
Section 1. All Postage to date, 108 pages $1.10
" 2. Departments, Special Delivery, Registration, Postage Dues,
Newspapers, Postal Savings, 5 6 pages 60
3. Revenues, complete to date, 76 pages 75
" 4. Colonies, Cuba, Guam, Porto Rico, Phil. Isl. (4 pages per
month with Herald) 50
Send for complete Prospectus and sample page.
Marquette Album Binders
We have had special binders made to hold the loose leaves of our U. S.
Album. These binders are just the correct size, bound in cloth with gilt
Postfree
Spring Back Binder. Bound in cloth with gilt ?1 . 25
Special Marquette Prong Binder. Bound in black cloth with gilt. ... 2.50
Bound in full morocco (black) full gilt 5.00
Extra Blanlt Sheets for new U. S. Album, per 100 75c; per doz 15
Transparent Protection Sheets, package of 24 25
Send us your orders at once, as you will eventually come to it
UNITED STAMP COMPANY,
1149-51 MARQUETTE BLDG. CHICAGO
n;
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
279
Members only will have the use of this
column. Rates — Per line, Including address
pingle insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 12J^c. Minimum charge
?nr yearly notice, 50c.
GOVEKNMEJXT ISSUE of Postal Cards
and Letter Cards. Approval selections to
responsible collectors. S. Schachne, Chil-
licothe, Ohio.
lltl'GTIATi'. All is.'sues wanted for cash
or good ex. Especially want errors, oddi-
ties, blocks, etc. Also Nos. 46 and 47 in
quantity. What have you? Want lists
filled and selections sent on approval. Col-
lection of 65 var. all fine $2.00; 100 var.
fine lot, cat. over $13.00, for $5.50. B. H.
Fehlig, 3521 Connecticut St., St. Louis, Mo.
A. P. S. 3831.
WANTED — Commemorative stamps of
the "World, unused preferred. Will give
good U. S. and foreign in exchange. A. P.
S. 4.509. Carle Schafer, Niles, Mich.
AUCTION Buyers send name for my
monthly sales cats , cat. of single stamps,
sets, packets, accessories, etc., free. M.
Ohlman, 75-77 Nassau St., New York City.
WANTED — Manuscript for articles of in-
terest to our members written by members
for publication in this journal. Address
The Editor.
U. S. 1S61-S. All stamps of these issues,
including 3c, in small or large lots, wanted
by collector specialist. Duplicates for
sale. W. B. Sprague, 54 William St., New
York.
GOVT. PART PERFS, Private perfora-
tions and book panes are my specialties.
Can supply many scarce tilings. Write
me. W. A. Sisson, Webster Sta., St. Louis,
Mo.
NETHERLANDS — FRANCE before 1875
Want to buy large or small lots in fine
condition. R. H. Mower, 609 Trust Bldg.,
Rockford, Illinois.
HOOKLET PANES with guide lines and
plate numbers and complete booklets
wanted. Cash or exchange. 1898 and 1902
issues especially desired. All issues with
top guides and top corner guides desired.
H. M. Southgate, Chevy Chase, Maryland.
APPROVAL ROOKS — Made in two styles
net price and discount. I furnish seven
colors of covers, as follows: Buff, blue,
pearl, drab, pink, brown, and green. Write
for circulars and particulars. Samples,
8-100 size books or 10-60 size for 15c post-
paid. B. Gordon Bushnell, 2715 Indiana-
polis Avenue, Indianapolis, Ind.
MV -ALRUM for entires is the only per-
fect album on the market, having 50 in-
terchangeable leaves. Price $6.00, sent on
approval. S. Schachne, Chillicothe, Ohio.
EXCHANGE "WANTED. Collectors and
dealers in foreign countries who will send
me 5 to 10 of a kind of medium-priced
stamps in good condition receive equal
value in LT. S., especially 50c and 1 Dollar
current issue and complete Parcel Post
sets Ic to 1 dol. New issues and War
stamps always wanted. Basis Scott or
Senf Cat. Satisfaction guaranteed. R.
j[ nomas, 134 N. LaSalle St., Omcago, iii.,
U. S. A.
GLASSINE paper and "Thin" hinges are
the last word for collectors' use. Sample
of either for 2c stamp, or with 4 var. used
Dahomey stamps, 7c. A. W. Dunning, A.
P. S. #251, Boul. Sta., Brookline, Mass.
EGYPT and SOUDAN. My Wholesale
price list of these countries is sent free to
any dealer on application. Collectors
specializing in these countries are request-
ed to write me, as I have several Interest-
ing varieties in stock. B. L. Angeloglous,
Member A.P.S., P.O. Box 873, Cairo, Egypt.
AVANTED. War stamps, war postals,
German colonies. Always glad to receive
stamps of all countries on approval. As
my European Import and Export Business
has been checked greatly, would like to
correspond with business men in other
Reutral countries in regard to business
possibilities. Friedr. W. Lutz, care Frledr
W. Lutz & Co., Richmond, Va., U. S. A.
FOR SALE — Fine Gen. Collection of
8000 or 9000 var. and the accumulation of
40 yrs. of all nations. Great Bargain for
$1500.00 but must be disposed of at once.
Large amount of Literature, etc. will b«
thrown in. Investigate. Address Tuck, 123
No. Main St., Oconomowoc, "Wis., A. P. S.
No 2549 and S. P. A. No. 1099.
BEANS — specializes in the booklet Issues
of the U. S. and is always pleased to sell
or exchange book leaves. Rare varieties
especially are offered at exceptionally rea-
sonable prices. George Beans, • Box 251.
C.leiiside, Pa.
FREE — Scarce War Stamp gratis If you
try a selection of my superior net appro-
v'als. H. R. Stiles, Box 807, Schenectady,
N. Y. Member A. P. S., S. P. A., A. S. D. A.
Indian States Postage Stamps, all used.
Fine copies, 200 varieties, for $4.80. Price
lists free. C. S. Iyer, Attungal, Travan-
core, India. A. P. S. 4549.
TTixr-TTA^^fji^: WANTED. Am breaking
np a $5,000.00 general collection 100 coun-
tries. Will exchange stamps of any coun-
try in my collection for equal value U. S.,
Hawaiian. Cuba, Porto Rico, Guam. Domin-
ion Canada, or Hong Kong, 1916 Scott's
basis. Only first class stamps cataloging
10c and indefinately up wanted. Will take
up to five copies each variety. Send list
Scott's numbers of those you have to
trade and what you want, will return my
trade offers, then lets do business. Society
number or references please: even trade
and no dealers. B. H. Burrell. U. S. Office
Public Roads, Wash. D. C, A. P. S. #4629.
MATCH & MEDICINE, I will give fine
British Colonials or other good stamps for
any match or medicine stamps that I can
use for my collection, write me. H. W.
Doscher. 217 Montgomery St., San Francis-
co, Calif., P. P. S. #395.
'CHOICE Manila Cigars — Direct from
factory to you by parcel post. Send for
prices and descriptive list. Satisfaction
guaranteed. W. F. Slusser, Corregidor,
Cavite Province, P. I. (Formerly of Key
West).
I SPECIALIZE in Jamaica. Have a fair
stock of the better sorts. Many used,
somo in blocks. Also some fine Brit. Col-
onials. Great Britain. Hayti, etc. Prices
very low. Send your Society No. and I
will send on approval. Geo. A. Goubault,
Annotto Bay, .Tamaica, B. W. I. A. P. S.
4640, S. P. A. 1932.
280
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
APPROVAL
The most satisfactory manner in
whicli to purchase stamps is from ap-
proval books when the collector has
the opportunity of inspecting the
specimens at his leisure. My stamps
are all arranged in books by coun-
tries, mounted and arranged accord-
ing to the latest edition of Scott's
catalogue. Above each stamp the
catalogue number and price is plain-
ly shown and below my net selling
price is marked.
These books contain unused and
used stamps, several copies of the
same variety being included where-
ever possible so that the collector has
ample choice. All minor varieties of
shades, watermarks, perforations,
etc., are included as well as occa-
sional pairs and blocks of four.
Prices are most reasonable and aver-
age about half catalogue. As most
of these books are of considerable
value they can only be sent to col-
lectors well known to me or to those
supplying first class references.
B. W. H. POOLE,
312 Washington Bldg., Los Angeles, Cat
F. NOYES,
Alice, Texas.
Established 1884.
I send out fine approval books of
medium priced stamps of
I. — UNITED STATES and Dependencies.
II. — British Colonials.
III. — ^European Stamps
IV. — Mexieo, Cuba and Central and So.
America.
No Trash; No Rarities. Just Good
Stamps of the Kind You Want, at Mod-
erate Prices
WHICH SHALL I SEND YOU?
I Buy Good Stamps. HVbat Ba¥e Ym?
COLiLECTORS
Try me with a want list and let me
convince you of my FAIR PRICES.
HENRY VOLTZ,
81 Nassau St., New York City, N. Y.
BUY at YOUR OWN PRICE
from
MY MONTHLY AUCTIONS
ASK FOR CATALOG
Fine approval selections of stamps
sent against first class reference.
VAHAN MOZIAN,
140 Nassau St., New York.
WARREN H. COLSON
Offers one of the largest and most comprehensive stocks held by any profes-
sional in America, and he will be pleased to enter into correspondence with all
SERIOUS COLLECTORS
Thousands of varieties from a few cents up to the very greatest rarities constan-
ly on view; but throughout thisstock — without exception the CHOICEST in Amo-ica
— there is but ONE quality - the very best.
Here, the collector, following almost any line of philatelic endeavor, will find
many pieces that are not only beautiful but, as well, unusual, to delight and satisfy
the philatelic craving.
Likewise Mr. Colson is a liberal buyer — at all times— of single rare stamps, rare
stamps on letters, and collections. His activities, however, are limited to the field
ante-dating 1900.
He is particularly interested in the Postmaster's Stamps of the United States; the
issues of the Confederate States; Carrier Stamps and Locals, and offers quite the best
avenue for the sale or purchase of any such in the world.
Offers of the old classic issues, such as early Mauritius, New South Wales (re-
quired for plating), British Guiana (all issues), Switzerland, Hawaii, Dominican Re-
public, type-set issues only, and so forth, are also cordially solicited.
Postage Stamps for Advanced Collectors.
184 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
Cable Address -"Warcolson," Boston. Telephone— "Back Bay 8502."
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
President — C. A. Howes, 55 Kllby St., Boston, Mass.
Board of Vice-Presidents — H. H. Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder, 54 William
St., New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase, 1050 Tark Place,
Brooklyn, N Y.
Secretary — Dr. H. A. Davis, 125 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs,
Col.
Tren.surer — C. F. Heyerman, 19 McGiaw Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
rnteriin(ional Secretary — L,. Harald KJellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Ave:, Scranton, Pa.
Directors-at-L,arge — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; H. N.
Mudge, Chicago, 111.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
Sale* Supt. — P. M. Wolsieffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Examiner of Sales Books — A. F. Henkels, Philadelphia, Pa.
Editor of American Pliilatelist — Wm. E. Ault, JefEersonvllle, Ind.
Librarian — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assistant Librarian — Adam B. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Attorney — Fred. R. Schmalzreldt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 1318 Chestnut St., Phila-
delphia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartele.
Pliilntellc Literature — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charlea
A Nast.
Philatelic Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
Obitu.ary — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, F. H. Burt.
Recruitiner — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee. 636 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
Cltv. N. Y
Hand Book — C. E. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A. H. Web-
er.
C. K. B. Nevin. W. L. Stevenson.
CataloR-ue — A. E. Owens, W. B. Sprague. Dr. Carroll Chase, J.
N. Luff, Geo. H. Worthing-ton, J. M. Bartels, C. K. B. Nevin,
W. L. Stevenson.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX.
SEPTEMBER, 1, 1916.
No. 23.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets vnll kindly inform the Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sending them, in order that th^
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 25.
August 15th, 1916.
Applications Pending.
Newman, Samuel
Poers, A. G. A.
Keller, Charles C.
Maxwell, J. Haines
Noronha, Delf
McDaniel, A. K.
Day, Percy M.
Rosenfeld, M. M.
Sloan, Chandler
Benin, Emile
Applications Posted.
Salva, William John, P. O. Box 33, San
Juan, Porto Rico. Age, 28. General
Manager, P. R. Express Co. Firm,
Porto Rican Express Co. Refs., Roy-
al Bank of Canada, San Juan, Porto
Rico. Thomas & Pierson, 17 Battery
Place, New York, N. Y. Proposed by
Dr. W. W. King, #3727.
Lee, Waldemar E., P. O. Box 552, San
Juan, Porto Rico. Age, 36. Mer-
chant. Firm, Finlay, Waymouth &
Lee. Refs. Porto Rican Express Co.
San Juan Porto Rico. Central Carmen
San Juan, Porto Rico. Proposed by
Dr. W. W. King, #3727.
Morse, Charles R., P. O. Box 1236, U. T.
Branch P. O., Knoxville, Tenn. Age,
19. (Will reach legal age Oct. 3rd,
1917) Student at University of Ten-
nessee. Ref. Member S. P. A. Guar-
antor, C. A. Morse, Real Estate and
Loans, 17 Deaderick Bldg., Knoxrille,
Tenn. Proposed by Chas. Waring,
#500.
Hopkins, Albert A., P. O. Box 773, 233
Broadway, New York City, N. Y. Age,
47. Editor. Firm, Scientific Ameri-
can. Proposed by Vahan Mozian,
#2279.
Gomez y Orejan, Manuel, P. O. Box 43,
Miguel Lerdo Street, 29, Veracruz
Mexico. Age, 55. Merchant and S.
S. Agent. Firm, Manager of Gome/.
Hermanos. Refs. E. Lux, U. S. Vice-
Consul, Veracruz, Mexico. Alberto
Molina, Manager of Banco Nacional
de Mexico. Veracruz, Mexico. Pro-
posed by L. Harald Kjellstedt,
#1906.
New Stockholders.
4794 — Bowman, C. Horace, 5318 Spruce
St., Philadelphia, Pa.
4795 —Carey, Charles R., P. O. Box 102,
Jev/ett City, Conn.
4796- -Chew, J. Wear, 3106 N. 25th St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
479 7 — Codding, Howard W., 2503 E.
86th St., Cleveland, Ohio.
479 8 — Farber, A. J., P. O. Box 380,
Cleveland, Ohio.
4799 — Fasnacht, L. C, 2240 W. 98th
St., Cleveland, Ohio.
4«;00 — Gamble, Charles H., Box 55, Al-
fred, N. Y.
4801 — Ganser, Malcolm H., 1509 Arch
St., Norristown, Pa.
4 802 — Holden, C. H., 14 Brainard St.,
Detroit, Mich.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST. 283
4803— Holloway, F. R., 170 Park Place, Replaced on Membership RoU.
Akron, Ohio.
4804 — Hooghkirk, Robert C, Drawer A, ^^^ following, dropped March 18th,
Milford, Conn. 1^1^ having paid dues in full to
4805-Hubel, J. D., 1305 Trumbull Av., H^^'l ^^'^' ^^ ^^^eby replaced on the
Detroit, Mich. 7Z i'^ '"" ^^^ ^^ ^°°^ ^^^^^^°^-
d^il — Kobayagawa, Jun, P. O. Box 214
4806— Kinnicutt, Dr. W. H., 914 Hip- Yokohama, Japan,
podrome Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio.
4807 — Mardis, W. R., 315 Caxton Bldg., Resignation Accepted.
Cleveland, Ohio.
4152 — Elsas, Oscar. Atlanta rin
4808— Richards. R. M., 163 Prospect ^ ' ^^^^^^a, Ga.
Ave., N.E., Grand Rapids, Mich. r/»c,-,^„*- -n,
«*signations Received.
4809 — Schneider, Ernest W., 885 W.
29th St., Indianapolis, Ind. 4371 — Clark, Alvah C, Trenton, N. J.
4810— Schumann, Fred W., 5905 Euclid lVJo~'^^^^^' ^' ^'' ^°^^^^^S' Oliio.
Ave., Suite 7, Cleveland, Ohio. 4408— Gundlach, T. J., BufCalo, N. Y.
4488— Hamilton, Geo. S., Yonkers N
4811 Silvester, Rec. Clarence Clark, y.
St. John's Rectory, Somerxille, 3 009— Potter, Dr. L. F.. New Bedford
N. J. Mass.
4812 — Steinman, I. Leland, 704 Hooker 2349 — Sisson, W. A., St. Louis, Mo.
& Lent Bldg., San Francisco, 2597 — Terry, John, Seattle, Wash.
Cal.
4813— Stivers, John O., 1159 Adams St., Change of Address.
Denver, Colo. 3565-Jenney. Charles E., from Box
4814 — Thoma, Ernest Elwood, Central 493, Fresno, Calif., to Box 242
Branch Y. M. C. A., Cleveland, Colfax, Calif.
Ohio. 45 93— St. Pierre, J. m., from 618
4 815 — Turrill, Chas. B., 57 Sanchez St., Greeves St., Kane, Pa., to 612
San Francisco, Cal. Mulberry St., Williamsport, Pa.
4816 — Umstead, George G., Jefferson- (effective September 1st, 1916)
ville, Montg. Co., Pa. 2204— Swart, W. G., from 225 S. Wash-
4817— Vawter, W. S., care Western Un- ington St., Denver, Colo., to 807
ion Telegraph Co., Dallas, Texas. Sellwood Bldg., Duluth. Minn.
4 818 — Weber, C. C, 1388 Bonnieview m^^u »,■ c
. T 1 J ^1, • Membership Summary.
Ave., Lakewood, Ohio. '
4819 — White, Julius H., 5820 Carpen- ^^^^^ membership August
ter St., Philadelphia, Pa. ^^^' 1^16 1509
4 82 0— Young, James H., 403 Standard ^^"^ stockholders admitted
Theatre Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. „ ^"^"^' ^^^^' 1^16 28
^.821-Krivanek, John J., 3458 E. 53rd Igf^' ^"^"'* '^*^'
St.. S. E., Cleveland, Ohio. R«nia.^^ / ^
Keplaced on membership
Reinstated. ""^ ^"^"^' ^^^^' ^^'^ • •__! ^540
20S4-Rhodes, Wm. C, 1440 Leader ""ZT^T ^^"T"^ ^"'^"
„i J „, , , ^, . ust IStli, 1916 1
Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. rj..^, , , . ^
. „„ Total membership August
41^7 McCrea, J. B., 2962 W. 14th St.. 15th, 1916 7~
Cleveland, Ohio. WM. ' E. AULT. Sec'y
284
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.
Being items which seem of general interest as viewed by the Editor.
In Europe "War Stamps" come in for
a great deal of attention these days,
and the following from "The Postage
Stamp" will give some interesting data
regarding the various "Red Cross" is-
sues with which the colonies of France
have favored us since the outbreak of
the great conflict.
FRENCM RED CROSS STAMPS.
It is interesting to note the table of
figures given in our Continental con-
temporaries showing the editions print-
ed of the various French Colonial and
other Red Cross postage stamps. Many
of the first editions are now exhausted,
and it is likely that any new printings
will differ in some respect, possibly in
the placing of the overprint, but more
likely in the use of the "smooth" or sur-
faced paper. The second edition of the
"Indian Establishments" has the sur-
charge differently placed, and the sec-
ond edition of the French Guinea has
the smooth paper difference.
Alexandria, 100,000 still current. Da-
homey, 88,000 exhausted. Guadeloupe,
112,000 exhausted. Guiana (1st edit-
ion), 23,000 exhausted. Guiana (2nd
edition), 165,000 current. Guinea (1st
edition), 101,000 exhausted, Guinea
(2nd edition), 95,000 current. Indian
'Establishments (1st edn.) 40,000 ex-
hausted. Indo-China (1st edition),
200,000 exhausted. Indo-China (2nd
edition), 300,000 current. Ivory Coast,
91,000 exhausted; Madagascar, 300,-
000 current. Mauritania, 108,000 ex-
hausted. Monaco, 20 0,000 current. New
Caledonia, 150,000 exhausted.
Oceanic Establishments — Oceanic Es-
tablishments B. F. O., 50,000 exhausted.
Oceanic Establishments +(lst edition),
25,000 exhausted. Oceanic Establish-
ments (2nd edition), 30,000 exhausted.
Oceanic Establishments (3rd edition),
45,000 exhausted. Port Said, 100,000
current. Reunion, black surcharge,
10,000 exhausted. Reunion, red (1st
edition), about 10,000 exhausted. Re-
union, (2nd edition), about 10,000 ex-
hausted. Reunion, (3rd edition),
about 10,000 exhausted. Reunion, (4th
edition), about, 10,000 exhausted. St.
Pierre and Miquelon, 50,000 exhausted.
Senegal, 105,000 exhausted. Somali
Coast, 9 8,000 exhausted. Tahiti, 15c
blue, 1750 exhausted. Hahiti, 15c grey,
9500 exhausted. Tunis, 200,000 cur-
rent. Upper Senegal and Niger, 97,000
exhausted.
From "Stamp Collecting" we clip the
following item regarding some recent
provisional issues of Peru. It is always
interesting to compare the numbers of
a stamp issued with what is asked for
it —
PERU.
Peru-sal of our previous numbers
shows that we haven't yet had the pleas-
ure of chronicling any new stamps for
this South American Republic. We now
learn from the Amiens Echo that the
issues of 189 6-1907 have been sur-
charged "UN CENTAVO" in fancy cap-
itals, with "1915" below, both lines in
red, also a corresponding surcharge of
2e. Our contemporary gives the follow-
ing statistics, the numbers in brackets
referring to the corresponding numbers
in the Yvert-Tellier catalogue: —
Ic. on Ic. (107), 1,200.
(114), 22,900.
(133), 26,300.
(134), 14,000.
(135), 9,000.
(137), 162,000.
(130), 96,000.
(138), 2,800.
(139), 8,000.
Ic.
on
10c.
Ic.
on
Ic.
Ic.
on
2 c.
Ic.
on
4 c.
Ic.
on
10c.
2 c.
on
12c.
2 c.
on
20c.
2c.
on
50 c.
A recent issue of "The Postage
Stamp" furnislies us with some infor-
mation regarding the use of the special
stamps for the Indian troops engaged in
France —
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
285
Indian Expeditionary Force Stamps.
Captain A. E. Stewart, of the 124th
Baluchistan Infantry, to whom in the
past we have been indebted for news of
the C. E. F. on India stamps, now writes
from "Somewhere in France" to the
Philatelic Journal of India:
"I am not certain if you have yet
published the details of these [I.E.F.
on India] stamps and their functions.
"All ordinary letter postage to Brit-
ain and the Colonies is FREE up to 4
oz. and no stamps used, but, for a Reg-
istered letter ( 2 as. is charged for the
registration fee, i.e. a registered let-
ter of 4 oz. and under requires a 2 as.
stamp. A letter weighing more than 4
oz. has to be paid at the rate of la. per
oz. on total weight, i.e. a 5 oz. letter
wants a 5 as. stamp. All letters sent
to foreign countries have to be stamped
at the usual rate of posting existing for
such countries.
"Letters passing between the various
regiments in France or in other spheres
of action are free as above up to 4 oz.
"All parcels sent to any country re-
quire to be stamped.
"As far as I can find out, these are
the occasions when the I.E.F. stamps
are required. So as an ordinary letter
is generally under 4 oz. stamps are
seldom seen."
TREASURER'S REPORT.
stock.
Balance forwarded $4476.66
July receipts, 20.00
$4496.66
General.
Balance forwarded, $359.87
July Expd. $138.34
July Receipts 11.35
126.99
Insurance.
Balance forwarded, $1785.96
July Receipts, 18.85
Exchange.
Balance forwarded.
Suspense.
Balance forwarded, $49.85
July Receipts, 1.80
67.06
51.65
$232.88 Bonds,
Cash,
1804.81
Resources.
$3489.34
3163.72
$6653.06
C. F. HEYERMAN,
Treasurer.
286
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vol. XXIX September 1, 1916. No. 23
Published at
FEDERALSBURG, MD.
WM. E. AULT, Editor, Jeffersonville, Ind
AssociATR Editors
L. H. KJELLSTEDT. Scranton, Pa.
SUBSCRIPTIONS—
Frf.e to All Membkrs in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— SI. 00 per year for Monthly
issues.
Supplf-ments —
Membership List - - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, - - - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTISEMENTS—
One page, per insertion, - - , - $8.00
Half page, per insertion, ... - 4.00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, (2 inches) per insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, - - - - .75
Five per cent (5?») discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices-Wants or Exchanges-From members only—
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12!4 cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
ssue. • 1 J
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors.
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Addifss all comninntcalto7ts to the Editor.
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased to exchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Ccmmittep, W. R. Rirk-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor^
EDITORIAIi.
THE 31st ANNUAL Those who
CONVENTION. made the journey
to Boston for the
22nd, 23rd and 24th of August to at-
tend the 31st Annual Convention of the
Society can feel well repaid for the trip.
The meeting was one full of harmony
and good fellowship, the reports of the
various officers indicating the most sat-
isfactory condition of the Society in
many years, and our hosts, The Boston
Philatelic Society, saw to it that noth-
ing was left undone to insure the best of
social and entertaining features. We
can only give a very short resume in
this issue of the enjoyable times of the
Convention period, but the program
printed elsewhere will readily show how
the entire time was one of which the
memory will linger for many days in
the minds of those who were present.
There is one thing which stands out
in connection with this Convention. Al-
though there was a contest for several
offices, there was a marked lack of any
desire to instill a spirit of campaigning
in the voting and as a consequence there
remain no after-wounds to be healed
and there is no ill-feeling over the re-
sult of the balloting. This condition is
all the more pleasing since it does not
lay any obstacles in the way of the So-
ciety moving forward to even greater
accomplishments in the coming season.
THE OFFICIAL The volume of The
JOURNAL American Philatelist
now nearing comple-
tion has been marked with a gradual
improvement over the previous issues
and it is hoped to still further improve
the journal in the coming year. Several
plans are in process of working which
it is hoped will add much to the useful-
ness of the magazine and it only re-
mains for those members who can to
render us a small measure of assistance
to make the journal all we could wish.
When it comes your time to help us at-
tain our goal, we feel sure the response
will be all we could ask.
WHEN THE Just as we are pre-
WAYS PART, paring this issue for
the printer, comes the
sad news of the death of Mr. Geo. L.
Toppan, who passed away in Boston on
Saturday August 26th, at 11.30 o'clock.
Mr. Toppan was lying at the point of
death during the Convention and his
condition cast a shadow on the meeting.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
287
Those who have had the privilege of
knowing Mr. Toppan can well realize
what his passing means to American
philately. He was an old member of
the Society and had served as its Presi-
dent many years ago. While the Editor
has only had the pleasure of knowing
Mr. Toppan in recent years, yet with
a host of friends, he joins in deploring
our common loss.
THE 31st CONVENTION.
Space in this issue does not permit us
to give an account of the Convention of
August 22nd 23rd and 24th, and we
shall have to content ourselves with
simply reprinting the program provided
by The Boston Philatelic Society. Too
much praise nor too many thanks can-
not be given the B. P. S. for the manner
in which the visitors were entertained
during the meeting, and the way all en-
tered into the spirit of the occasion
plainly indicated that it was not their
intention to miss any of the many good
things provided for the members and
guests of the Society. In our next num-
ber we shall hope to tell you more fully
why the days passed all too quickly.
2:00 P. M.
Trolley Trip to Lexington and Con-
cord. Start from Harvard square at
2:00 P. M.
The evening will be devoted to buy-
ing and selling, and exchanging
stamps. Everyone is invited to bring
his stamps to the Club Room and
take part in the Exchange.
Wednesday, August 23
10:30 A. M.
Business Session.
12:00 Noon
Convention Photograph.
2:00 P. M.
Boston Harbor 'Excursion on the
City Steamer. Boat leaves at 2:00
P. M. Location of wharf will be an-
nounced.
8:00 P. M.
Auction at the Club Room, con-
ducted by B. L. Drew.
Thursday, August 24
10:30 A. M.
Closing Business Session.
1:40 P. M.
Train leaves North Station for
Salem, where autos will be taken for
a trip along the North Shore, return-
ing to Salem Willows for a Shore
Dinner.
OFFICIAL. PROGRAM
Monday, August 21
8:00 P. M.
At the Hotel Bellevue.
Meeting of the Boston Philatelic
Society, with exhibition of stamps and
informal reception to the visitors.
Tuesday, August 22
10:30 A. M.
Opening Business Session at the
Hotel Bellevue. Address by His Hon-
or, James M. Curley, Mayor of Bos-
ton,
Friday, August 25
All day boat trip to Plymouth.
Steamer leaves Rowe's Wharf at
10:00 A. M. Dinner on board the
boat.
Short morning trips will be arranged
for the ladies.
The Club Room, 322 Tremont Build-
ing, will be open to everyone on Con-
vention days from 9:00 ^.. M. to 11:00
P. M.
The automobiles for the North Shore
trip are provided through the kindness
of the Salem Chamber of Commerce.
The use of the City Steamer for the
Boston Harbor Excursion is given
through the courtesy of Mayor Curley.
288
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
ELECTION OP OFFICERS.
The report of the Credentials Com-
mittee of the 31st Annual Convention
showed that a total of 615 legal ballots
had been cast, with the result as fol
lows:
C. A. Howes 605
C. P. Heyerman 598
L. H. Kjellstedt 597
Carroll Chase 523
H. N. Mudge 515
Wm. B. Sprague 503
H. H. Wilson 476
H. B. Phillips 397
H. A. Davis 287
and according to our By-Laws, the
above were duly declared elected as a
Board of Directors for the year ending
August 31st, 1917.
BAVARIAN VABIETY.
Two types of 3pf. brown, 1890, Scott's
No. 62.
By Percy McG. Mann.
There is always something new for
the philatelic student to discover. And
the collector who does not examine his
stamps closely fails to know what he
may be passing by.
In my stamp studies I have schooled
myself to look more than once at a
stamp. In several instances I have been
rewarded by making important (at
least to me) discoveries. I pay consid-
erable attention to minor details, and,
for that reason, almost every stamp I
handle seems different from another.
This is a personal pleasure, but I am
sure other students could derive simi-
lar pleasures from close studies of the
designs of the stamps which pass
through their hands.
My most recent discovery (?) con-
cerns the stamp mentioned in the above
title. I have placed that question mark
after "discovery" because there is a pos-
sibility that some other students has no-
ticed the types which I will try to de-
scribe, although I have looked up many
reference works and all the catalogues
without finding any mention of two
types of the Bavarian 3pf. brown of
1890.
I will attempt to make the matter
clear by at once naming the two types
"I" and "II".
Type "I" shows the "G" of "PFEN-
NIG" not touching the circle enclosing
the lower right numeral "3".
Type "II" shows the "G" of "PFEN-
NIG" touching this circle.
Someone may at once observe that
this may be due to worn plates. To off-
set any such observation, it will do no
harm to state at this time that the "G*'
in type "11", besides touching the circle,
is less upright than that in type "I", or
in other words the "G" is at an angle of
45 degrees in type "II" and 60 degrees
in type "I".
The numerals "3" also differ in the
two types. Taking The lower right "3"
in type "I", we find it has a smaller up-
per portion, and the centre point is
closer to the top ball than it is to the
bottom ball, while in type "II", the up-
per portion of the "3" is almost as
large as the lower and the center point
is closer to the bottom ball than it is to
the top ball. It will also be noticed
that in type "I" the inside curves of the
"3" are almost straight, while in type
"II" they are more rounded.
The earliest cancellation date of type
"H" that I have found is "1 JAN 97".
The very white paper issue of 19 01
shows this stamp in type "II" only, as
far as I know.
There also appears to be a sub-varie-
ty of type "II", in which the first "N"
in "PFENNIG" is without serif at the
top of the first stroke, i. e., the upper
left corner of the letter.
Kohl's Catalogue mentions a variety
of this stamp with a dot under the low-
'^r ball of the lower right "3"; I have
found a copy of type "II" in which this
occurs.
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
BOARD OP DIRECTORS.
Preslrtent — C. A. Howes, 55 Kllby St., Boston, Mass.
Rnnrd of Vioe-Pre.sldents — H. H. Wilson, Chairman, 152 Monroe
St., Brooklyn, N. T. ; "Wm. B. Sprague, Recorder, 54 William
St., New York City; Dr. Carroll Chase, 1050 Tark Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary — Dr. H. A. Davis, 125 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs,
Col.
Trensiircr — C. F. Heyerman, 19 McGiaw Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
Iiiteruntioiinl Secretary — L. Harald Kjellstedt, 1026 Woodlawn
Ave., Scranton, Pa.
Directors-at-Large — H. B. Phillips, Berkeley, Calif.; H. N
Mudge, Chicago, 111.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
Sales Supt. — P. M. Wolsieffer, 21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Examiner of Sales Rooks — A. P. Henkels, Philadelphia, Pa.
Editor of American Pliilatell.st — Wm. E. Ault, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Librarian — H. W. Craver, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assl.<4taut Librarian — Adam E. Daum, 421 Wood St., Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Attorney — Fred. R. Schmalzreidt, 938 Majestic Bldg., Detroit,
Mich.
Counterfeit Detector — Eugene Klein, 1318 Chestnut St., Phila-
delphia, Pa.
COMMITTEES.
Expert — John N. Luff, John A. Klemann, J. M. Bartels.
Philntelie LUerntnn- — Wm. R. Ricketts, E. R. Aldrich, Charles
A. Nast.
Philatelic Index — Wm. R. Ricketts, Clifford W. Kissinger, C. A.
Howes.
Ohltunry — Julian Park, Rev. L. G. Dorpat, F. H. Burt.
Hecmitiiis' — Ross O'Shaughnessy, Chairman Western Commit-
tee, 636 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.; Vahan Mozian,
Chairman Eastern Committee, 140 Nassau St., New York
City. N. Y.
Hand Tlook — C. E. Severn, Chairman; Wm. C. Stone, A. H. Web-
er.
C. K. B. Nevin, W. L. Stevenson.
Catalogue — A. E. Owens, W. B. Sprague. Dr. Carroll Chase, J.
N. Luff, Geo. H. "Worthington, J. M. Bartels, C. K. B. Nevin,
W. L. Stevenson.
Vol. XXIX ^ Sept. 15, 1916.
No. 24.
oftifc^
290
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
RARE
Mint British Officials.
I. R. 1882-5, 21/2(1 (Scott
No.
304)
. . .$4.25
1902-4, 21/2(1 (320)
. . .40.00
G. P. 1883-4, 9d (328) . . .
. . . 6.00
1888-92, 9d (334) . .
. . . 2.25
1902, Id (337a) . . .
. . . 1.25
2d (338)
. . . 2.50
6d (339)
. . . 2.75
9d (340)
. . . 6.00
Is (341)
. . . 6.50
0. W. 1890, i/2d (351) . . .
. . . 1.50
Id (352)
. . . 1.65
1902, i/2d (353) . . .
. . . 2.50
i/sd (356) . . .
. . . 3.00
Id (357)
. . . 3.75
2d (358)
. . . 8.00
2i/2d (359) . .
. . .12.50
UN,
EUGENE KLE
1318 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
SALES DEPARTMENT.
Members that have discontinued re-
ceiving the Circuits during the Summer
Season and all new members that have
joined since, are invited to participate
in the Sales Department.
No circuits are sent to any member
unless a request is made to the Super-
intendent with a promise to take the
best of care of the books and forward
promptly to the next member according
to the Rules and Regulations.
All of the 2000 books now on hand are
priced by old catalog values, many of
the stamps having gone up by the 1016
catalog.
Any information about the Sales De-
partment cheerfully furnished on re-
quest either to members or prospec-
tive members. Every stamp collector in
the United States should be a member
of the American Philatelic Society.
P. M. WOLSIEFFER Sales Supt.
21 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa.
P. M. Wolsieffer, President-Manager.
Chas. Beamish, Secretary-Treas.,
of the
STAMP
AUCTIONS^
MlLASMMPca
We hold public Stamp Auction Sales
at regular intervals. All catalogs
"FREIE" to auction buyers. Are you
on our mailing list. We are members
of the A, P. S.
BOSTON
AUCTION SALES
Regularly
Always ready to Buy Fine Stamps
In Fine Condition
Old Stamps on Covers Greatly
Desired.
B . L . DREW & CO.
7 Water Street, Boston, Mass.
(Established 18 85).
NEW ISSUES, UjVUSED.
Somali 1, 2, 4, 5, 10c 1915 07
20c, ,06; 25c 07
30c, .08; 35c 09
. 5c Red Cross 04
5, 10, 15, 20c Dues .14
Samoa V2V, -02: Ip .03
2p, .06; 2%p 07
6p 17
MONEY LOANED ON STAMPS.
Stamp Collections, Dealers' Stocks, etc.
U. S. Premium Coin Book, 10 cents.
Entire Collections Purchased.
Approval sleections on request.
Efficient New Issues Service.
FRED MICHAEIi,
9.37 Madison St., Cliicago, 111.
Sveriges Filatelist-Forening
(The Philatelic Society of Sweden)
Founded September 18, 1886.
Honorary Members: The Crown Prince
of Sweden and H. M. The King of Eng-
land Proprietor and Puhlislier of Svensk
Filatelistisk Tidskrift
STOCKHOLM, SAVEDEN.
Over 1.100 members of legal age. Ex-
cellent Sales Department with insurance
against all losses. Membership of the
A. P. S. accepted as satisfactory refer-
env-"e. No entrance fee. Yearly dues $1.35
American Representatl\'e.
L. HARAL.D KJELLSTEDT, C. E.
SCRANTON, PA.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST
Official Journal of the American Philatelic Society
VOL. XXIX.
SEPTEMBER 15, 1916.
No. 24.
A PHILATELIC HISTORY OF THE PRESENT
MEXICAN REVOLUTION.
By L. D. PEASLEE, Ph. D.
Curator of Education of the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Member of A. P. S. and Milwaukee Philatelic Society.
Far up in the Northwest country
there lives a tribe of totem worshiping
Indians known as the Kwakiutl. So
wrapped are the lives of these simple
people in myths and superstitions that
they have developed many curious cus-
toms, among which is one known as
"prestige."
To be recognized, or have any in-
fluence in the tribe, one must have pres-
tige, and the more the prestige the
greater the man. In fact, so general
is this custom that almost the very ex-
istence of every man, woman and child
depends upon the amount of this cu-
rious quality which they have stored up
to their credit.
Should a man overstep the bonds of
convention or break one of the many
laws of the tribe, he at once loses pres-
tige in proportion to the offence. Should
one present his neighbor with a hun-
dred blankets or a score of silver orna-
ments, he does not do this out of the
goodness of his heart, for he knows
that the gift must be returned within
the year with one hundred per cent,
interest, or he will fall heir to the pres-
tige lost by the recipient in his failure
to comply with this potlach custom of
the tribe. Should a chieftain desire to
enrich himself in prestige at the ex-
pense of a neighboring rival, he usual-
ly attempts this in one of three ways.
He may test his strength upon the bat-
tle field, may try in a potlach to pre-
sent him with more blankets, gold and
silver ornaments, and other valuables
than he can return with the necessary
one hundred per cent, interest, or he
may invite him and his followers to a
fish-oil drinking feast.
In this oil drinking contest, the visi-
tors are seated about a fire built in the
center of the host's house, and supplied
with great wooden ladle-like spoons.
Fish oil is then brought on in enor-
mous wooden vessels and the feast be-
gins. All the oil that the host can pro-
duce must be drunk by the guests or
the remainder will be thrown upon the
fire. Should the visitors fail to drink
all of the oil offered, or should the fire,
fed by the surplus, become so hot as to
cause them to move their seats farther
from it, they are defeated and the host
gains all their prestige. Should all the
oil be consumed, however, or should the
Wsitors be able to hold their seats in
spite of the heat until the oil fed flames
292
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
ILLUSTRATING
A PHILATELIC HISTORY OP THE PRESENT MEXICAN REVOLUTION'
The Numbers Refer to Those Given in the Text of the Article.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
293
rise to set fire to the roof, they then
return home victors at the expense of
the host.
Such is the value of prestige to this
lowly tribe of Indians, and one should
respect them in their customs. Yet
with all due apology for the presump-
tion, this same prestige is herewith
made the basis of a rather fanciful story
of the present Mexican revolution and
the accompanying philatelic history.
For many years had the mighty chief
Diaz ruled in the sunny land of Mexi-
co, and his prestige was great. Had he
not issued thousands more stamps than
his predecessors and had he not over-
whelmed all contestants for his exalted
position with issues so numerous that
even the friends who collected these
mementoes of his power were forced to
give way before his philatelic on-
slaughts?
Time came, however, when the great
chief became lax. So confident was he
of his power that he failed to produce
the customary hoard of stamps. His
followers became dissatisfied with this
treatment and he lost prestige by leaps
and bounds. Many there were who re-
fused to longer use or collect his stamps
and he had not the power to force them.
New chiefs sprung up who dared to
oppose the ruler and finally one, Ma-
dero, gained so much prestige that in
open battle he defeated the aged chief-
tain and forced him to flee the country.
Madero, however, was slow to correct
the evil which had lead to his success.
He produced no new stamps to appease
the populace and collectors, so his life
was short. A savage chieftain, Huerta,
overpowering him and causing his
death, in turn tried to fill the shoes of
Diaz. He, too, failed as did Madero, to
answer the mighty call for stamps,
stamps, stamps. Thinking that the old
Diaz issue was good enough, he tried to
force upon the people, once more, the
very thing from which they had rebell-
ed.
Tribes on all sides at once revolted
and decided to try their own hands at
making stamps. The Sonoras were the
first to declare themselves against Hu-
erta and opened their attack with a
crude issue of type set stamps (1). So
delighted were the people with this be-
ginning that a second set was soon
forthcoming. This, the "Green Seal"
issue (2) was very popular too, and so
prominent became the rebellion that
two new states, Coahuila and Chihua-
hua joined hands with the Sonoras. An
old greybeard Carranza was selected
first chief of their combined forces, the
so called constitutionalist army, and one
Pancho Villa became his right hand
man.
Together these two set out to drive
Huerta from the high throne of thn
land. Engravers and printers were rush-
ed into action and one issue of stamps
after another was hurled at him in their
attempt to gain his prestige.
So eager were they to enter the fray
that the Ejercito Revenues (3) were
used for postal purposes even before
the first Constitutionalist issue could
be brought upon the field. To double
the number of stamps in this temporar-"'
set they even went so-far as to use them
both with and without the revenue cou-
pons.
At last the first regular issue known
as the Transitorios (4) appeared. This
was indeed a severe bloAV to the Huer-
tista and to add to their discomfort thp
stamps were split diagonally (5) t-^^
make added varieties.
Great was the prestige gained by
these chieftains from this issue, and no
doubt it would have continued- in favor,
had not another contender appeared
upon the scene. It so happened that
the 5 centavos stamp ran short, and a
member of the Gringo tribe to the
north, learning of this, hastened to sup-
ply the want almost before a desire for
the same had been expressed. So sus-
picious were the constitutionalist chiefs
of this competitor and his so called 5
centavo perforated Transitoria stamr*
(6) that they discontinued the entire
series and decided to produce another
to take its place.
The Transitorio attack had been a
great success, so at this time a special
celebration was arranged, and a stamp
294
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
known as the first issue of Torreon was
advanced to commemorate the occasion.
While the second, or Denver issue,
was being mobalized, the constitution-
alists proceeded to worry their oppon-
ents by producing masses of temporary
surcharges. A rubber stamp known as
the GCM (7) was used in overprinting
the old federal issue, and varieties ga-
lore were forced into action by the
using of different colored inks, and by
seeing in how many ways the monogram
could be applied to the stamps. In pur-
ple it came and magenta, in green, blue,
red and black; up side down and down
side up and sideways, if you may be-
lieve it; in combination pairs of purple
and green, and pairs with one surcharge
missing, and many others for all I know,
to tax the patience of their enemies and
even the foolish collectors who fell for
these hoards of rubber surcharged
stamps.
In spite of this terrible onslaught old
Huerta still sat upon the throne at Mex-
ico City and feebly fought back with
the primitive ammunition of Diaz and
Madero. He was blind to the one possi-
bility which would have turned defeat
into success.
As the constitutionalists succeeded
and new territory was added to their
domain, the GCM monogram or most
any other rubber stamp surcharge was
used until the Denver issue began to
appear. First came the Denver Reve-
nues (8) and these were used as post-
age for a short time and in a few plac-
es just to add another set to the mass
already assembled.
The Denver Issue (9) surpassed all
expectations. Everywhere hoards flock-
ed to the standards of chieftains who
could issue such wonderful stamps, and
with sixty millions of Denver ammuni-
tion Carranza began his flna,l assault
upon Huerta. So rapid was his ad-
vance and so eagerly did the people call
for his stamps that the demand greatly
exceeded the output, and in many plates
such as Torreon (10), Juarez HI),
Monterrey (12), etc., rubber stamp va-
rieties were pressed into service.
Huerta thus severely beaten and his
prestige nearly gone, saw his end ap-
proaching, and as a last forlorn hope
tried to regain his influence by forcing
his country into a foreign war. He kill-
ed foreigners and insulted Uncle Sam
until at last that gentleman was forced
to take a hand. This was the end, for
the Gringo chieftain, with the aid of
two small issues of revenues (13, 14)
only, sent Huerta scurrying off into ex-
ile.
Thus ended the career of a foolish
chieftain who dared to believe that Mex-
ican prestige could be gained and held
without the issuing of postage stamps.
At his downfall the constitutionalists
marched, triumphant, into the Mexican
capital.
With the national printing presses
at hand Carranza at once hastened to
issue a new set of stamps, the Gobierno
$ Constitucionalista (15), to celebrate
his entry into Mexico City, and to show
the public that he, at least, fully un-
derstood their desires. He failed, how-
ever, to reckon with Villa, and this
chieftain thinking he had become more
important than the first chief, refused
to use the new issue and began to man-
ufacture stamps for himself. First he
re-issued the old Green seal set of So-
nora (16) and hurled it at Carranza
who retalliated by making errors in the
Gobierno $ set to offset the attack. Vil-
la advanced again, this time with the
Stage Coach (17) stamps produced in
several issues, and the ES rubber sur-
charge (18) as his aids. So formidable
was this array that Carranza was forced
from the capital and obliged to with-
draw to Vera Cruz. This defeat was
only temporary for Carranza returned
to the attack with the Baby GCM (19)
issue on his side, while Villa produced
the interlaced GCM monogram (20) in
an attempt to offset this new issue of
Carranza. So evenly balanced was the
power of these two chieftains that for
a time they alternately chased one an-
other in and out of Mexico City.
During this struggle the neutrality of
many private citizens and even nations
was taxed to the limit. Thru it all,
however, there was one Mexican, Senor
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
295
Rocha, who was truly neutral. This
gentleman escaped to the borderland
with a considerable amount of post of-
fice equipment, and proceeded to dem-
onstrate his neutrality by issuing all
sorts of new surcharges, counterfeit
surcharges and false cancellations to
aid both sides. Uncle Sam, too, proved
his neutrality by accepting as postage
almost anything which looked like a
postage stamp from Mexico, whether it
came from Carranza, Villa, Rocha or
any other Tom, Dick or Harry.
So the warfare went on until Carran-
za was finally successful and forced Vil-
la and his scattered forces to flee north-
ward. Once back in the northern states
with his friends. Villa fortified himself
v/ith two new sets of stamps known as
the Anvil (21) and Lower California
(22) issues, and attacked the Carranza
forces that had followed him, while
friends in Oaxaca, to the south, so we
are told, began issuing stamps (23) to
attack the first chief.
Meanwhile Carranza wasted no time
to follow up his victory, and, having
now fully realized that it was stamps
that had given him his power, decided
to greater strengthen himself in the
hearts of his people and stamp loving
friends. He produced the rouletted
issue known as the Famous Men (24)
and shortly afterwards followed this
by still another set made by surcharg-
ing the last mentioned with the word
Official (25). Next he added the Fa-
mous Men lithographed and perforated
(26) together with stamps of higher
value (27), and these also were sur-
charged Official (28) to make still an-
other issue.
So happy were the people with this
wonderful display of stamp making abil-
ity, the like of which had not been seen
since the days when Diaz was in his
prime, that they clamored for a cessa-
tion of the struggle. So Carranza de-
cided to cease his efforts for the time
being, but could not resist the tempta-
tion to make a last grand display. To
do this he gathered in as many of the
old issues as he could obtain, and, re-
gardless of kind surcharged them one
and all with G. P. de M. (29-32). Thus
with a single surcharge he made a doz-
en new issues in a day, and to celebrate
this victory he placed his own portrait
upon a final set (33).
This capped the climax. Carranza,
with the accumulated prestige of all his
adversaries, was hailed as a deliverer,
and made first chief of this stamp loving
people and the pride of the collector of
Mexican provisionals. Here he will
doubtless rule supreme until some other
chieftain can produce the stamps to
steal away his power.
Poor old Villa, his prestige entirely
gone, was driven to the mountains and
so completely snowed under, that even
Uncle Sam, who had a score to settle
with him, failed to locate the defeated
chieftain.
Far up in the Northwest country
there lives a tribe of simple Indians who
base much of their social, political, and
even military standing upon a childish
custom of prestige. Has the so called
civilized world, with its petty revolu-
tions and even its mightiest wars insti-
gated by just as puerile causes, ad-
vanced far, after all, beyond these prim-
itive children of the woods?
296 THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
THE 31st ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Its Business and Pleasures.
The Thirty-first Annual Convention of
the American Philatelic Society was
called to order by President Howes in
the Hotel Bellevue, Boston, on Tuesday
morning, August 22nd, 1916, at 10.30
A. M.
The total registration was 105 mem-
bers and 76 guests.
There was a total of 615 valid ballots
cast in the election, about fifty per cent,
more than has been the case for the
past several years. The vote for the
nominees was as follows —
C. A. Howes 605
C. F. Heyerman 598
L. H. Kjellstedt 597
Carroll Chase 523
H. N. Mudge 515
Wm. B. Sprague 503
H. H. Wilson 476
H. B. Phillips 397
H. A. Davis 287
and the above nine members were duly
declared elected as the Board of Direc-
tors for the year ending August 31st,
1917. Others nominated for positions
on the Board received votes as follows:
C. A. Nast 226
Otto F. Moses 201
Harry T. Willcox 168
B. W. H. Poole 41
Mr. Nast had withdrawn his nomina-
tion shortly after the ofiicial ballots
were mailed and Mr. Poole's nomina-
tion did not reach the Secretary in time
for inclusion on the ballot. There was,
as usual, a scattering vote for a number
of members not in nomination.
The first session was given up to re-
ceiving reports of the various oflScers
and committees, after listening to the
address of the President, who reviewed
Society and philatelic matters of the
past year.
The Board of Vice-Presidents report-
ed matters of only routine nature, but
their report again shows how valuable
a service this Board renders to the So-
ciety and to philately in general.
The report of the Sales Superinten-
dent, Mr. P. M. Wolsieffer, showed a
very good condition of his department
and contained a number of suggestions
which it would pay those who use the
Sales Department to heed. At the date
of the report, July 20th, 1916, there
were 1864 books in circulation, of a
value of $36,560.12. During the year
1046 books, valued at $22,448.26, were
retired, from which sales to the amount
of $6,457.93 were made, or almost 29
per cent.
The Secretary's report showed a gain
of 106 over the figures of August, 1915.
Five new branches were chartered dur-
ing the year giving us a total of 23.
81 members proposed new names or re-
instatements during the year. Seven
deaths were reported, the smallest loss
from this source for several years.
The report of the Treasurer showed
a highly satisfactory state of finances,
the total resources being $6677.44, with
a credit balance in every fund, even the
General Fund having recovered from its
long record of being overdrawn.
The reports of other officers contain-
ed much of interest to our members,
but as these will be given in full, to-
gether with a complete report of those
above mentioned, in the publication of
the Convention Proceedings, they will
not be specially noted here.
An address of welcome, delivered by
Dr. Hartwell, of the City Statistical De-
partment of Boston, representing The
Mayor, was listened to by the members
assembled, who found the remarks very
interesting and instructive.
A large number of communications,
by post and' telegraph, were received
from various members and branches, in-
dicating the general good feeling of
brotherhood existing in the Society.
While our By-Laws leave but little
opportunity or need of changes or
amendments, there were several slight
alterations made primarily for clearness
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
297
of the meaning, but on account of the
desirability of securing second class
postage rates for our journal, those
parts of the By-Laws relating to this
publication were changed in an endeav-
or to have them comply with the postal
regulations and it is hoped that we
shall shortly be able to have our journal
placed on the list of publications to
which are granted this privilege.
The matter of incorporation under
Federal charter was again taken up and
a committee of three will be appointed
by the President to investigate the mat-
ter.
The selection of the place of the Con-
vention for 1917 was left to the Pres-
ident, Secretary and Board of Vice Pres-
idents, there being no invitation from a
philatelic body for the meeting next
year.
A permanent Publicity Committee will
be appointed for the purpose of giving
greater publicity to the advantages of
stamp collecting.
The only matter to cast a shadow ov-
er the Convention was the serious con-
dition of one of our former Presidents,
Mr. Geo. L. Toppan, who was lying at
the point of death during the Conven-
tion week. Even in his illness, he
thought of his many friends in the So-
ciety and sent his message of friend-
ship through Mr. Alex. Holland. A let-
ter of appreciation was sent Mr. Toppan
together with a floral tribute. It is a
matter of deep regret to all who knew
Mr. Toppan that he passed away on the
evening of the Saturday following the
Convention.
Following his usual privilege, Mr.
Stone moved the final adjournment of
the 31st Convention, a meeting marked
by exceedingly good feeling and gratifi-
cation over the splendid showing of the
Society for the past year.
THE SOCIAL SIDE.
Those who made the trip to Boston
in August will have cause to long re-
member the days of the Convention,
for they were crowded to the limit with
pleasures of all kinds, provided by our
hosts, The Boston Philatelic Society,
who saw to it that nothing was left un-
done to provide a full measure of en-
joyment which almost forced the bus-
iness of the Convention to second place.
The entertainment started Monday ev-
ening with a meeting of the B. P. S. at
the Hotel Bellevue, where an informal
reception was held and a very interest-
ing exhibition of stamps was made.
On Tuesday afternoon a trolley ride
to Lexington and Concord, taking in
many historical points of interest, was
participated in by two crowded charter-
ed carloads of members and guests. In
the evening, the Club Rooms of the Bos-
ton Society were open for buying, Sell-
ing and exchanging stamps, and the
members took full advantage of the op-
portunity. It was quite evident, from
the number of close conferences, that
considerable business was done.
At noon Wednesday the Convention
photograph was taken on the north side
of the State House. This photograph
was one in which the largest number
of members and guests were represent-
ed that have been in attendance at a
convention of the Society for many
years.
The same afternoon, at 2 o'clock, we
left Boston on the City Steamer and
spent a delightful four hours cruising in
Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay.
Every one on the boat enjoyed the trip
immensely and as the sea was as
smooth as could be wished for, none of
those from the inland sections suffered
any inconvenience. It was a pleasant
respite from the hot weather with which
New England had greeted us that day.
In the evening Mr. B. L. Drew con-
ducted an auction sale of stamps in the
rooms of the B. P. S.
Thursday afternoon was set aside for
an automobile ride through the coun-
try north of Boston. Two special cars
attached to the train leaving Boston at
1.4 0 took us to Salem, where about 25
automobiles, loaned by members of the
Salem Chamber of Commerce, were in
waiting. Then followed a most pleas-
ant journed through the North Shore
country, visiting Beverly, Wenham,
Hamilton, Essex and Manchester, tak-
298
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
ing in all the sights along the route,
stopping at the palatial home of Mr. W.
D. Pickman, at Beverly, who kindly
threw open his beautiful grounds and
saw to it that every member of the par-
ty partook of the refreshments which
he had provided. If he enjoyed having
us half as much as we did the oppor-
tunity of meeting him at his home, we
can feel that we would have been well
repaid if that had been the only ob-
jective of the trip. Returning to Sa-
lem, a fish dinner was served at the
"Willows" and it was a right merry
crowd that filled the dining room. This
trip and the dinner following will al-
ways be a pleasant memory for those
who were there.
While the Convention oflScially ended
Thursday morning, the Boston Club did
not see fit to stop that day. On Friday,
an all day boat trip to Plymouth was
arranged and all those who could stay
over made the trip. The Editor unfor-
tunately could not remain on account
of pressing duties calling him home,
but we feel safe in saying that this en-
tertainment was equally as alluring as
any of the others.
During the mornings of the Conven-
tion, when business was being transact-
ed, some of the Boston members saw
that the ladies were entertained, and a
number of special visits were made.
Last, and far from least, at all times
during the Convention, there was that
good-fellowship spirit prevading, mem-
bers took full advantage of the chance
to renew old acquaintances and friend-
ships and make new ones, and we know
that every one left the Convention City
feeling the better for all that had oc-
curred during the five days we were the
guests of the B. P. S.
It would be a hard matter to extend
thanks to any particular member or
members of the Boston Society for the
manner in which the A. P. S. was en-
tertained, but we can assure them that
we enjoyed every minute of our stay in
their city and we can only hope that in
the years to come it will be accorded to
those of us who live in the different
cities of this United States to have the
opportunity of showing our appreciation
when it comes our time to stage a Con-
vention of the Society.
A PRIZE FOR A SUGGESTION.
During the Convention at Boston the
Secretary received the following night
letter from Mr. Chester Myers, of St.
Louis —
"Best wishes for a convention of pur-
pose and accomplishment. I offer prize
of ten dollars for best answer to this
question:
"How Can The American Philatelic
Society Be Made More Useful To Its
Members And American Philately?"
Board of directors to act as judges.
Papers to be submitted by December
first next. Best essays to be published
in American Philatelist. Trust others
will contribute to prize fund."
The above is fully explanatory. Now
get busy. Send in your suggestions to
the Secretary. Let us have your ideas
of how the A. P. S. can offer more bene-
fits to its members.
We feel sure the membership will ap-
preciate the liberality of Mr. Myers in
offering this prize for competition and
Ave hope the response will be such that
many suggestions can be used by the
Society. We thank Mr. Myers for his
great interest in the welfare of the A.
P. S.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
299
The American Philatelist
Published by and in the Interest of the
AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY
INCORPORATED
Vol. XXIX. Sept. 15, 1916. No.24.
Published at
FEDERALSBURG, MD.
WM. E. AULT, Editor, Jeffersonville, Ind
Associate Editors
L. H. KJELLSTEDT. Scranton, Pa,
subscriptions-
Free TO All Members in Good Standing.
To Non-Members— $1.00 per year for Monthly
issues.
Supplements —
Membership List - - - 50 cents
Convention Proceedings - - 25 cents
By-Laws, - - - - 15 cents
Single copies of monthly issues 10 cents
ADVERTISEMENTS—
One page, per insertion, - - , - $8.00
Half page, per insertion, - - - . 4.00
Quarter page, (4 inches) per insertion - 2.00
Eighth page, (2 inches) per insertion, - - 1.25
One inch, per insertion, - - . . ,75
Five per cent (5^) discount allowed on yearly
contract.
Notices- Wants or Exchanges-From members only —
Per line, including address, per insertion, 5 cents
Standing Notices, one year, per line, 12J^ cents
Minimum charge for yearly Standing
Notices, ------ 50 cents
Advertising Copy must reach Editor by the 1st or
15th of each month to insure insertion in following
ssue.
Typewriten or printed copy should be furnished;
otherwise no responsibility will be assumed for errors.
Right is reserved to reject any advertisements
offered.
Address all communications to the Editor.
EXCHANGES— We will be pleased to exchange three
copies with all philatelic publications upon receipt
of request to do so. Kindlysend one copy to Mr.
Adam E. Daum, Assistant Librarian, 421 Wood
St., Pittsburgh, Pa., one copy to the Chairman of
the Philatelic Literature Committee, W. R. Rick-
etts, 1577 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, (Wilkes-
Barre) Pa., and one copy to the Editor.
EDITORIAL,.
ANOTHER. Thirty years ago this
MILESTONE, month the American
Philatelic Society was
first organized and in this time the So-
ciety has seen many periods of pros-
perity and depression, but that it has
weathered all the storms which have
beset its career indicates most plainly
and surely that it is founded on a foun-
dation of more than mere play. It has
done much of a serious nature and it
has been the means of establishing a
stability to collecting that could not
have come from any other source.
Through it many lasting friendships
have been formed. We collectors of
America can well feel proud of the So-
ciety and its achievements.
With this issue The American Phila-
telist closes its Twenty-ninth Volume
and the fourth of its present form. We
feel that some progress has been made
toward giving our members a live pub-
lication, but there still remains much
work to do and we sincerely hope our
members will take more seriously to
the task of providing a journal which
will rank second to none published by
a Society for stamp collectors. We
want them to take a personal interest in
the magazine and to feel that its col-
umns are the logical outlet for their
studies and researches. We want to
see the journal become a standing and
alluring invitation to all collectors to
become members of the Society. A
few cannot accomplish this, but if the
membership at large will take up the
idea and give the journal the opportu-
nity of using their writings, we can
work towards a greater, a better, a
stronger and a more influential Society
than has ever been shown to the phila-
telic public.
AN On account of the press
APOLOGY, of other matter during the
past several months it has
been impossible to properly acknowl-
edge the large number of journals which
have reached us in exchange, together
with a number of other publications.
In our next issue we will resume the
publication of the list of papers receiv-
ed and will endeavor to catch up with
our review of a number of interesting
works which have reached the Editor's
desk.
A PRIZE Mr. Chester Myers comes
OFFER. to the front with an offer of
a prize to the member who
will suggest the best method by which
the Society can be made more useful to
its members, the full text of the offer
being printed elsewhere in this issue.
300
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST-
We shall hope this will be productive of
a number of replies, all of which will
receive careful attention by the Board of
Directors. This is the opportunity for
you to express that idea which you think
will be of benefit to the membership.
If there is only one suggestion made
which seems worthy of trial, no doubt
the donor will feel repaid if that should
prove of such nature that it will in-
crease the usefulness of the Society to
members.
GEO, L. TOPPAN.
By ALEX. HOLLAND.
In the passing away from this mortal
existence of Mr. George Lunt Toppan,
Philately has lost one of its shining
lights.
Mr. Toppan was born in Newburyport,
Mass. fifty-two years ago and passed
away in Boston after a lingering illness
on the evening of the twenty-sixth of
August, 1916. The immediate cause of
Mr. Toppan's passing away was due to
his unremitting care and attention, de-
votion and self-sacrifice which he gave
to his late wife, who passed away a
year and a half ago. "Mr. Toppan, early
in his activities, represented with his
father in Chicago the Galena Signal
Oil Company of Franklin, Pennsylva-
nia, as their managers for the country
west of Chicago; and in this capacity,
there was probably hardly a mile of
railroad in this section of the country
that he did not travel. He established
at this time the method at present in
use, by which the Railroad Companies
pay the Oil Company for the lubricat-
ing of their engines and cars on an en-
gine and car-mileage basis. Mr. Top-
pan became interested in stamps about
this time, and his interest never ceased.
As an expert in those particular stamps
of which he made a study, he was with-
out a peer. He rose to the highest po-
sition that the Philatelists of this coun-
try can give a fellow-member as one of
the Board of Vice-Presidents and, final-
ly, President of the American Philatelic
Society, to which ofiice he was elected
in 1899 and served till 1902, when he
retired of his own volition. Mr. Top-
pan was a member of a number of Phil-
atelic societies, including among oth-
ers, the London, Boston and Chicago
Societies; and as a member of the Bos-
ton Society, he was one of the three
collaborators of their work published in
189 9, "An Historical Reference List of
the Revenue Stamps of the United
States." He also wrote "Reference List
of Proofs of United States Stamps" and
a book on "Canal Zone Stamps." Be-
sides being an expert in these particu-
lar lines, he was one of the greatest
students and experts on United States
envelope stamps. Mr. Toppan also serv-
ed as president of the Scott Stamp and
Coin Company, and also manager of Mr.
Coleman's business in "Washington. His
collections of United States stamps. Ca-
nal Zone, and Danish West Indies, were
very fine and complete.
Mr. Toppan was beloved by all with
whom he came in contact and was great-
ly admired for his unswerving loyalty
and devotion to his friends, his integ-
rity and uprightness and beauty of
character, and for the sound advice
which he was always able to give in
matters pertaining to the administra-
tion of any of the Societies with which
he was affiliated, and his loss will be
mourned and felt by all Philatelists in
general.
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
301
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
Those receiving unsolicited approval sheets imll kindly inform the Recorder of
the Board of Vice Presidents the names of dealers sendinff them, in order that thd
Board may take action to eradicate this evil.
No. 1.
Sept. 1st, 1916.
Applications Pending.
Rosenfeld, M. M.
Salva, William John
Lee, Waldemar E.
Morse, Charles R.
Hopkins, Albert A.
Orejan, Manuel Gomez y
Sloan, Chandler
Bonin, Emile
Applications Posted.
Alston, J. C, The Marlboro, Spokane,
Wash.; Age 30; Bank Teller; Firm,
with The Exchange National Bank of
Spokane; Ref., Atchie McLeod, Tail-
or, 610 Riverside Ave., Spokane,
Wash.; Proposed by Arthur Oehler,
#3004.
Youngs, George Henry, Germantown
Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.; Age 29;
Decorator and Painter; Ref., Chas.
Bainbridge, Jr., Supt. Germantown
Boys Club, 25 W. Penn St., German-
town, Philadelphia, Pa.; Proposed by
Fred Liebeck, #2065.
Kaufman, Leo P., 1912 Mellwood Ave.,
Louisville, Ky. ; Age 46; Post Office
Clerk; Refs., German Insurance Bank,
Louisville, Ky. Fred G. Jones Lum-
ber Co., Louisville, Ky. ; Proposed by
L. C. Hassler, #1772.
Hill, Edward G., 606 Louisville . Trust
Bldg., Louisville, Ky. ; Age 34; At-
torney-at-Law; Refs., Judge Samuel
B. Kirby, Louisville, Ky. A. G. Stith,
Secretary Louisville Trust Co., Louis-
ville, Ky. ; Proposed by L. C. Hass-
ler, #1772.
Hall, Albert H., 16 Gray St., Cambridge,
Mass.; Age, Legal; Bookseller; Firm,
Hall's Book Shop, Boston, Mass.;
Ref., New England Stamp Co., Bos-
ton, Mass.; Proposed by E. M. Car-
penter, #1151.
Smith, W. C, 5230 Indiana Ave., Chica-
go, 111.; Age, Legal; Commercial Pho-
tographer; Firm, W. C. Smith; Refs.,
Maurice Michael, 937 Madison St.,
Chicago, 111. H. H. Neusbaum, 119
N. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.; Pro-
posed by Fred Michael, #938.
Haines, G. Stanley, 17 Charlotte St.,
Peabody, Mass.; Age 23; Shipping
Clerk; Ref., A. H. Whidden & Son,
Inc., 20 Main St., Peabody, Mass.;
Proposed by Wm. E. Ault, #1908.
Corey, F. J., M. D., P. O. Box 364, Ha-
vana, 111.; Age 38; Physician; Refs.,
First National Bank, Havana, 111. Ma-
son County Bank, Havana, 111.; Pro-
posed by Wm. E. Ault, #1908.
Dworkowski, Z., 877 Theodore St., De-
troit, Mich.; Age 43; Salesman; Ref.,
David E. Stott, President David Stott
Flour Mills, Inc., Detroit, Mich.; Pro-
posed by Karl Koslowski, #3783.
Fischer, Arthur F., P. O. Box 218, Han-
cock, Mich.; Age 49; Chief Physician;
Firm, Quincy Mining Co.; Refs., Su-
perior National Bank, Hancock, Mich.
Geo. H. Nichols, Hancock, Mich.;
Proposed by Henry L. Baer, #999.
Liebmann, Henry, 55 E. 82nd St., New
York City, N. Y.; Age 14; Guarantor,
Walter H. Liebmann, 233 Broadway,
New York City, N. Y., Attorney-at-
Law.; Ref., New York Trust Co., 24
Broad St., New York City, N. Y.; Pro-
posed by Arthur C. Kaufmann, #
4334.
Application for Reinstatement Posted.
412 — -Weber, Wendelin, 476 Hudson
Ave., Rochester, N. Y.; Age 56;
Organist and Choir Director;
Ref., Severn-Wylie-Jewett Co.,
Beverly, Mass. Proposed by Wm.
E. Ault, #1908.
302
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
New Stockholders.
4822 — Newman, Samuel, 197 Havemey-
er St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
4823 — Boers, A. G. A., Bandoeng, Java,
Dutch East Indies.
4824 — Keller, Charles C, 294 Meldrum
Ave., Detroit, Mich.
4825 — Maxwell, J. Haines, Fenway P.
O., Boston, Mass.
4826 — Noronha, Delf, 224 Vito Cruz,
Manila, Philippine Islands.
4 827 — McDaniel, A. K., 1218 Foster
Bldg., Denver, Colo.
4828 — Day, Percy M., 1105 Michigan
Ave., La Porte, Ind.
Replaced on MembersMp Roll.
The following, having been dropped,
and having paid dues in full to August
31st, 1916, is hereby replaced on mem-
brship roll —
4211 — Crouch, Gordon H., 41 Rusholme
Park Crescent, Toronto, Canada.
Resignations Received.
4586 — Sprague, DeWitt Clinton, Rock-
ford, 111.
4257 — Storey, F. S., New York City, N.
Y.
Death Reported.
222 — Toppan, Geo. L., Framingham,
Mass. Aug. 26th, 1916.
Changes of Address.
316 6— Columbus Collectors Club, to
read, care C. W. Sachs, Secy.,
Box 750, Sta. B., Columbus, O.
4124 — Elmer.Blaine, from 538 Tremont
St., to 80 W. Rutland Square,
Boston, Mass.
4447 — Lutzeier, J. E., from 2243 W.
93rd St., Cleveland, Ohio, to
1090 Maxwell Ave., Detroit,Mich.
3401 — Richardson, E. H., from 1206
Hearst Bldg., San Francisco, Cal.
to Burlingame, Cal.
436 6 — Stuck, Oliver J., to read 36 3
McKinstry Ave., Detroit, Mich.
(Correction of former change.)
14 — Clotz, Henry, from care Frau
Giller, Wilhelm Str. 20, Weisba-
den, Germany, to Rudesheimer
Str. 3, Weisbaden, Germany.
Membership Summary.
Total membership Aug. 15, 1916 1539
New stockholders admitted Sept.
1st, 1916 7
Replaced on membership roll
Sept. 1st, 1916 1
1547
Death Reported Sept. 1st, 1916 1
Total membership Sept. 1st, 1916 1546
H. A. DAVIS, Secretary.
THE POSTAGE STAMPS OF TOBAGO.
By BERTRAM W. H. POOLE.
(Continued from
On the 21st of December, 1896,
there was a surcharge in the Post
Office, V26. on 4d Revenue. 114
sheets of 60 each sheet were sur-
charged, and only a few were sold to
the public across the counter, 12 to
each person, then there was a rush
to buy. The Postmaster stopped the
sale of them unless cards were
brought to post; in that way I could
not get any to send you. About 1000
went through the post on cards, and
about 800 were sold to the public.
page 268.)
The whole of the balance were bought
up by the public officers here from the
Commissioner down, as the officers
are all in one building, and the Com-
missioner is the head; for since the
Is. error came in September last year
and was withdrawn a few weeks af-
ter, and a few days after they were
sold out almost privately by the
Commissioner, who has bought up
with the other officials the greater
part of them — very few were sold to
the public. They have all become
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
303
stamp speculators. It is believed
that the %d. were run out purpose-
ly so as to have this surcharge to
speculate in.
The stamp used for surcharging was
the 4d. mauve with value in carmine,
watermarked Crown CA, and meant for
revenue purposes. The surcharge con-
sists of "i/^d — POSTAGE" in two lines
in black. There were two settings of
the type used for overprinting and in
(both instances only sufficient type was
used to surcharge twelve stamps — two
horizontal rows of six each — at a time.
Thus five operations were necessary be-
fore a complete sheet of sixty stamps
would be surcharged. The first set-
ing has the "V2" and "d" close together
on all twelve stamps and the only va-
riety occurs on No. 11 in which the
fraction is a half millimetre lower than
on the others.
The second setting shows five of the
stamps with a wider space between the
"V2" and the "d". On numbers 6, 8, 9,
and 11 this space measures l%mm.
while on No. 5 it measures 2mm. The
eleventh stamp has the "d" a trifle low-
er than it appears on any of the others.
Reference last.
189 6. Fiscal stamp surcharged for
postal use.
%d. on 4d. lilac and carmine,
(a) Wide space between "V2"
and "d".
Chapter XIV. — The Trinidad-Tobago
Issue.
Early in 189 6 — long before the error
one shilling and provisional i/^d. on 4d.
were issued — it was rumored that the
special stamps for Tobago would be dis-
continued, but it was not until Decem-
ber 31st, 1898, that this intention was
actually caried out. On January 1st,
189 9, Tobago became a "ward" of Tri-
nidad for postal purposes and the
stamps of the latter Colony were used
in the island, on and from that date.
This arrangement continued until 1913
When the then current stamps of Trini-
dad were modified so that the name at
top is shown as "TRINIDAD & TOBA-
GO". All the values up to and including
the one shilling are alike in design and
show the well-known device of Britan-
nia so long associated with Trinidad's
stamps. The frames all show numerals
in the lower corners. At first Vzd., Id.,
2i4d., 4d., 6d., and Is. values were is-
sued and in the following year five
shilling and one pound stamps were
added to the series. These latter, like
the similar values for Trinidad, are ex-
tra large stamps, and show the names of
both Trinidad and Tobago at top. In
the same year the 4d. and Is. denomina-
tions were supplied on the paper colored
on the surface only — usually known as
"white-backs". These have since been
superseded by new supplies printed on
the regular yellow and green paper
respectively.
Reference List.
1913-14. Wmk. Multiple Crown CA
Perf 14.
%d. green
Id. scarlet
2%d. ultramarine
4d. scarlet and black on yellow
(a) Paper colored on surface
only
6d. red violet and dull violet
Is. iblack on green
(a) Paper colored on surface
only
5s. dull violet and red violet
£1 green and carmine
Chapter X.V. — Oflacial Stamps.
Tobago itself never issued official
stamps but the %d. value of the Trini-
dad-Tobago series was surcharged
"OFFICIAL" in small sans-serif capi-
tals in 1913 for use on deparmental
matter. This surcharge was soon found
too small and indistinct and in 1914 a
new edition with the letters of the over-
print about 3mm. high and in a new
type made its appearance.
Reference List.
1913-14. Stamps overprinted OFFI-
CIAL.
%d. green. Small surcharge
%d. green. Large surcharge
304
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.
Being items which seem of general interest as viewed by the Editor.
We always are interested in odd
stamps, and those t3T)ewritten issues of
Uganda, as well as the printed emissions
immediately following, will ever hold
an unique place in stamp collections.
While they are of considerable rarity,
yet we venture to print the following
as worth while, showing something of
the history of these stamps. This clip-
ping is from "The Postage Stamp."
The Typewritten Stamps of Uganda.
Mr. T. Kershaw Skipwith of Leeds
has one of the best collections of the
early stamps of Uganda — the typewrit-
ten and primitively-printed issues — a
collection made at the time they were
in use. He showed the stamps at a re-
cent meeting of the Leeds Philatelic
Society.
It was in 1895 that the Rev. E. Mill-
er, a missionary, produced the first is-
sue on his typewriting machine. The
medium of currency being cowry-shells,
the values were expressed in shells, 5,
10, 15, and so forth up to 60 and 100,
the figure of value being printed in the
centre of the stamp and "U G" at the
top. There were various issues, in
March, April, May, 189 5, and June,
18 96. These were followed in Novem-
ber, 189 6, by a series printed, with the
values expressed in annas and rupees,
by the Rev. F. Rowling, at Luba's, in
Usoga, and it is of local interest that
Mr. Rowling was a Leeds man, and a
personal friend of Mr. Skipwith's. Some
of these were overprinted with a large
"L" in black, and there are various va-
rieties in these, as in the previous is-
sues. All were superseded in 1898 by a
set for the Uganda Protectorate, pro-
duced in the ordinary manner by Messrs.
De La Rue & Co., and printed in va-
rious colours on watermarked paper,
all the earlier ones having been in black
(or typewriting violet) on white paper.
The financial side of collecting is up-
permost in most philatelists' minds and
the following, from "Stamp Collecting,"
is reprinted for what it is worth —
Stamps Worth Buying.
The following recent issues are a few
of those which are bound to prove a
good investment at present prices: —
British Honduras — With moire over-
prints.
Bushire. — All.
Canada. — War tax (first issues).
Togo on Gold Coast.- — The orrors:
small G; small F; no hyphen; hyphen
misplaced.
Italy.- — Red Cross unsurchar.?od; 20c
on 15c.; 4 paras "Scutari di Albania."
Even after nine years, new varieties
turn up. "Stamp Collecting" publishes
the following concerning a stamp whose
variations already occupy some space in
our Catalogue — •
Barbados Postal Philanthropy.
The discovery of further errors of the
Kingston Relief Fund stamp reminds
one of another kind of philanthropy in
which philatelists played a great part
nine years ago. The stamps in question
Avere sold for 2d. each, of which one
penny was retained for postal revenue
and the other penny went towards a
fund for the relief of sufferers by the
terrible earthquake which occurred in
Jamaica in 1907. Mr. Oswald Marsh
reports having recently had through his
hands a very interesting entire enve-
lope, franked with a vertical block of
eight of the Id. Kingston Relief Fund
stamps, all showing the overprint in-
verted; the two middle rows showed the
inverted overprint double, and two of
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
305
these stamps showed the inverted dou-
ble overprint, with one overprint with-
out stop after "d".
"It may be remembered," says Mr.
Marsh, "that these overprints were ap-
plied to twelve stamps only at a time,
and that, to complete a pane, five im-
pressions were made, the sheet being,
we believe, folded after each block of
twelve was printed, so that the next
block would come under the type when
it was again placed in the printing press.
Evidently, one pane was folded in the
wrong place, and thus six stamps re-
ceived a double overprint and six were
left without the overprint. To remedy
this, the sheet was folded again in the
correct place, so that the six overprint-
ed stamps should receive the overprint,
and the result was, that not only did
they receive it, but a further six stamps
received a double impression."
306
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
EXCHANGE WANTED. Collectors and
dealers In foreign countries who will send
me 5 -to 10 of a kind of medium-priced
stamps in good condition receive equal
value in U. S., especially 50c and 1 Dollar
current issue and complete Parcel Post
sets Ic to 1 dol. New issues and War
stamps always wanted. Basis Scott or
Senf Cat. Satisfaction guaranteed. R.
rnomas, 134 N. LaSalle St., Onicago, lli.,
U. S. A.
BEANS — specializes In the booklet issues
of the U. S. and is always pleased to sell
or exchange hook leaves. Rare varieties
especially are offered at exceptionally rea-
sonable prices. George Beans, Box 251,
Glenside, Pa.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS — Choice Manila
Cig-ars: Perfectos, 25, $2.50; semi-blunts,
25, $2.00; panatelas, 50, $2.50; Regalias, 50,
$2.50. Sent registered and all charges
prepaid. Send for circulars. U. S.-Pliil-
ippiiie Coins: 1-peso, 50c, 20c, 10c, 5c & Ic,
all silver except last two, the set by reg-
istered mail, $1.55. U. S.-PIiilippine
Stamps: Current postage, mint & fine, 2c,
4c, 6c, 8c, 10c, 12c, 16c, 20c, 20c special de-
livery, 26c, 30c, 1-peso, 2-pesos, 4-pesos &
10-pesos. The set of fifteen, registered,
$10.50. Photo post-cards: Rare views of
native life and the Islands, set of ten,
postpaid, $1.05. First class goods. Satis-
faction guaranteed. W. F. Slusser, Cor-
regidor, Philippine Islands. Member: A.
P. S., A. S. D. A., S. P. A. & Etc.
I SPECIALIZE in Jamaica. Have a fair
stock of the better sorts. Many used,
some in blocks. Also some fine Brit. Col-
onials, Great Britain, Hayti, etc. Prices
very low. Send your Society No. and I
will send on approval. Geo. A. Goubault,
Annotto Bay, Jamaica, B. W. I. A. P. S.
4640, S. P. A. 1932.
RARE OLD PART PERFORATE UNIT-
ED STATES — 2c 1908 Vertical strips perf-
orated horizontally, plain strips of four,
50c; lined or pasted, 75c. 2c 1910 Perfo-
rated 8% without numerals, plain strips
of four, 30c; lined or pasted, 45c. Cash
with order. Off center strips half price.
There are few stocks of these stamps. Buy
now, you cannot make a better invest-
ment. Eri H. Richardson, San Mateo, Cal.
GOVT. PART PERFS, Private perfora-
tions and book panes are my specialties.
Can supply many scarce things. Write
me. W. A. Sisson, Webster Sta., St. Louis,
Mo.
FOR SALE. A splendid collection of TJ.
S. Revenues, cataloguing $685.00. First
Perf. Issue all complete. For description
and price address Alvin Good, 812 Hippo.
Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio.
Members only will have the use of this
column. Rates — Per line. Including address
single insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 12 %c. Minimum charge
for yearly notice, 50c.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS — .500 foreign pos-
tage stamps, well assorted, just as re-
ceived from Manila business houses, good
copies only, post-paid $1.00. Complete set
of 6 U. S.-P. I. coins, 1 peso, 50c, 20c, 10c,
5c and Ic, excellent condition, registered
$1.55. Rare set of 10 different photo-
graph post-cards, all excellent views from
the provinces, post-paid $1.05. Satisfac-
tion guaranteed. Remit by postal m. o.
only. Address: W. F. SLUSSER, Corregi-
dor, Cavite Prov., P. I. Member: A. P. S.,
A. S. D. A., S. P. A., N, P. S., M. P. A.
U. S. 1869 wanted — especially covers,
pairs, strips and blocks, odd cancella-
tions, varieties of grill, paper and manu-
facture, and other oddities. Used or un-
used, common or rare, in large or small
lots. DUPLICATES OF THESE FOR
SALE, and will be sent on approval to U.
S. specialists furnishing references. V.
D. MacBride, Passaic, N. J.
WANTED — Large blocks U. S. No. 280,
a and b. Sumner Gary, A. P. S. 3898, 321
Carlton Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich.
WANTED — Proofs and essays, all issues
U. S. in singles, strips and blocks. Espec-
ially 1869, small numeral essays. Will
pay good prices for any that I can use.
Perry W. Fuller, Liberty & Lombard Sts.,
Baltimore, Md.
»-■ ---»■
—- 1
UNITED STATES STAMPS of all
kinds, used and unused, — Strips and
singles, pairs, blocks, on or oflf cov-
ers— Carriers, Locals, Telegraphs,
Revenues, in fact most anything in
flue condition.
WANTED
To Purchase
What have you for sale?
too large for us.
No lots
Collections also wanted.
Economist Stamp Co.
87 Nassau St., New York
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
WANTS AND EXCHANGES.
307
Members only will have the use of this
column. Rates — Per line, including address
F ingle insertion, 5 cents. Standing notices,
one year per line, 12 %c. Minimum charge
Tor yearly notice, 50c.
40 YEARS a dealer. Try my Gilt Edge
Approval Sheets of selected Foreign and
U. S. They are "gilt edge." F. J. Stanton,
Norwich, N. Y. A. P. S. 1044
GOVERNMENT ISSUE of Postal Cards
and Letter Cards. Approval selections to
lesponsible collectors. S. Schachne, Chil-
licothe, Ohio.
URUGUAY. All issues wanted for cash
or good ex. Especially want errors, oddi-
ties, blocks, etc. Also Nos. 46 and 47 in
quantity. What have you? Want lists
filled and selections sent on approval. Col-
lection of 65 var. all fine $2.00; 100 var.
fine lot, cat. over $13.00, for $5.50. B. H.
Fehlig, 3521 Connecticut St., St. Louis, Mo.
A. P. S. 3831.
FOR SALE — Fine Gen. Collection of
8000 or 9000 var. and the accumulation of
40 yrs. of all nations. Great Bargain for
$1500.00 but must be disposed of at once.
T.arge amount of Literature, etc. will b«
thrown in. Investigate. Address Tuck, 123
No. Main St., Oconomowoc, Wis., A. P. S.
No. 2549 and S. P. A. No. 1099.
EGYPT and SOUDAN. My Wholesale
price list of these countries is sent free to
any dealer on application^ Collectors
specializing in these countries are request-
ed to write me, as I have several interest-
ing varieties in stock. E. L. Angeloglous,
Member A.P.S., P.O. Box 873, Cairo, Egypt.
AVANTED — Commemorative stamps of
the World, unused preferred. Will give
good U. S. and foreign in exchange. A. P.
S. 4.509. Carle Schafer, Niles, Mich.
FREE — Scarce War Stamp gratis if you
try a selection of my superior net appro-
vals. H. R. Stiles, Box 807, Schenectady,
N. Y. Member A. P. S., S. P. A., A. S. D. A.
AUCTION Buyers send name for my
monthly sales cats., cat. of single stamps,
sets, packets, accessories, etc., free. M.
Ohlman, 75-77 Nassau St., New York City.
Indian States Postage Stamps, all used,
Fine copies, 200 varieties, for $4.80. Price
lists free. C. S. Iyer, Attungal, Travan-
core, India. A. P. S. 4549.
WANTED — Manuscript for articles of in-
teiest to our members written by members
for publication in this journal. Address
The Editor.
V. S. ISOl-S. All stamps of these issues,
including 3c, in small or large lots, wanted
by collector specialist. Duplicates for
sale W B. Sprague, 54 William St., New
York.
MY AURUM for entires is the only per-
fect album on the market, having 50 in-
terchangeable leaves. Price $6.00, sent on
a,jproval. S. Schachne, Chillicothe, Ohio.
NETHERLANDS — FRANCE before 1875
Want to buy large or small lots in fine
condition. R. H. Mower, 609 Trust Bldg.,
Rockford, Illinois.
EXCHANGE "WANTED. Am breaking
np a $5,000.00 general collection 100 coun-
tries. Will exchange stamps of any coun-
try in my collection for equal value U. S.,
Hawaiian, Cuba, Porto Rico, Guam, Domin-
ion Canada, or Hong Kong, 1916 Scott's
basis. Only first class stamps cataloging
10c and indefinately up wanted. Will take
up to five copies each variety. Send list
Scott's numbers of those you have to
trade and what you want, will return my
trade offers, then lets do business. Society
number or references please; even trade
and no dealers. B. H. Burrell, U. S. Office
Public Roads, Wash. D. C, A. P. S. #4629.
MATCH & MEDICINE, I will give fine
British Colonials or other good stamps for
any match or medicine stamps that I can
use for my collection, write me. H. W.
Doscher, 217 Montgomery St., San Francis-
co, Calif., P. P. S. #395.
BOOKLET PANES with guide lines and
plate numbers and complete booklets
wanted. Cash or exchange. 1898 and 1902
issues especially desired. All issues with
top guides and top corner guides desired.
H. M. Southgate, Chevy Chase, Maryland.
CHOICE Manila Cigars — Direct from
factory to you by parcel post. Send for
prices and descriptive list. Satisfaction
guaranteed. W. F. Slusser, Corregidor,
Cavite Province, P. I. (Formerly of Key
We.st).
APPROVAL BOOKS — Made in two styles
net price and discount. I furnish seven
colors of covers, as follows: Buff, blue,
pearl, drab, pink, brown, and green. Write
for circulars and particulars. Samples,
8-100 size books or 10-60 size for 15c post-
paid. B. Gordon Bushnell, 2715 Indiana-
polis Avenue, Indiana])olis, Ind.
WANTED. War stamps, war postals.
German colonies. Always glad to receive
stamps of all countries on approval. As
my European Import and Export Business
has been checked greatly, would like to
correspond with bujuiness men in other
neutral countries in regard to business
possibilities. Friedr. W. Lutz, care Friedr
W. Lutz & Co., Richmond, Va., U. S. A.
308
THE AMERICAN PHILATELIST.
APPROVAL
The most satisfactory manner in
which to purchase stamps is from ap-
proval books when the collector has
the opportunity of inspecting the
specimens at his leisure. My stamps
are all arranged in books by coun-
tries, mounted and arranged accord-
ing to the latest edition of Scott's
catalogue. Above each stamp the
catalogue number and price is plain-
ly shown and below my net selling
price is marked.
These books contain unused and
used stamps, several copies of the
same variety being included where-
ever possible so that the collector has
ample choice. All minor varieties of
shades, watermarks, perforations,
etc., are included as well as occa-
sional pairs and blocks of four.
Prices are mo"st reasonable and aver-
age about half catalogue. As most
of these books are of considerable
value they can only be sent to col-
lectors well known to me or to those
supplying first class references.
B. W. H. POOLE,
312 AVasIiiugton Bldgr., ^os Angeles, Cal
F. NOYES,
Alice, Texas.
Established 1884.
I send out fine approval books of
medium priced stamps of
I. — United states and Dependencies.
II. — British Colonials.
III. — European Stamps
IV. — Mexico, Cuba and Central and So.
Amierica.
No Trash; No Rarities. Just Good
Stamps of the Kind You Want, at Mod-
erate Prices
WHICH SHALL I SEND YOU?
I Buy Good Stamps. What Have You?
COLLECTORS
Try me with a want list and let me
convince you of my FAIR PRICES.
HENRY VOLTZ,
SI Nassau St., New York City, N. Y.
BUY at YOUR OWN PRICE
from
MY MONTHLY AUCTIONS
ASK FCR CATALOG
Fine approval selections of stamps
sent against first class reference.
VAHAN MOZIAN,
140 Nassau St., Nctv York.
WARREN H. COLSON
Offers one of the largest and most comprehensive stocks held by any profes-
aional in America, and he will be pleased to enter into correspondence with all
SERIOUS COLLECTORS
Thousands of varieties from a few cents up to the very greatest rarities constan
ly on view; but throughout thisstock — without exception the CHOICEST in America
— there is but ONE quality the very best.-
Here, the collector, following almost any line of philatelin endeavor, will find
many pieces that are not only beautiful but, as well, unusual, to delight and satisfy
the philatelic craving.
Likewise Mr. Colson is a liberal buyer — at all tunes— of single rare stamps, rare
stamps on letters, and collections. His activities, however, are limited to the field
ante-dating 1900.
He is particularly interested in the Postmaster's Stamps of the United States; the
issues of the Confederate States; Carrier Stamps and Locals, and offers quite the best
avenue for the sale or purchase of any such in the world.
Offers of the old classic issues, such as early Mauritius, New South Wales (re-
quired for plating), British Guiana (all issues), Switzerland, Hawaii, Dominican Re-
public, type-set issues only, and so forth, are also cordially solicited.
Postage Stamps for Advanced Collectors.
184 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A.
Cable Address -"Warcolson," Boston. Telephone— "Back Bay 3502."
' ''C^
J^^
^JeSfl
y-
Live Music
Archive
Librivox
Free Audio
Metropolitan Museum
Cleveland
Museum of Art
Internet
Arcade
Console Living Room
Open Library
American
Libraries
TV News
Understanding
9/11